Q: Why should I establish myself on the web? I already have a physical storefront.

A: Think of it this way, sometimes smaller companies have trouble competing with larger companies due to the large storefront that a large company can have, along with many locations. On the web you can be as large, or as small, as you'd like. With a well designed site that is easy to find on the internet (through our search engine submission services), your site can be as easy to find as that "large competitor's." We can't think of a better way for a customer to increase their sales and exposure than by placing themselves on the web. It is a relatively inexpensive form of advertisement that gets results, but only if executed properly.

Q: What is a domain name? What is hosting? What do I need?

A: A domain name is the typical www.yoursite.com format. It always looks better to have one of these "top level domains" than to have any other format in the address bar. Web hosting is where you actually store your site on the internet. Consider it an "online hard drive" for your website. We can register your domain name, and setup your hosting for you; this way you do not have to worry about a thing when setting up your site.

Q: What is "search engine submission and optimization?" How long does it take to get results?

A: Your site needs to be submitted to search engines to get results quickly. Optimization can be done in several ways, but the most popular way is to enter special hidden tags in the page that allow search engine spiders to find your site based on keywords that we develop for your business. However, this is only one way to get your site ranked near the top of the search engines, as there are plenty of tricks to the trade. Don't be fooled by those claiming to submit your site to hundreds of search engines. There are really only a few that matter, such as google.com, yahoo.com, and the other popular search engines. Results can take anywhere from a week to a month, depending on how often the search engine's spiders update their databases.