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This could have almost been written by our very own Seanny LOL - I did say almost!
The gist of the article is that more and more people are googleing (is that a word Izzi? LOL) rather than looking in traditional places like YP, so you should be looking to get a place on the net.
I will highlight a couple of bits and give my views:
Only register if you are sure your trading name is not going to change. Also most domains are only registered for 2 years and need to be renewed. Shop around as domains are like car registrations, they are unique but prices can vary. For example 1&1 include a free .co.uk with their hosting packages whereas some companies might charge say £20 for the same domain name.
A good way of assessing sites is to download the Google toolbar as this will include Googles Pagerank system - so if you are on a nail site and it shows a 4/10 or a 0/10 look at the sites to see what makes one a 4 and the other a 0. It could be the keywords, it could be the Links, it could be the lack of flash (see later).
I would agree with this but who decides what the professional touch is and what is badly designed - these will be very different depending on whether a website designer is looking or a nail client is looking LOL.
I have had a look here (they score a 1/10 on Google Pagerank LOL) - this is about the cost of a small add in the Yellow Pages. I would like to have links on there to some of the sites they have done rather than just to see templeates. Looks quite nice though if this is what you want.
Can you hear Sean saying this over and over again LOL.
OK to sum up:
1. if you are interested in a web presence - even just a one or two pages to start with - read ALL of Seanny's posts on websites.
2. Search around for a domain name you like and register it.
3. For all of you Geeks who spend loads of time on here, you cannot say you are not computer literate LOL - I use Microsoft Frontpage which is a bit like using Word and I do my websites on that then use a File Transfer package to upload to the net. (yes Seanny, I know you don't really like FrontPage LOL).
If you have Frontpage on your PC then have a play and see what happens - you cant do any harm, by playing as long as you dont upload it into cyberspace until you are ready.
Let's see if this gets another website created by a Geek LOL.
Any questions, I will try and answer.
The gist of the article is that more and more people are googleing (is that a word Izzi? LOL) rather than looking in traditional places like YP, so you should be looking to get a place on the net.
I will highlight a couple of bits and give my views:
Only register if you are sure your trading name is not going to change. Also most domains are only registered for 2 years and need to be renewed. Shop around as domains are like car registrations, they are unique but prices can vary. For example 1&1 include a free .co.uk with their hosting packages whereas some companies might charge say £20 for the same domain name.
A good way of assessing sites is to download the Google toolbar as this will include Googles Pagerank system - so if you are on a nail site and it shows a 4/10 or a 0/10 look at the sites to see what makes one a 4 and the other a 0. It could be the keywords, it could be the Links, it could be the lack of flash (see later).
I would agree with this but who decides what the professional touch is and what is badly designed - these will be very different depending on whether a website designer is looking or a nail client is looking LOL.
I have had a look here (they score a 1/10 on Google Pagerank LOL) - this is about the cost of a small add in the Yellow Pages. I would like to have links on there to some of the sites they have done rather than just to see templeates. Looks quite nice though if this is what you want.
Can you hear Sean saying this over and over again LOL.
OK to sum up:
1. if you are interested in a web presence - even just a one or two pages to start with - read ALL of Seanny's posts on websites.
2. Search around for a domain name you like and register it.
3. For all of you Geeks who spend loads of time on here, you cannot say you are not computer literate LOL - I use Microsoft Frontpage which is a bit like using Word and I do my websites on that then use a File Transfer package to upload to the net. (yes Seanny, I know you don't really like FrontPage LOL).
If you have Frontpage on your PC then have a play and see what happens - you cant do any harm, by playing as long as you dont upload it into cyberspace until you are ready.
Let's see if this gets another website created by a Geek LOL.
Any questions, I will try and answer.
