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Some of the most common questions we are asked are listed below. If you can't find an answer to your question here, then please contact us using our contact form.
01. What is a URL?
02. How long does it take to complete the website?
03. How much does a web site cost?
04. I would like you to design my site, what do I need to do now/what is the process?
05. What is a domain name?
06. Do I need to buy a domain name and hosting?
07. What do I get for my money?
08. Web Site Content - What Do I Put On My Site?
09. What happens when I complete your contact form?
10. Why can't I find my web site in the search engines?
11. Do I need to send a deposit for the work?
12. What is ftp?
13. How do I get listed in Google?
14. What is optimisation?
15. Will we need to have a meeting?
16. What aftersales support do you offer?
QUESTION NOT ANSWERED?
Please contact us with any questions you may have regarding your project or please take time to fill in the Inquiry Form.
ANSWERES FOR YOUR QUERIES
01. What is a URL?
It stands for "universal resource locator". This is the address typed in to view your web page on the Internet. For example, you would type in http://www.gatewaysoftech.com to access our home page.
02. How long does it take to complete the website?
The time frame is determined by the size of your web site, the complexity of your site design, and our current client design schedule.
03. How much does a web site cost?
There are quite a few factors that are going to affect the ultimate cost of your web site. These factors include how many pages you are going to have, if you will sell products on your website, the graphic work involved, and how interactive your future web site will be.
04. I would like you to design my site, what do I need to do now/what is the process?
If you would like to use our services all you need to do is inform us of the domain name you would like to use and send us a brief idea of your requirements. We will then purchase the domain in your name, purchase the right hosting package for your project and then based on your guidance, design an initial web page for you. This is then refined/changed in consultation with the client until a satisfactory design has been reached. We will then need you to forward content and images for your site and start to design the website for you.
05. What is a domain name?
A domain name is a specific web site address that you choose and register with Network Solutions(the official registrar of domain names ending in .com, .edu, and .gov). Our domain name is "gatewaysoftech.com".
06. Do I need to buy a domain name and hosting?
No, we do everything for you.
07. What do I get for my money?
We aim to give all of our clients 'value for money' websites. Granted you may find a cheaper offer out there and no doubt a lot more expensive solutions. Every below comes as standard with our designs:-
- Custom Website Design - your own unique look and feel.
- Domain name and hosting
- Ethical coding
- Optimised web pages
- Optimised graphics
- Clean Code
- Cross Browser Compatibility
- Great Prices
- A range of solutions
- Free Support
- Free Advice
All our designs are created and conceived from your requirements. We don't use ready made templates, all our sites are designed from scratch. So if you want a green website with pink spots you can have one!
08. Web Site Content - What Do I Put On My Site?
That would depend on the goals of your web site. If you run a business website you would include as much information about your products or services that your customers would need to purchase from you.
09. What happens when I complete your contact form?
If you are making an enquiry about a possible site you would like created, please provide a brief outline of your requirments. We will then mail you back promptly with an idea of price/timescale and any suggestions with regard to your project. You are not obliged to use our services at any stage during this process, so feel free to use the form to ask any related questions you may have.
10. Why can't I find my web site in the search engines?
Once your site has been submitted to the top Search Engines they may require several weeks, or even months to actually spider and list your web site in their directory. How fast your site is listed depends on each individual Search Engines database update schedule. Watch your server traffic logs for visiting spiders. We suggest you use Guaranteed Search Engine Submit. Your site can be listed on AOL, MSN, Overture in a couple of days.
11. Do I need to send a deposit for the work?
Yes we generally ask for a 25% deposit from clients.
12. What is ftp?
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a method of transferring files from your local PC to your web server. There are a variety of free ftp software programs available on the Internet and they enable you to update your website pages at any given time. When a hosting package is purchased 'ftp details', consisting of the host name, User ID and password are sent to us. Upon completion of the website and receipt of payment for any work carried out, we then send these details to the client.
13. How do I get listed in Google?
It is free to submit to Google and you can do that here. We submit all websites we design to Google, Yahoo! and DMOZ.
14. What is optimisation?
All web pages should be 'optimised'. This will enable your site to gain a high search engine ranking, it revolves around the meta tags on your web pages, a web page that isn't optimised won't appear in the search engines to any great degree. For more on optimisation click here.
15. Will we need to have a meeting?
In the majority of cases a meeting isn't necessary and 90% of our sites are generally completed with contact via email and telephone only.
16. What aftersales support do you offer?
After the completion of a website project we are available for after sales service. Any slight tweaks or amendments are carried out to the site free of charge in the first month. Any support thereafter will be charged and we may request you to get into the maintenance contract.
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