Articles about Web Design
Here we are posting a series of informative articles about websites - how to get one, what is involved, how much does it cost, what are the options, and more. As well, we'll share what we know about email, web browsers and the internet.
| Be in Charge
5:18 PM, Apr 16 2008 |
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Step one in starting a website is purchasing your domain name and server space. It's important that you take charge of this task yourself rather than leaving it up to a 3rd party website company or designer. |
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| Do you need a website?
3:42 AM, Dec 12 2007 |
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And what kind of website do you need? 235 million people in North America use the internet today - 70.2% of the total population. If a person doesn't have a computer or internet access, they can visit the public library, the local hot spot, bus depot or recreation centre and spend a few hours online for just a few dollars. |
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| Shopping for your website
4:16 AM, Jan 31 2008 |
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Buyer Beware - Be sure to read the fine print and before you sign, ask around, get a second opinion. |
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| Domain Name, and Web Hosting - what's the difference?
3:23 AM, Jan 06 2008 |
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Many people find this subject confusing. You purchase your domain name and then the web designer says you'll need to purchase hosting space. Why do you need two things? |
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| What is CMS?
5:50 PM, Jan 24 2008 |
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There are many differences between using CMS or traditional website construction methods. However, the difference that may be of interest to a non-webmaster is this: |
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| A word about menus and pages
3:40 AM, Dec 13 2007 |
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Some webpages are designed with a menu that can tolerate lots of pages, the kind that grows downward for example, as it gets bigger. The menu on whistlerglass.com for example is this kind of menu. The client is able to add as many pages as he wants and it doesn’t interfere with his overall design. |
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| But what does it all cost?
4:26 AM, Dec 12 2007 |
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Websites vary so much in scope and feature, it is difficult to give you a straight answer to this question. However ... |
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| I want to be number one on google
3:25 AM, Jan 06 2008 |
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Of course, once you have your website launched, you want to be in the top five when potential clients search for your services using Google or Yahoo. |
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