The very first website was nxoc01.cern.ch, and the very first web page was http://nxoc01.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html. That site shut down a long time ago.

Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, an English computer scientist and MIT professor credited with inventing the World Wide Web. On 25 December 1990 he implemented the first successful communication between an HTTP client and server via the Internet with the help of Robert Cailliau and a young student staff at CERN.

According to Tim Berners-Lee, he had a big idea in mind when he and Robert Cailliau invented the Web: a "common information space in which we communicate by sharing information."

A website provides information and represents your organization with professionalism and credibility. Targeted audiences can explore your business, services, and products in the privacy of their homes or business offices.

It's true that the Internet is a growing medium which allows you to advertise globally to millions of potential customers. Your customers can contact you, and even place orders, directly from your website at the touch of a button. But if you expect to build a website and have your sales and leads DOUBLE.... you'll be a disappointed puppy. The number of actual "sales transactions" on the Internet is growing as more and more people get Internet access. But your website shouldn't be your only means of advertising your service/product. An attractive, well-marketed website can enhance and add to your business. These days it's almost a requirement, when you hand out your business cards, to have your website URL and email address included. It's part of the professional package. And besides, having a website communicates to the world that you're hip, you're techno-savvy, you're up on the latest stuff. Why, you're almost a geek! And now-a-days, that's a good thing.

Phase I: Planning

Things To Do:

• Write notes while you brainstorm, including questions you may have
• Make an outline of your needs, followed by writing all the details
• Organize folders in which you add and keep information and materials for your Web site:
  • a physical folder with photos, brochures, company logo, written materials
  • a directory folder on your computer with text for your Web site, digitized photos, images, logos, and other pertinent information
• Look at as many Web sites as you can that are related to yours in some way. This will not only help you see what your competition has going and an overall perspective of Web sites in general, it will also help you brainstorm for your own site. Make note of the following:
  • Web sites that you like and why
  • Web sites that you don't like and why not
  • Any Web sites that have elements that you like, such as colors, navigation, overall layout, the type of content and how it's presented

Things to Consider:

• Purpose of Web site
• Target audience
• Web site content:
  • Text, and who will write or provide the text if not already available. Some very basic contents might be:
    • who you are
    • what you do
    • how to contact you
    • list of services or products
  • Photographs or other images (to enhance or illustrate the text)
  • Logo
  • Updating of text and other content to keep site fresh and content current
  • If you haven't already done so, write or gather your content and other materials as needed for your Web site. Your Web site design is based on its content, not vice versa.
• Ways to bring in new visitors, repeat visitors
• Budget
• Other costs:
  • Internet Service Provider
  • Domain name and registration
  • Database information to make available online (know existing database format, online password access only or available to public)
  • If you wish to sell products or services online:
    • Secure server for processing transactions
    • Merchant account through your bank (or alternatives)
    • Online purchases by credit card, alternative purchases by fax, postal mail
    • Shopping cart software, if needed (usually recommended for over 10-20 products or so)
    • Set up a system that integrates easily with new or existing accounting software
  • Search engine registration, optimization. (Your Web site with Global Buzz™ is designed to be search engine friendly, but content optimization is critical, and it's also important to register your site and follow up with search engines and directories.)

Phase II: Building

• Contract Agreement and deposit: blueprint plans after we've received your deposit, signed contract agreement and required materials (content, logo, photos, other items as noted above), the design and development begins on the date agreed to in our contract.
• A private test site will be available for review at each step of the design creation and development process, with regular communications throughout (usually by email, but sometimes by phone).
• When the site is completed, we get your final OK, final payment, and we then upload your new site to your server (or send you the site by zip file or disc, if needed).

Phase III: Making Your Presence Known

• Web site registration with several major search engines
• Other means of bringing in visitors.
• Add Web site and email address to all correspondence, all advertising
• Consider sending announcements or commencing other advertising of your new, redesigned, or improved Web site

Phase IV: Web Site Maintenance and Updating

• Keep your Web site content fresh and alive
• Provide reasons for new visitors and for them to return to your site
• Add new information as appropriate and update existing information regularly
• Check search engine rankings and tweak pages and/or meta tags if needed
• Continue to promote your Web site regularly

A domain name, a series of textual characters that identifies a specific IP address, uniquely identifies a website on the Internet. Domain names locate businesses, organizations, or other entities on the Internet. Domain names are easy to remember, easy to type alternatives to obscure URL's that you receive with free website hosting services. Using a domain name allows you to receive more visitors, less bounced emails, and the chance to make a lasting impression on the Web.

A great benefit of using your domain name is that regardless of how many times you change your access provider, your Email and website address will always remain the same.

Every website needs a home on the Internet - a place for your domain name, web page files, and graphics to reside. Essentially, you rent web space through a hosting company. Most hosting companies offer monthly, quarterly, and yearly packages. But don't worry; we'll do all of this!

Our team individually engages each client - one customer at a time - to tailor the right services around the customer's website needs. Generally, each project takes 2-4 weeks and is individually assessed with an estimated date of completion provided when the customer signs a simple agreement with deposit. The following variables also impact the length of time it takes to build the website:

We consider our work as art and under no circumstances will we sacrifice quality in order to generate more money.

Every website contains different graphics and a great deal of programming in order to effectively reach the intended high quality outcome. After our team carefully examines the extent of your website development, we are able to provide a pricing estimate. You will find our costs to be reasonable and average among most Internet development companies. However, you get what you pay for! Many of our customers are former clients of other web designers who provided these services at a cheaper cost, providing a less effective website.