| Some of the questions you should consider and | | | | on the Internet before setting a web site up |
| research before even setting a web site up | | | | is a very good idea. It will help you become |
| are: Need a web site? What kind? How big? | | | | familiar with all the different web site |
| What do you want to do with it? We'll give | | | | options and features available so you can |
| you a few tips here to help you make a more | | | | make a better choice before you get started. |
| informed choice. | | | | |
| | | | Some of the things you'll need to consider |
| How Important Are Domain Names To You and | | | | before setting up a web site are: |
| What's In a Name? | | | | |
| | | | Q: What is the objective of your web site? |
| A domain name is a web site address and can | | | | |
| be used only once. They are usually made up | | | | A: Teach? Show and tell? Make money? Build |
| of words or letters so they are easier to | | | | an email list? Have fun? |
| remember and can be more relevant to a person | | | | |
| or business. Extensions are the codes at the | | | | Q: How many pages will you need - 3, 5, 10 |
| end of a domain name. The extensions signify | | | | or more pages? |
| which country the domain name belongs to, | | | | |
| i.e., .ws belongs to Samoa and .us is an | | | | A: Some web sites limit the number of pages |
| extension of the United States domain names. | | | | or bandwidth available. |
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| Having the perfect domain name can be | | | | Q: How much should you pay per month? |
| important if you are promoting a product, | | | | |
| service or yourself. In this case, you may | | | | A: This can vary from usually $3.95 to $100 |
| want a web site name with a .ws extension, | | | | or more for a monthly fee. |
| because you may more likely find just the | | | | |
| name you're looking for. Dot com and dot net | | | | Q: What is disk space? |
| domain names have become scarce since the dot | | | | |
| com boom of the lat 1990's. | | | | A: How much space is available for your web |
| | | | site words, pictures, reviews, etc. |
| Domain names can also be more important to | | | | |
| you if you want a domain name that relates to | | | | Q: What is bandwidth? |
| something you know is being searched for on | | | | |
| the Internet and if you want to be found when | | | | A: How many times and how many people can |
| people are searching for that name or | | | | access your site during a period. |
| keyword. Some of the larger search engines | | | | |
| like MSN and Google still give a higher | | | | Q: What is down time? |
| ranking faster to a web site that has the | | | | |
| keyword being searched for - in the web site | | | | A: How reliable is the server that your web |
| or domain name address. If a this is | | | | site is on? |
| important to you, it might be a good idea to | | | | |
| find out what is being searched for on the | | | | Q: What is security and do you need it? |
| Internet that relates to the domain name you | | | | |
| have in mind before you choose one. | | | | A: Yes. Protection from hackers. Secure |
| | | | service available for your customers. |
| A free handy Internet tool that can help you | | | | |
| do this can be found at . Just put a word or | | | | Does Size Really Matter? |
| phrase related to the domain name you have in | | | | |
| mind into the search box window. It will | | | | As you can see, there are many things to |
| search all the related terms that were | | | | consider before setting up a web site, but |
| searched for last month on the Internet, and | | | | making the right choices up front can save |
| tell you how many times they were searched | | | | you much time, effort and headache in the |
| for. This tool can also identify related | | | | long run. If you set up a web site on a |
| keywords you can use for your web site title | | | | server that only allows 5 pages of space, and |
| and on your web site pages that will help you | | | | you find you need more down the road, you |
| achieve higher rankings in the Internet | | | | would need to move your web site and domain |
| search engines for those keywords, but this | | | | name to a new server, which could be quite |
| is a whole other topic reserved for a later | | | | involved. It may be easier for you to make a |
| discussion. | | | | better choice up front if you have all the |
| | | | options available to you ahead of time. A |
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| What would you do with a web site? Teach? | | | | right choice before setting up a web site. |
| Show and tell? Make money? Build an email | | | | |
| list? Have fun? There are so many options on | | | | Bottom line, investigate your options and be |
| the Internet today, that it could be mind | | | | prepared. Size really does matter. |
| boggling to a newbie. Doing a little research | | | | |