Need a web site? What kind? How big? What do you want to
do with it? These are some of the questions you should
consider and research before even setting a web site up.
We'll give you a few tips here to help you make a more
informed choice.
What's In a Domain Name and How Important Are They To You?
A domain name is a web site address and can be used only
once. They are usually made up of words or letters so they
are easier to remember and can be more relevant to a person
or business. Extensions are the codes at the end of a
domain name. The extensions signify which country the
domain name belongs to, i.e., .ws belongs to Samoa and .us
belongs to the United States.
Getting just the right domain name may be important to you
if you need recognition for a product, service, event or
your own name. In this case, you may want a web site name
with a .ws extension, because you may more likely find just
the name you're looking for. Dot com and dot net still have
some names available, but many of them have been used up
after the dot com boom of the late 1990's.
Domain names can also be more important to you if you want
a domain name that relates to something you know is being
searched for on the Internet and if you want to be found
when people are searching for that name or keyword. Some of
the larger search engines like MSN and Google still give a
higher ranking faster to a web site that has the keyword
being searched for - in the web site or domain name
address. If a this is important to you, it might be a good
idea to find out what is being searched for on the Internet
that relates to the domain name you have in mind before you
choose one.
A free handy Internet tool that can help you do this can be
found at http://inventory.overture.com . Just put a word or
phrase related to the domain name you have in mind into the
search box window. It will search all the related terms
that were searched for last month on the Internet, and tell
you how many times they were searched for. This tool can
also identify related keywords you can use for your web
site title and on your web site pages that will help you
achieve higher rankings in the Internet search engines for
those keywords, but this is a whole other topic reserved
for a later discussion.
Think About How You Want To Use Your Web Site...
What would you do with a web site? Teach? Show and tell?
Make money? Build an email list? Have fun? There are so
many options on the Internet today, that it could be mind
boggling to a newbie. Doing a little research on the
Internet before setting a web site up is a very good idea.
It will help you become familiar with all the different web
site options and features available so you can make a
better choice before you get started.
Some of the things you'll need to consider before setting
up a web site are:
Q: What do you want the web site to accomplish?
A: Teach? Show and tell? Make money? Build an email list?
Have fun?
Q: How many pages will you need - 3, 5, 10 or more pages?
A: Some web sites limit the number of pages or bandwidth
available.
Q: How much should you pay per month?
A: This can vary from usually $3.95 to $100 or more,
depending on available features.
Q: What is disk space?
A: How much space is available for your web site words,
pictures, reviews, etc.
Q: What is bandwidth?
A: How many times and how many people can access your site
during a period.
Q: What is down time?
A: How reliable is the server that your web site is on?
Q: What is security and do you need it?
A: Yes. Protection from hackers. Secure service available
for your customers.
Does Size Really Matter?
As you can see, there are many things to consider before
setting up a web site, but making the right choices up
front can save you much time, effort and headache in the
long run. If you set up a web site on a server that only
allows 5 pages of space, and you find you need more down
the road, you would need to move your web site and domain
name to a new server, which could be quite involved. It may
be easier for you to make a better choice up front if you
have all the options available to you ahead of time. A
suggestion would be to type into your search box window top
10 hosting or best hosting to get more information to help
you make the right choice before setting up a web site.
Bottom line, investigate your options and be prepared. Size
really does matter.
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Global Domains International is an online business
opportunity that offers many unique features, including
making the sales for you. You may read an in-depth article
and learn more by going to http://globaldomainsint.ws .
DMarie Holtz, the author, has a B.S. in business and 10
years experience marketing online.
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