| How much does it cost to set up a website? |
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| The first step is to secure your domain name. This can be a separate $10 charge or if you choose to go with our hosting folks, it's included in the fee . The next step is to design your site. Design costs vary from site to site with many determining factors involved. Design costs mainly depend on your business needs and the complexity of your requirements. Bultman Computer Partners, Inc. offers very affordable design packages starting at $495, or you may decide to go with our hourly rate design plans. Lastly, there is a monthly charge for hosting your site on a server. Prices vary depending on the features required for your site, but generally the charge again from our hosting folks is about $6.95/month. |
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| How many pages will I need? |
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| Every business has different needs. We will determine how many pages you need after learning more about your company and goals. There are clients with sites consisting of a single page and others whose sites are over 1000 pages. On average most informational site start with between 4 and 5 pages, e-commerce sites have more. |
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| Will everyone see my site the same? |
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| Users will see some site elements differently depending on their browser and screen resolution setting. We design sites with that in mind and preview them in several browser types and resolution settings before publishing. |
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| Can I have an e-commerce system for my website? |
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| Yep. Website e-commerce has taken a leap forward and we can show you the many options available to get your store up and running and manage it online. |
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| Who actually owns my website? |
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| When we register your domain, the person you designate will be listed as the administrative and billing contact. You are the owner of your web site. |
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| Will my website be listed in the major search engines? |
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| We will optimize your site for search engines and list your site with the major ones; however, getting to the top takes time and often resubmission is necessary. We will help you get there, just remember it takes time and work to accomplish that. |
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| Can I maintain my website myself? |
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| You sure can and we are glad to help you learn how. |
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| How will people find my site? |
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| We will list your site on the major search engines and encourage you to put your world wide web address on everything you can... i.e. advertisements, business cards, letterhead, checks, fax cover sheets, etc. There are also many banner exchange programs you can get involved in, depending on the type of business you have. |
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| How soon can I expect return from my website? |
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| Most of the search engines take 2 to 4 weeks to list your site. With a small amount of print, radio, or TV advertising it can begin immediately! |
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| How can I keep track of traffic at my website? |
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| If you use our host server of choice, you will have access to statistics that will tell you how many visitors you have had, what time they visited, what part of the world they are from, how long they spent on our site, which of your pages they viewed, and more. This is a service that is essential to promote and build a successful web site. |
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| How long will it take to have my website created? |
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Professional, custom web sites require care and planning to do things right. In most cases, I suggest allowing 6-8 weeks for a site's completion.
The timeline is very much dependant on how well-prepared the client is — if they have their text written, photos taken, and various other details worked out. For some clients, we've had their web site completed within a couple weeks. For others, the process turns out to be more complex than they anticipated and the site has taken longer to finish.
Why does it take so long for you to build a web site? My friend put his web site online in one day.
There are, indeed, resources available to put a web site online in one day. Generally, those web sites are mass-produced templates with little flexibility or customization. For those not in need of a custom web site, this option may be sufficient.
Additionally, one of the more crucial aspects to building a professional web site is planning for ease of future maintenance. In many cases it can be quite easy to put a quickie web site online almost overnight. But that approach often doesn't take into account the issues involved in making future edits. As many "quickie" web site owners have found, if it's too much of a hassle to maintain, then the web site just ends up sitting there outdated and useless. |
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Why should I pay for Search Engine Optimization
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| Every website Bultman Computer Partners builds is submitted to top search engines. However, simply submitting doesn't mean that your site will rank at the top of a search engine when a user searches for content related to your site. A lot of work and research goes into getting your website ranked high. Bultman Computer Partners strategists are experienced and have had proven success in Search Engine Optimization |
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