Help me! I am brand new to this and don’t know where to start!
Don’t worry we can help. Here is where you can take your first steps. Below is a very common list of the major areas you will need to consider in order to have an effective web presence.
Things you need to be on the web:
Domain Name:
You have seen them all the time and type them in all the time. They have names such as www.google.com and many more. Now you need one for yourself.
The tough part is “What do I want to call my site?” There are several suggestions. Pick a name you like and that people can remember. Pick a name that is interesting or unique. There are nearly limitless possibilities available. Don’t get discouraged though because many of the most common and popular names have already been taken. If you are unsure of the name you are considering you can always consult our system to see if it is available. Simply click here and then type the name to see if someone owns it already. If you are still set on the name and you don’t see a web site we can always locate the owner for you and offer them a price for the domain.
Hosting provider:
Hosting is no more then a home for your site. It is basically a very advanced computer that holds many sites on it at the same time and allows anyone in the world to type in your domain name in their web browser and see your site from their computer, regardless of where they are located in the world.
Web Design:
So you have a domain and you have a place for your site. Now what? Very much like having a piece of land and an address you now need to build some thing on it and that is what web design is all about. Web design is like choosing the look and style of a house. What color do I want it? What features do I want it to have? This can vary from simple personal sites to very advanced online systems that can handle millions of users performing multiple tasks simultaneously.
Web Marketing:
So now I have a site what do I do? The next step is to begin to market the site. This involves a variety of tactics and approaches that range from paid advertisement, optimizing your site for maximum search engine ranking and a whole host of other approaches that help people all over the world reach you. The approaches to this are unlimited and cover many different and diverse methods.
Substorm Media’s Total Web Experience:
At Substorm Media we provide a complete one stop shop to handle these four major aspects to ensure our clients have a complete and overall approach to getting their needs met in creating and maintaining a powerful and effective web presence.
