Only you can decide that for yourself of course. However, many financial experts now agree that a web presence should be included in any serious business plan even if only as a simple "brochure" where potential clients, sponsors or other interested parties, will be able to find the basic details of your activity. Many more people are using internet these days as a point of reference, substituting the yellow pages and the telephone directory when they need to find information.

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There is absolutely no guarantee that you will find exactly the domain name you want for registration. You only have to consider just how many millions of web pages there are on the net now to appreciate that finding exactly what you desire is a pretty tall order. An exception might be if you should decide to use your actual name for the web site address, but failing that, we advise you to choose several alternative names in the hope that at least one of them is still available for registration. For instance www.mywebsite.com might be available in several permutations such as www.my-website.com or www.my-web-site.com. And to make things as easy as possible for your potential users and the search engines to find, try to choose something which makes sense and is memorable - and clearly connects with your business where appropriate.

The usual procedure for checking on your preferred domain name, and then blocking it and registering it in your or your company's name, is quite a straightforward one which may vary slightly from one registrar or hosting service to another, and depend on which extension (eg. .com , .it, .net etc) you wish to have. Through our normal registration channels, providing the domain name is available and that you have all the necessary documentation at the time of registration, you will normally have the name registered from within 48 hours to a maximum of ten days.

When you decide to purchase one of our web site packages from us, the cost of your domain registry and hosting for the first year can be included. We are able to make the necessary arrangements to set up the domain name of your choice, registered in your name. At the end of one year from the date of registration, you will receive an e-mail reminder from your provider to renew the service directly with them. You can normally choose to pay your renewal by bank or post office transfer, or by credit card.

You will normally need to supply the following information:
Name
Surname
Date of Birth
Place of birth
Tax number
Address and country of permanent residence
Telephone number
Email

(Details may vary slightly according to your server)

The dot-com hosting we normally use and the annual registration fee for the domain cost approximately €35 to €50 per annum according to the basic package and optional extras such as antivirus and antispam, number of e-mail addresses and amount of web space that you choose to purchase. Please note that this amount does not cover any web site build or maintenance by ourselves but is only the annual fee for the registration and hosting. The exact sum due will be calculated at the time you book your site with us if you have not already made your own arrangements for this.

It is precisely with this end in mind that we occasionally set up a content management system (cms) web site for our clients. This type of web site is particularly easy to manage for someone who has no experience of coding of any kind, and incorporates a "user friendly" editing interface which is very similar to the better known "wysiwyg" text editor applications that most computer users are familiar with.

When you purchase a web package from us which includes a web build, it will be possible to incorporate your design preferences into the final product by purchasing the personalization package addon. This can be achieved by making changes to an existing template, or by using your own digital content (eg.your logo) to create a customized template to your own colour styling specifications.

Absolutely. We have created a number of very inexpensive HTML web templates which you can purchase through our site. They are all in clean standards' compliant code and each template package includes all that you will need to prepare the graphic and coded framework for your pages. You can then add your own image and text content using a text editor such as CoffeeCup HTML Editor.

• Choose and pay for your template
• Send us your email address and details using the Contact Form
• We receive your payment confirmation from Paypal
• We receive your name and email address from you
• We send you a username and automatically generated password
• You go to www.i-want-a-web-site.com
• Use the username and password you have been sent to login to the site
• Go to the download dock which is accessible from the horizontal menu
• Download your template zip file
• You will be able to access the download area for 72 hours from the time our communication is sent to you

aka [A.K.A., AKA, a.k.a., aka, or a/k/a]
"Also known as", used to describe author pseudonyms, aliases, nicknames, working names, legalized names, pen names, maiden names, etc.; in this context, traditional proper professional punctuation dictates that it is to be abbreviated in the form "a/k/a".
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content management system
A content management system (CMS) is a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based. The procedures are designed to:

• Allow for a large number of people to contribute to and share stored data
• Control access to data, based on user roles. User roles define what information each user can view or edit
• Aid in easy storage and retrieval of data
• Reduce repetitive duplicate input
• Improve the ease of report writing
• Improve communication between users

