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Web Design
We design website in one of two ways. The first way is to design the site from the ground up using the information that we get from you on what you would like to have. We get involved in colors, fonts and other aspects of the overall look. We use your existing logo or we will design one for you.
The second method is for you to select a template of a design that you are able to see and like. We then proceed in changing the template to different colors or adding additional items or removing items that are not desired. When we finish you have a unique site. Prices on chosen templates may differ slightly from ground-up sites by the amount of change that is needed. either way you will have a site that you are proud of. You can see our templates here.
Hosting
Sometimes words that we use in the Web Design business are different from the everyday definition of the word. Let's take a look at what hosting is all about.
Hosting is where the website that has been built for you has it's home. It doesn't stay on your computer or our computes but is placed on a server which is the home to many websites. These servers are always connected to the web and have their own unique address known as an IP (Internet Protocol) Address. This address is made up of a set of IP numbers such as 132.196.76.0.1 or somethng of that sort. Each server registers its self with a Name Server which would be a type of phone book for websites. Your Domain name, WalleyWebs.com for an example, is associated with a Name Server where you leased your name. When someone types in www.walleywebs.com the request goes to godaddy.com where my name was leased. Godaddy tells the requesting connection that the Name Server that has walleywebs.com is ns.515.nameserver.com. When the request is sent to ns.515.nameserver.com it tells the requesting party that the site is located here and it goes there and runs the index.html file. Magic, you have a web connection to the site you wanted.
Domain Names
Domain names are unique names that describe your business or organization. The frist step to have your own domain name is to check and see if it is available. You do this by going to a site that offer domain names and you will have a place to put the name in that you would like to have and it will tell you if that name is available or not.
Domain names are leased not owned. You can lease your name for one, two or more years at one time. If you let it expire then someone else can lease the name. Domanin names com in .com, .net, .org, .edu etc. The .com and .net are the most common.
Shop around before getting your domain name. Some of those who offer or less expensive than others.