Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Can I give you the content for my website on paper?

A. Yes, you can give us your content in any form you'd like, as long as the writing is legible and the graphics are of sufficient quality to scan well. The most cost-effective way to give us your content is electronically, though. Any time spent typing text or scanning images will either be deducted from the time that's included in the price of the product you choose, or charged at our current hourly rate.

A. No. Any of our page designs are expandable lengthwise to a virtually infinite degree. Just bear in mind that the longer your page is, (or pages are,) the longer it will take to load (especially if the content is mostly images), and the more scrolling your visitors will have to do. The inconvenience of scrolling can be alleviated by creating hyperlinks from one part of the page to another. Click here to try it.

Q. Do my image files need to be high resolution?

A. No. The highest resolution image that's required by any of our designs (the "High Definition Gallery") is 800 pixels wide by whatever height is required to retain the image's aspect ratio. Your images should high quality though - clear, well-focused and well-composed. It's a good idea to provide us with images that are somewhat larger than the size required for the website, to allow the possibility of cropping them, if doing so will improve them.

Q. Will I get a copy of the files that make up my website?

A. Yes. Besides uploading your files to the server of your choice, we'll make a copy of the entire site, which we'll give you on CD.

A. That depends on a number of factors, but a one-page site with well-developed content should typically take 3-4 weeks. If there's a target date, we'll try to accomodate your schedule.

Q. Will my site have a top ten position on Google?

A. Probably not. Google rankings depend on many factors, one of which is something called SEO (Search Engine Optimization). We provide basic SEO, such as helping you to choose keywords, and maintaining good form in the structure of the site, but we don't claim to be expert in the area of SEO (a black art, if there ever was one). If you'd like to pursue SEO to a higher degree than we provide, we recommend that you seek out one of the many providers of that service on the internet. You can also get some free helpful advice from many hosting services, including ours. Check your control panel to see if you have any. We'll be happy to help you with implementation of SEO recommendations.

Q. What's the best way to get my site noticed then?

A. If you're aiming at a local or regional market, rather than national or international, a high position in search engine rankings, while desirable, is less important. You should advertise your website at every opportunity, by word of mouth and with traditional advertising vehicles such as the Yellow Pages, newspapers and electronic media. If you use traditional methods to drive traffic to your website, you can then use the website to tell your prospective customer much more about yourself than you could do in a print or electronic ad. It can be like meeting with your potential customer at their kitchen table, but it's on their time, rather than yours. By using that approach, you can help to insure that you'll end up with a higher percentage of viable customers than by using traditional methods alone.

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