Chan-web Design Blog

Where do I begin building my website?

chanwebdesign — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:03:26 +0000

If you have a good designer or developer they will make this as painless as possible. They will help you find hosting or take care of that service for you. They can also provide you with domain name if you haven’t already purchased one.

What is a Domain Name or address?

This is the name or address of your website example: www.chan-web.com . This is kind of like your home address it helps people find where your website lives in the world wide web. You will want to pick a name that identifies your business. You will want people to know who you are.

What is Hosting?

This will hold your website out on the web, We will say this is the house your website lives in. This company usually provides the address or domain name, email services, database services, and many other services that make your website work.

What Next?

After you have your home and address you need someone to decorate your house. This would be the website design itself. Each room will have to be decorated; this will be your pages. Your designer should help you pick out colors and layout for the new website.

Now you will need to decide how many pages your business website will need. Most websites start with a Home page (what your business is about in a glance), Products or Services pages (A place to hold or tell about all your products or services), About page (Telling everyone about your business so they can get to know you) and a Contact page (Letting everyone know how to get in contact with you). There are many other pages you can add but these are the basic ones.

Now you have your template website built. You will need to give the designer photography and information to go into each page. This is like putting pictures on your walls. If you are not able to do this your designer can do this for you for an extra charge.

That is it, you now have a website!

Do I need a Logo for my business?

chanwebdesign — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:56:25 +0000

This is something that will brand your business. Something people will know you by. A well designed logo will tell customers you care about your website. They will identify your business or products with the logo. This gives them a sense of trust that this is your product by seeing the brand. Your website is usually judged by it’s logo. At first glance that first 15 seconds is what sells your business.

Why should my business have a website?

chanwebdesign — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:51:08 +0000

Now day’s customers expect that you will have one. Two-thirds of Americans use the internet daily for research, email, education and entertainment. They are out there searching for products and services in their area and globally. This gives you greater exposure , you have an unlimited amount of possible customers.

A website is a great way to advertize your business and products. With a website your customers are a click away from finding you. Does your competition have a website? You want to be able to compete on the same level as your competition. A business website will help to enhance sales of products and services. You will be able to compete on a larger global scale.

It is less expensive than some advertizing. You usually have a yearly hosting fee then a onetime fee for your website design.

Your website is available 24 hours a day, even when you are not. I could save you time by answering questions that would be usually answered by phone.

Welcome!

chanwebdesign — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:48:16 +0000