Is
your e-mail address correct? NO
Are you driving around advertising your web site hosting company? How much
are they paying you for the privilege. If your web site is www.acme.com
then your e-mail will be info@acme .com. This
portrays the business in the correct manner. However if your e-mail address
is acme@btinternet.com or acme@aol.com
then that is bad presentation. Your host is using your business to advertise
their business. What to do. Ask your hosting company to supply you with a
mailbox that reflects your business name and not theirs. If they refuse or
ask for a fee, tell them to transfer your domain to Escape Internet, here's
why
I
have an idea for an Internet business?
How do I go about pursuing this. Can I build it myself or do I need expert
assistance.
John Fraser
Little Hampton
John, you are able to build a web site yourself using several low cost
web design packages but at sometime you will reach a stage where you become
either too busy running your own business or find that elements of graphic
design and coding become too complicated for the amateur web designer.
Web site creation can be a daunting task and many business owners admit that their sites could do with a facelift. The best advise is to sit down with a web consultant prefabley from Escape Internet and plan out your web site from scratch.
Planning
Using several pieces of paper map out your site plan. This can save you
a considerable amount of time and money and allows you or the web designer
to see exactly what you want to achieve. Start with the information your
customers will want. Perhaps a "Frequently Asked Question" section
will address their needs, Using the paper start writing down the name of
your business and place tits at the top of the layout. Underneath place
the associated links that represent the different levels of your web site.
You
will get the best result if you set out a budget for your site including
back-end costs, such as security needs and long term costs such as Web site
maintenance.
Design
The design of the site is very important has this reflects your business
and should include corporate images already established with your customers
or if this is a new business create an image that represents you and your
ideas