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css
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used to describe the presentation semantics (that is, the look and formatting) of a document written in a markup language. Its most common application is to style web pages written in HTML and XHTML...
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Database
A database is a collection of data for one or more multiple uses. One way of classifying databases involves the type of content, for example: bibliographic, full-text, numeric, image. Other classification methods start from examining database models or database architectures: see below. Software organizes the data in a database according to a database model.
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Domain Name System aka DNS
Short for Domain Name System (or Service or Server), an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. Because domain names are alphabetic, they're easier to remember. The Internet however, is really based on IP addresses. Every time you use a domain name, therefore, a DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address. For example, the domain name www.example.com might translate to 198.105.232.4..
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Dot-com
A dot-com company, a company which does most of its business on the Internet, the ".com" (short for commercial) being the generic top-level domain used on the Internet's Domain Name System.
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Download
In computer networks, to download means to receive data to a local system from a remote system, or to initiate such a data transfer.
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Edit
Editing, the process of correcting or revising text, images, or sound.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions, or FAQs are listed questions and answers, all supposed to be frequently asked in some context, and pertaining to a particular topic. Since the acronym FAQ originated in textual media, its pronunciation varies; "fack," "fax," "facts," and "F.A.Q." are commonly heard. Depending on usage, the term may refer specifically to a single frequently asked question, or to an assembled list of many questions and their answers.
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Feedback
describes the situation when output from (or information about the result of) an event or phenomenon in the past will influence an ocurrence or ocurrences of the same (i.e. same defined) event / phenomenon (or the continuation / development of the original phenomenon) in the present or future. When an event is part of a chain of cause-and-effect that forms a circuit or loop, then the event is said to "feed back" into itself.
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Form
A webform on a web page allows a user to enter data that is sent to a server for processing. Webforms resemble paper forms because internet users fill out the forms using checkboxes, radio buttons, or text fields. For example, webforms can be used to enter shipping or credit card data to order a product or can be used to retrieve data (e.g., searching on a search engine).
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Hex values
HTML colors are defined using a hexadecimal (hex) notation for the combination of Red, Green, and Blue color values (RGB).
The lowest value that can be given to one of the light sources is 0 (hex 00). The highest value is 255 (hex FF).
Hex values are written as 3 double digit numbers, starting with a # sign.
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Link aka Hyperlink
In computing, a hyperlink (or link) is a reference to a document that the reader can directly follow, or that is followed automatically. The reference points to a whole document or to a specific element within a document.
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Log in
In computer security, a login or logon (also called logging in or on and signing in or on) is the process by which individual access to a computer system is controlled by identification of the user using credentials provided by the user.
Log out
A user can log in to a system to obtain access and can then log out or log off (perform a logout / logoff) when the access is no longer needed. To log out is to close off one's access to a computer system after having previously logged in.
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Open source
Open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials—typically, their source code. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology. Before the term open source became widely adopted, developers and producers used a variety of phrases to describe the concept; open source gained hold with the rise of the Internet, and the attendant need for massive retooling of the computing source code. Opening the source code enabled a self-enhancing diversity of production models, communication paths, and interactive communities.
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PayPal
PayPal is a website that allows money to be transferred between various email addresses. Someone who is sent money with this system can send it to other people, or withdraw it into a bank account
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Screenshot
A screenshot, screen capture, or screen dump is an image taken by the computer to record the visible items displayed on the monitor or another visual output device.
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Software (applications)
Application software, also known as applications or apps, is computer software designed to help the user to perform singular or multiple related specific tasks. Examples include Enterprise software, Accounting software, Office suites, Graphics software and media players...
...Depending on the work for which it was designed, an application can manipulate text, numbers, graphics, or a combination of these elements...
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Suggested software to edit your template

Templates
A pre-developed page layout in electronic or paper media used to make new pages with a similar design, pattern, or style. Web templates can be used by any individual or organization to set up their website. Once a template is purchased or downloaded, the user will replace all generic information included in the web template with their own personal, organizational or product information. Templates can be used for example, to:

• Display personal information or daily activities as in a blog.
• Sell products on-line.
• Display information about a company or organization.
• Display family history.
• Display a gallery of photos.
• Place music files such as mp3 on line for play through a web browser.
• Place videos on-line for public viewing.
• To setup a private login area on-line.

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Upload
Uploading, can refer to the sending of data from a local system to a remote system such as a server or another client with the intent that the remote system should store a copy of the data being transferred, or the initiation of such a process.
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W3C
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web (abbreviated WWW or W3).
Founded and headed by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the consortium is made up of member organizations which maintain full-time staff for the purpose of working together in the development of standards for the World Wide Web.
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WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG, is an acronym for What You See Is What You Get. The term is used in computing to describe a system in which content displayed during editing appears very similar to the final output, which might be a printed document, web page, slide presentation or even the lighting for a theatrical event.
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