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OK,
you are convinced that you need to let everyone know you exist,
so you decide you need a website. You want to get this
project rolling, but are unsure what to do or where to begin.
The following guidelines will help you prepare everything you
need to get started.
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Gathering
Information.
Collect all the information you want to publish on your
site. This includes brochures, product information, logos,
pictures, etc.
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Selecting
a Domain Name.
If you don’t have a Domain Name yet, you need to find
one as soon as possible. The
Domain Name is just like a street address and people will use it
to get to your Web site. For example: ColdSphere
Solutions’ Domain Name is www.coldsphere.com.
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Checking
Domain Name Availability.
Click here to go to our
resources
page to check the availability of your Domain
Name.
A problem you are likely to find is that the name you
want may already be in use by someone else. In that case,
try other versions of the domain name you originally chose; for
example: www.coldspheresolutions.com would be an
acceptable alternative.
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Calculating
the Number of Pages on Your Site.
There is no magic formula to calculate the number of
pages your site will need; however, you can estimate how many
pages your site will have when completed.
At this time, our site consists of 7 pages.
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Home page. You
will need a home page. This
is the first page that comes up on the screen when visiting your
site. Add one to
the total.
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Products pages. One
page per product is usually the best and cleanest way to do it.
Add one to the total for each product you want published.
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Main Products page.
If you have more than one product, consider having a main
Products page with links to the products pages.
You can have links to the products pages directly from
the home page, but this makes your home page too cluttered
sometimes. Add one
to the total (optional).
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Services. Same
as products.
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Company information.
Most companies have a page dedicated to information about
the company. This
is an optional page; however, keep in mind that this is your
chance to tell everybody what you are about.
Add one to the total (optional).
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Feedback. If
you want your visitors to leave you online feedback, you need
this page. Add one
to the total (optional).
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Contact information.
This page is very important.
Here is where you tell your visitors how to get in touch
with you. Add one
to the total.
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Web Hosting.
Sometimes it
makes more economic sense to have someone else host your Web
site. Consider
outsourcing your Web site if you are a small business or
individual. Check
out our Resources section for more information on Web hosting.
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Placing an
Order. We
hope this page helped you with your initial Web site planning
and research whether you contract our services or not.
However, we would like to do business with you and hope
you place your order with us.
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