What is website hosting?
All websites have to be hosted in order to make it available on the internet and this can either be achieved using an in-house service or via an external internet service provider or ISP, of which there are many offering various levels of service.
The hosting solution selected must be able to provide a fast, secure and reliable service. Key factors to consider include cost and the level of hosting solution provided.
How do I find out who my domain name (website name) is registered to? If you are unsure who your domain name is registered to, Giraffe Design can resolve this for you. The following domain types are registered with: Nominet (.co.uk) ICANN (.com) Verisign (.com/.net) P.I.R. (.org) These organisations are similar to the DVLA, in as much as they keep records of all domain/ owner details.
Is my hosting good enough? Web hosting usually falls into 2 categories offered by ISPs: 1. Shared Server This represents a cost effective approach, for the majority of portal/informative websites. 2. Dedicated Server Your website is the only one that is hosted on a dedicated server. This option is better suited to large websites with high user traffic, or those requiring special software or particularly high levels of security. While this approach offers the most powerful and secure solution, it is more expensive.
How do I sell online? There are many options available to sell products or services online. These range from integrating your website with the Paypal and Protox websites where you have to sign up for a account and pay a small fee for using the service. There are also bespoke eCommerce shopping kart systems such as osCommerce and Zencart. Or you can have a custom built shopping cart.
How do I set up my email account? When you purchase a domain name and web hosting you then can create multiple email accounts with that domain name. ISPs offer different levels of mail accounts and Giraffe Design can provide technical help guides in how to set up your email account.
How do I improve my Search Ranking in Google? By using our hard-earned knowledge and experience, Giraffe Design ensures that when we build sites for our clients they are as “search engine friendly” as possible. There are many factors that will improve your search ranking, ranging from having, relevant page titles, good use of keywords and descriptions, don't build your website with tables, use links and create a web blog. If you are a business looking for results in a local geographical region your search position will be higher than if you try competing with businesses on a national level. If you do want to get a good position competing nationally throughout the UK then we can suggest specialised optimisation partners to do this for you.
What is a website Blog? A weblog is, literally, a "log" of the web - a diary-style site, in which the author (a "blogger") links to other web pages he or she finds interesting using entries posted in reverse chronological order.
E-mail: assistance@giraffedesign.co.uk
How do I find out who my domain name (website name) is registered to? If you are unsure who your domain name is registered to, Giraffe Design can resolve this for you. The following domain types are registered with: Nominet (.co.uk) ICANN (.com) Verisign (.com/.net) P.I.R. (.org) These organisations are similar to the DVLA, in as much as they keep records of all domain/ owner details.
Is my hosting good enough? Web hosting usually falls into 2 categories offered by ISPs: 1. Shared Server This represents a cost effective approach, for the majority of portal/informative websites. 2. Dedicated Server Your website is the only one that is hosted on a dedicated server. This option is better suited to large websites with high user traffic, or those requiring special software or particularly high levels of security. While this approach offers the most powerful and secure solution, it is more expensive.
How do I sell online? There are many options available to sell products or services online. These range from integrating your website with the Paypal and Protox websites where you have to sign up for a account and pay a small fee for using the service. There are also bespoke eCommerce shopping kart systems such as osCommerce and Zencart. Or you can have a custom built shopping cart.
How do I set up my email account? When you purchase a domain name and web hosting you then can create multiple email accounts with that domain name. ISPs offer different levels of mail accounts and Giraffe Design can provide technical help guides in how to set up your email account.
How do I improve my Search Ranking in Google? By using our hard-earned knowledge and experience, Giraffe Design ensures that when we build sites for our clients they are as “search engine friendly” as possible. There are many factors that will improve your search ranking, ranging from having, relevant page titles, good use of keywords and descriptions, don't build your website with tables, use links and create a web blog. If you are a business looking for results in a local geographical region your search position will be higher than if you try competing with businesses on a national level. If you do want to get a good position competing nationally throughout the UK then we can suggest specialised optimisation partners to do this for you.
What is a website Blog? A weblog is, literally, a "log" of the web - a diary-style site, in which the author (a "blogger") links to other web pages he or she finds interesting using entries posted in reverse chronological order.
E-mail: assistance@giraffedesign.co.uk
