Award Winning Web Designs SOME THOUGHTS AND INFORMATION TO CONSIDER. To have a successful website, you will need to consider a few things. Some questions you might ask yourself, would be.. "What is my aim, in having a website?" "What am I advertising?" "What do I wish to convey to the viewer?" "Do I hope to make sales of some kind, from my site?" "Will this be an ongoing project, or will I prefer to leave the site as originally made in the future?" "If I am offering items for sale, do I have truly excellent photos, of that which I offer?" "Have I an idea of the type of site or layout, which I like?" You will probably have the answers to some of the questions above and not know how you feel about others. However, it will help me a great deal, if you have a little idea of that which you desire in a website. Below, are a few other things you will need. 1. You really should have a domain name. This should include the name of your farm, hobby or business if possible. eg. HarlequinFarmsGypsyHorses.com We suggest (for your domain name only) signing up with….. GoDaddy They charge about $8.75 for five years. 2. You will also need a server space to hold the site. I suggest signing up with.. Successful Hosting and obtain their "Windows Value 2 year plan". I have also heard good things about TotalChoice Hosting but have not tried them myself. Most hosting server sites, also offer domain name hosting also, which might be easier, so you can have everything in once place. Remember, if you have free webspace with your present server, it will possibly not always have enough space for a larger website with many graphics and fancy backgrounds/borders etc., so it's really better to sign up with a good hosting service as I recommended above, if you think you might need that. However, we can look into space you already have and work to fit your website from there if necessary. 3. Content. I will help you with that and make suggestions as to picture placement and text. 4. Web Site Design. I will offer you many gorgeous templates and suggestions with backgrounds, borders, frames etc. which will be unique to your site. 5. Professional placement and search engine marketing. I will provide that free with each website design. I will optimize your home page with special coding and personally submit your site to the top ten search engines and indexes. That will get your a foot in the door, so that people will be able to find you when doing a "search". However, it should always be noted, that to find yourself easily on a search engine, quite well might take weeks or even months. Search engines are not a magic bullet. As the number of sites continue to grow at an alarming rate, the likelihood of your site coming up within the top 10 or 20 based on any general search, is highly unlikely, at least for several months. Your best form of advertising your website, is always by word of mouth and having a pleasing site which viewers are drawn to, over and over again. Home. Pricing. All text, pictures, animations and backgrounds appearing on this page, are the sole property of E.DeLeo and S.Clark unless public domain or otherwise noted and may not be copied without permission. Border Courtesy of Tudor Graphics.