Frequently Asked Questions's

How long will it take to complete my Web site?

The length of time to complete your Web site depends on your needs. A Web site may be simple or quite complex. It may only take a few hours to complete your entire Web site if you choose to include a logo, a few pictures, and basic information about your company. If you are wanting to include numerous pictures and/or descriptions of many products, custom graphics, complex designs, a searchable database, a guestbook, a company directory, price lists, etc., your Web site will take additional hours to design and complete.

Where can I find information to plan my Web site?

CyberMuse Web Design recommends that you search for some sites on the World Wide Web that are similar to the Web site that you are planning to have created. For instance, if you are planning a business Web site, always look at some of your competitors. You can be sure that each of your competitors has spent numerous hours planning the company site, so analyzing these Web sites and utilizing the best concepts will certainly be to your benefit. You certainly do not want to copy another company's Web site, but implementing a few ideas from five or ten well-designed Web sites will give you an excellent place to start.

Do I need my own domain name?

CyberMuse Web Design can help each individual determine if you should have your own domain name. Although there are additional charges to get your own domain, it is generally a worthwhile investment. Having your own domain name is basically additional name recognition and advertising for your business. A Web address like "http://www.yourcompany.com" is much easier to remember and to promote than an address like "http://www.yourinternetserviceprovider.net/users/yourcompany". In addition, if you ever need to change your Internet Service Provider or if they happen to close their business, you would have to find a new service provider and advertise your new Web location and e-mail address. However, if you have your own domain name you can always transfer it to a new Web hosting service, and your Web site and e-mail address will remain the same.

You may check to see if a domain name is available by using the following form. Simply enter the name you would like to use and press the "Check it" button.

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Who can benefit from having a Web site?

You can! Whether you are trying to sell products or services or just want a personal Web page to keep your friends and family updated, you can almost surely benefit from having your own Web site. Your business Web site will provide your customers with information about your company 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and will be accessible all over the world.

If you have a business, you probably receive many phone calls from potential customers asking the same basic questions. They want to know more information about your products or services, or would like to get a price estimate. If you have this useful information on your Web site and direct people to your Web site in all of your advertisements, it is very possible that you can prevent some of these redundant phone calls. Your potential customers will be happy because they can learn about your business in the privacy of their own homes 24 hours a day. You can be happy because you can have your staff working on other projects rather than answering the phone.

Many Internet service providers offer free personal Web space to their customers, so why not allow CyberMuse Web Design to make a family page for you. You can provide information about your family history, your pets, or just inform your friends of your family's accomplishments. Please note that it is not generally a good idea to offer private, personal information on the Internet without some type of password protection.

What special computer equipment do I need?

None! You can actually have your own Web site without even owning a computer! However, at a minimum, you should probably have a computer with a modem and an e-mail account. Since CyberMuse Web Design will create a Web site for you and transfer it to a Web server of your choice, you do not need to own any special equipment. Your Web site could direct people to call you and / or send you e-mail, so at most you would simply need an e-mail account.

What can I do to keep the price low?

CyberMuse Web Design will work with you to keep the price of your Web site within your budget. Although we will offer as much assistance as you need, you can do several things to save money. The planning stages of your Web site could take several hours by itself. However, if you will analyze some of your competitors' Web sites, write down the aspects that you like or dislike, and get an idea of how you might organize your site, it will provide an excellent place to start. In addition, on pages where you will be providing detailed company or product information, you can certainly type this information on a computer word processing program and provide us with a copy of the file on a disk or send it to us via e-mail. Since we will only be implementing this information rather than typing and proofreading it, you will save money.

How will anyone find my Web site?

Creating an attractive Web site and waiting for people to locate it does not work. CyberMuse Web Design can provide ideas to help you get your Web site noticed. For instance, as soon as possible you should register your Web site with popular search engines. This will help potential customers find your business when searching for information on the Internet. We will be happy to register your Web site with many of the major search engines as part of our regular hourly fee, or you can also register your own site. In addition, make sure you add information about your new Web site on all of your printed materials, including business cards, invoices, statements, etc. Keep in mind that many search engines take 2-6 weeks to list your Web site, so it may take several months to start receiving an appreciable amount of visitors.

Our company already has a Web site. Can you help us to improve it?

Certainly! CyberMuse Web Design will evaluate your Web site and offer suggestions for improvement. We will take a look at the HTML coding to make sure it has been done correctly and that your page will be viewable by most Web browsers. We also check your site for ease of navigation, broken hyperlinks, quick loading time, etc. CyberMuse Web Design believes that a Web site should be very well organized, regardless of whether the site has only one page or hundreds of pages. Visitors to your site should be able to easily find the information that they want, and we can help you to achieve this goal!