Setting Up a New Web Site?
I can help you with all your website requirements from start to finish. Have a look at some of my work (see portfolio link to the right) then consider giving me a call on 07 849 5215, or send me an email leeanne@webagent.co.nz and I'll get you set up with a great web site.
In case you are not already familiar with web sites and what they entail, I have put together some terminology which may be useful for you in becoming 'net-savvy'.
- Browser
- A software programme for viewing HTML pages (i.e. Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator etc)
- Domain Name
- Personal or Corporate address on the World Wide Web (i.e. www.phprint.co.nz, www.ourclubsite.org.nz)
- DNS - Domain Name System
- Identifies the category and country a Domain Name is registered with:
- .ac.nz - a New Zealand University
- .co.nz - a New Zealand based Company
- .govt.nz - a New Zealand Government Department
- .org.nz - a New Zealand based Organisation
- .school.nz - a New Zealand School
- HTML - Hypertext Markup Language.
- The document formatting language used to create pages for the World Wide Web.
- Internet
- International Network of computers commonly known as the World Wide Web or www.
- Intranet
- A private network with access restricted to one organisation, but which uses the same standards and protocols as the global public Internet.
- ISP - Internet Service Provider
- An ISP provides access to the Internet by running servers which are constantly connected to the World Wide Web. Your computer will access these servers and from there have access to thousands of other servers all over the world.
- Search Engine
- A programme that provides a way to search for specific information.
- URL - Uniform Resource Locator
- An addressing system that locates documents on the Internet (i.e. http://www.webagent.co.nz).
- Web Directory
- A programme that lists categorised web sites as a searchable directory.
- Web Page
- An HTML document made available through the World Wide Web along with any associated graphics or multimedia files
- Web Site
- A group of web pages linked together to provide information and/or services to anyone with access to the World Wide Web (Internet)
Introducing a web site to represent your company or organisation on the Internet is likely to be the most diverse marketing and service tool you have utilised since television advertising and mail order catalogues. You will want to be sure that you are capturing your target audience and that audience is easily able to make the best possible use of the available services.
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