Q: What will
be required from me to develop my web site? A: As
much as possible information about your business, including
any brochures, photos, letterhead, pamphlets, etc. If
you don't already have a brochure, you can briefly write
something about the products or services you provide
and the market you are aiming at. Once we understand
your business we can also make suggestions in this regard.
Photos may be provided to us in electronic form (CD,
etc.) or hard copy photos which we will scan and return
the originals back to you. If you think your photos
may not be good enough, we can always try to enhance
them before they are used on the web site. If you need
a make to your business to be placed on the web site,
we will provide it.
Q: Do I need
to be connected to the Internet to have a web site A:
No. If you provide us with the necessary hard
copy information and photos about your business, we
will design and place it on the Internet without any
further action required from you. We can provide
you with a printout for acceptance before it is loaded
on the Internet. If you need Internet access,
you need a computer with a modem, a telephone line and
you need to subscribe with an Internet service provider.
Major companies that provide this service is the
major banks (cheapest if you are already a customer),
Telkom, Mweb, Polka, etc.
Q: What should
I name my web site? A: This should typically be
the name of your business. As most businesses
in South Africa use the .co.za extension, it is best
to use this as most potential customers will guess this
extension and is easily remembered. You can also
opt for other extensions such as .net or .org or
.com which have slightly different price structured
attached to them. Our web design package includes
the registration of your own domain name such as www.your-bussines-name.co.za.
The most important part of your web address is
that it must be easily remembered and if your business
name is already very long, you may want to abbreviate
it. Should you have various business names that
you use, you can register a web address (domain name)
for each one of them and we can link them in such a
way that they will all refer to your main web site. Registration
of additional domains on the .co.za domain costs only
R195 with an annual fee after the first year of R95.
Q: Given the
monthly charge for hosting and updating, how often can
I ask that my web site be updated?d A: Generally
we don't have a problem to update regularly, only if
the updates gets out of hand, may we negotiate a different
fee with you. Remember the next worst thing from
not having a web site at all, is to have a web site that
is outdated.
Q: I don't
have any photos of my products and business - what do
I do? A: You can always obtain the services
of a professional photographer, but we can also takes
some pictures for you, at a very reasonable extra fee,
which you only need to pay once you are satisfied with
the results.
Q: What do
I do if I don't have a logo? A: For a
very reasonable fee of R195 we can make a number of
suggestions for a logo, which you only pay for if you
accept.
Q: How will
people know about my web site and how will they contact
me? A: You should update all your marketing
material, such as pamphlets & brochures, stationery
and display signs to reflect your web site address. This
will immediately provide your existing & potential
customers with the ability to learn so much more about
your business and take further confidence in your business.
We will also list your web site with a number of
local and international Internet search engines and
business directories to direct potential customers to
your web site
Q: How will
I know if anybody visits my web site? A: Apart
from feedback from customers that will tell you that
they visited your web site, we can also provide you
with statistics of the visits to your web site. We
also place a counter on your web site for this purpose.
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