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- Web
Address
- A web address is simply a domain
name. An example of an address would be our own domain name
"csd1.com"
- Domain names will have an Top Level
Domain (TLD) extension associated with it. The most common
TLD is ".com", but ".net" and ".org"
are also popular TLDs. There are of course many more TLDs
than the ones mentioned here.
- Creative Site Design will register
domain names for $20 annually.
- Website Design,
Website Design has two basic elements.
- The first element is the "look
and feel" of the site and navagation elements.
- The
second element is the content. Design pricing more...
- Hosting Account
- Hosting pulls
the first two elements of your website together. Hosting is
making your website design available to visitors who type your
address (e.g. www.csd1.com) 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
- Hosting computers
are called "servers". Servers are connected to the
internet over very fast telephone lines.
- Hosting accounts also offer other
features to customers like: Traffic reporting, email addresses,
standard CGIs, etc... Hosting more...
Once
You Have a Web Site
Let Everyone Know!
The most important thing after you have a website
is to get visitors. This task is often called online marketing,
for our Search Engine Positioning (SEP) Programs more...
- Search Engines and Internet Catalogs
Probably the most common way to publicize your site and generate
traffic is to submit it to search engines (i.e. Google) and internet
catalogs (i.e. Yahoo!). Most of these sites have a form you can
fill out to submit your site. To save yourself some time, you
can try a service that submits your site to multiple search engines
and internet catalogs by filling out just one form. There are
many of these services out there, such as http://www.submit-it.com/. By adding
meta tags to your site, you can increase the relevancy of your
pages in people's searches. Meta tags will be discussed a bit
later.
- Reciprocal Links
If your page has a theme, seek out pages with similar themes and
ask the webmaster to post a link to your site. In exchange, you
promise to add a link to their site on yours. This is a great
way to get the word out about your site for free.
- Newsgroups
Look for newsgroups where you think people who would be interested
in your site might frequent. Post a message announcing your site
and its features. Don't do this too often as it is sometimes considered
Spamming (unsolicited advertising).
- Web Rings
If there are other pages that are similar to yours, there might
be a web ring out there dedicated to your kind of site. Do an
internet search for "web ring" and include a keyword related to
your site. If you join a web ring, you will need to add a web
ring graphic and links to your page.
- Advertising
If you really want to give your site some exposure, you can create
a banner ad and find a company that will get your banner put up
on numerous pages. The cost generally depends on the amount of
impressions (how many times it is seen) or click-throughs (how
many times it is actually clicked on).
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