| Domain Name | ISP | Internet Service Provider | Dial Up Connection | | Web Space | Hosting | Web Server | Mail Server | Hosting (Package) | | Search Engines | Submission |
In order to have a website there are a few things you need to have in place first:
You need to have a domain name. Your domain name is your internet address (web-design-shropshire.co.uk). This is the address people will type into their browser when they wish to access your website. It is also the second part of your email address (margaret@web-design-shropshire.co.uk).
If you do not have a domain name, click here to visit our sister company value-internet.com. Here you can buy a domain name for as little as £3.99 per year.
ISP - Internet Service Provider
In order to connect to the internet you will need an ISP. Most ISP's provide two levels of service.
A Dial Up Connection allows you to connect to the internet down a phone line or broadband connection. It will make your computer dial a special number that connects to the computer in a data centre that services your email and web space. These numbers are provided in package form by companies like BT, Freeserve and of course our own Value-Internet.Com.
Most companies will offer you a flat rate Dial Up Connection which allows you a specified number of connection hours at a specified amount per month. Although you use your phone line for this service, when using the special Dial Up Number you will not be charged by your Phone Service provider (BT).
The next most important thing to have is web space, somewhere to store your website. Lots of companies offer packages, known as hosting packages. Typically, a hosting package comprises:
A Web Server is a computer in a data centre on which we provide hard disk space which can be accessed by the internet so that people view your files
A Mail Server is space on a computer in a data centre which acts as a PO BOX. It stores mail until you retrieve it with your computer and distributes mail that you send from your computer.
A Hosting Package is is literally that - a package of web space, email and other facilities put together in various price formats to suit your budget. Hosting packages are in-expensive but be careful you don't end up paying for features and facilities you are not going to use!
If you do not have Web Space or a Hosting package, click here to visit our sister company value-internet.com. Here you can buy a hosting package for as little as £5.99 per month.
Once you have had your Website designed, got your Domain Name and have a Hosting Package, your website is ready to to be published.
The next thing you have to do is make sure your website appears high up on the results pages of Search Engines.
Websites do not magically and automatically appear in Search Engine results - they have to be prepared and submitted.
Preparation requires carefully selected Keywords, Descriptions and META TAGs to be inserted into your website. This is the information that the search engines use to build their searchable databases - eg. If you have "Kitchen" in your keywords and somebody types "Kitchen" in a search engine, your site will appear in the list.
Submitting your website to the Search Engines is carried out using specialist software.
At Web Design - we have that expertise and we have that software. Ring us for more information on 01743 270000
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