Some Basics Related To Domain Name Registration That You Must Know March 31st, 2010
Finding an effective domain name can be a bit tricky if you decide to do it entirely on your own. In fact it is much easier to hire one of the best domain name providers in order to simplify the process of domain registration.
These providers provide you with an array of word combinations to choose from. They will even give you many options regarding the extensions such as .net, .com, .info, .org, etc. All of these extensions are capable of getting indexed and spidered by the major search engines. One of the most vital aspects of domain registration Australia is the choice of exact keywords that can be effectively used in the domain name. The domain name needs to be crafted using the main phrase or keyword that can optimize your business website. Another important thing to remember is that people often tend to remember a shorter name as compared to a long name.
There are several providers that offer services like domain name and web hosting but choosing an apt provider depends entirely on the budget and requirements of your website. It is always better to have a different domain name provider instead of your web host. Basically the reason behind this fact is that some issues can crop up in case you decide to change your web host. Moving the domain at that time can be a massive headache.
Domain registration Australia, when procured from one of the reputable and trustworthy domain name providers can cost approximately from $1 to $10. The cost basically depends on the extension as well as the time period for which you sign up.
Domain name and web hosting are two basic requirements of a successful online business. One of the most challenging things while doing business online is the non-availability of face to face conversation with your customers or clients. Domain registration Australia provides a certain authenticity to your trade and helps in building a trust. Gradually, the traffic to your website elevates and your business website finds a higher rank in the search listings.
Domain registration reflects a certain sense of professionalism in your business. An email such as abcd@yourdomain.com is certainly very impressive and has casts a positive impact on your clients and customers. Domain name registration is not that difficult as you might think it to be. The potential customers are more interested in being associated with the websites that have domain registration Australia as compared to those which do not have a domain name. Those who plan to be successful in their online business must have a domain name registration for their websites.
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Web Designing For Clients — Ask This Questions First? March 30th, 2010
Web Designing for Clients — Ask this questions first !
If you are a web designer and have just landed that plum web designing contract, to design an attractive website for a client, than you would have already started preparing yourself to deliver on the deal, but before you start web designing, ask the following questions to your client.
Asking these questions and getting proper answers for them will help you immensely as a web designer in understanding the client, his business and his sensibilities. Also it will help you a lot in selecting the suitable structure and colors for your web designing contract. It will give you a precise understanding of what needs to be done. You can either ask this questions to the client, face to face or you can send the questions to client and receive the answers by email. While at first it may seem a bit odd to ask questions regarding web designing, but it definetely helps in the long run.
1. Business
What business is the client in, and what type of website will suplement the clients business.
2. Purpose
The client already has a business, and probably it is running well right now, without a web design. Than what is the purpose of having a website.
3. Business Growth
How does the client expect the website to help them achieve growth in business. What message is the website supposed to give?
4. Target Audience
Who is the target audience of the clients website. Is it a B2B or a B2C website. What is the age group of the audience. What is geographical location of the audience.
5. Primary Goal
What is the primary goal of a website? Is it an information site, revenue generating website, ecommerce website or inquiry generating website?
6. Uniqueness
What is the USP of the client that the web design will offer to potential customers.
7. Web Knowledge
What is the depth of the clients knowledge of internet and world wide web. The answer to this question will be an indicator to the understanding the client possess about the overall working and web designing.
8. Web Hosting & Domain
Does the client need web hosting and domain registration services or has it been already subscribed and registered. If the domain is already registered, than are the registrant details correct with the registry.
9. Final Approval
After the website design is complete who will provide the final approval on the web design contract? If it is someone else than people on the team, than make sure that he understands the web designning concepts well and is kept upto date of the web designing progress.
10. Data Format
The data which is to be provided by the client is it in electronic format or does the web designer need to type all the content. If it is in electronic format than does the designer need to handle file conversions
11. Design or Resdesign
Has the website got to be designed from a scratch or is it to be modified or just redesigned. If it is to be modified, than what additions is the clinet looking to make to the existing web design.
12. Client Preferences
What are the client preferences regarding the look and feel of the website. If possible, the web designer should show a few samples to clients and give them references of the previous websites designed by the web designer.
13. Color Preferences
Does the client like any particular color? The color to be used on the website is to be matched with the colors of the existing stationery or marketing material.
14. Design Preferences
Is flash to be used ? or only HTML website will suffice.
15. Credit Link
Can the web designer provide a link to his website crediting that the client website is designed by him.
16. Maintenance
Who is going to care of maintaining the website, the client will do it in house or the web designer has to do it. Whoever takes the charge of maintaining the website should make sure that the conetnt on the website is relevant, good and fresh. Do remember to update the website atleast once in a week.
That should be all. If you ask the above 16 questions to your web designing client before starting to design a website, and get all your answers you will definetely design a fabolous website.
Web Design Temple, is a web designing company which provides web designing and search engine optimization services.
Online Business – How to Choose a Domain Name March 28th, 2010
It’s not easy to choose a domain name these days because most have already been taken (especially a dot com name). This has grown the business of buying and selling domain names.
For example if you wanted to buy business dot com (if it was for sale) it would cost you millions of dollars to acquire it.
Why you shouldn’t get a free domain name?
If you wanted to save the $20.00 it costs to purchase a professional domain name you could use one of the services that offer a domain, web site and hosting for free.
For example you could sign up for a free blog at WordPress dot com if you’re short of cash. The problem with this method is that if the company goes bust you lose your online business. If you’ve created lots pages with optimized content that ranks well in the search engines, you’ll lose all your hard work.
How to choose the correct domain name
Branding
If you wish to brand your company name use it in the domain name. This will help visitors to easily identify your business online. You may even use your own name to brand your business. Chances are, it may not be taken.
Include keywords
People often associate the keywords in your domain name with the type of business you are in. For example if my business was selling red shoes I might include “red shoes” in the domain name.
Action steps
* Create a list of possible keywords that reflect the type of business you have.
* Visit your favorite domain name registrar and enter your suggested domain name. If it’s already taken it will offer alternatives. It’s best to get a .com name because it’s the most popular for business names online however if you’re not particular try .net, .org, .info, .us. You may have to try many different keyword combinations to find a domain name that’s available and reflects your company.
* Keep in short. Long domain names make them hard to remember. A short one is easy to type. When you add web pages, your domain name already gets longer.
* Make it easy to spell. Don’t keep your visitors guessing. They’ll avoid mistakes when typing it into their browser. A mistake on their part will take them to another web site.
* Avoid dashes. Dashes in a domain name make it harder for visitors to remember and spell. Only use dashes after exhausting all your options.
* Register your domain name. Depending on the extension it will cost between $10.00 and $20.00. The cost also depends on the company you’re registering with.
If your chosen domain name is not available and is one that you have set your heart upon, you may be able to buy it from the owner. As I mentioned above, many people buy and sell domain names as a business. Be careful though..a domain name containing high ranking keywords may cost you several thousand dollars.