Web Site Basics (What you need)

  1. A Domain Name. This is your URL, “www.yoursite.com”. The price varies depending on where you go to register on the Internet. The most famous is GoDaddy . Big Arrow Up has used WebHero since it was established in 2001.

  2. A Web Site Designer. This would be Big Arrow Up. There are no set prices because all of the work is custom. If you think your site will be as big or as small as a site you found on the Gallery Page or if you have a specific Web Site you want to show as an example of what you want then you will be given a ballpark figure.

  3. Hosting. The files that BAU creates to make your Web site have to be hosted on a server somewhere so people around the world can access them. BAU prefers WebHero Hosting because the price is fair and the support is excellent. The suggested plan for an average size Web site is the WebHero Everything Hosting Plan, $95 per year with domain registration.

  4. Search Engine Submission. Big Arrow Up will optimize your site for major search engines. Though BAU has achieved good results for its customers, this does not mean you will be number one in your keyword category. One way to be in the top search results is to pay to be a sponsored site via Google AdWords.

  5. E-Commerce. For a Web site that you wish to sell items you will need all of the above plus a few other things. A secure shopping cart, the ability to accept credit cards securely, otherwise known as a payment gateway and a computer with a printer to process the orders. There are companies that offer complete solutions for not only the shopping cart but for Web hosting as well. If you think you would like to "test the water" with an e-commerce Web site I suggest using the tools PayPal offers. They may take a higher percentage of the sale but you are not locked into anything if you decide to get out.