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How much does a Web site cost? There are quite a few factors that are going to affect the ultimate cost of
your Web site. These factors include how many pages you are going to have,
if you will sell products on your Web site, the graphics work involved, and
how interactive your future Web site will be. You will also need Web hosting
and most likely domain name registration.
What is an ISP? Internet Service Providers (ISP) are the companies which supply the connection to the Internet, be it over a phone line or an I.S.D.N (Integrated Services Digital Network). The ISP acts as a mediator between your computer and the WorldWide Web (WWW). This allows you to explore, upload and download information from millions of computers all around the world. The ISP also provides other services such as Domain registration, hosting Virtual Servers, and setting up multiple Internet access and E-mail Accounts.
What is Web hosting? Once your Web pages are designed and ready for public viewing, they need a
"home" on the Internet so they can be accessed 24 hours a day by
Internet traffic (your prospective clients).
What is a domain name? This is a vital issue. In many ways, a domain name is like a trademark. It is a unique identifier for your organization on the Internet. A domain name makes it easier for people to find you and at the same time safeguards your organization over the Internet. Domain names come in several flavors including the regular .COM (commercial) .ORG (non-profit organization) and country specific domains such as .NL (The Netherlands), and .CO.UK (United Kingdom). You choose which option suits you best. Domains are also inexpensive to set up. Another key benefit to having a domain name is that it greatly shortens the length of your 'Internet Address'. For example, http://www.samyasolutions.com is much easier to remember than http://www.something.com/clients/samyasolutions. It also looks better on your stationary. A domain name, such as samyasolutions.com, signifies your own address on the Internet. As no two parties may ever hold identical domain names, it is truly a unique identifier of you or your company. It is how your customers will remember you and find you among the millions of other Web sites on the Internet. A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet. For example, the domain name: www.samyasolutions.com locates an Internet address for "samyasolutions.com" at Internet point 66.113.167.124 and a particular host server named "www". The "com" part of the domain name reflects the purpose of the organization or entity (in this example, "commercial") and is called the top-level domain name. The "totalbaseball" part of the domain name defines the organization or entity and together with the top-level is called the second-level domain name. The second-level domain name maps to and can be thought of as the "readable" version of the Internet address. Click here to find out if your domain name's taken or not.
What is HTML? Hyper Text Markup Language is a form of programming that is used to create the pages that you see on the Web. It can be created in any basic text editor without the need of specialized software. It tells the browser how to display all of the text and images that are included in the HTML page so as they appear correctly on the viewers screen. This language has advanced over the last few years and is now capable of creating much more complex page layouts and design using functions such as Dynamic HTML, Java and Javascript.
What is JavaScript? A scripting language, developed by Netscape Communications, that adds interactive elements to HTML, such as buttons that change appearance when the mouse pointer moves over them. Javascript is easier to program in than Java, but is less flexible. For more information see: www.developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/communicator/jsguide4/index.htm.
What are Cookies? A cookie is information that a Web site puts on your hard disk so that it can remember something about you at a later time. Typically, a cookie records your preferences when using a particular site. Using the Web's Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), each request for a Web page is independent of all other requests. For this reason, the Web page server has no memory of what pages it has sent to a user previously or anything about your previous visits. A cookie is a mechanism that allows the server to store its own information about a user on the user's own computer. You can view the cookies that have been stored on your hard disk (although the content stored in each cookie may not make much sense to you). The location of the cookies depends on the browser. They can be used to customize pages for you based on your browser type or other information you may have provided the Web site. Web users must agree to let cookies be saved for them, but, in general, it helps Web sites to serve users better.
I want to accept credit card payments on my Web site, but I don't have a merchant account Simple! Set up an account with PayPal. It allows you and your customers to exchange money through a neutral source. A PayPal Shopping Cart can be easily integrated with your Web site. The advantages of using PayPal are two fold:
Samya Solutions is not responsible for any and all PayPal fees, rules, etc. We simply integrate their services with your Web site.
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