Websites by Alan specializes in creating custom, professional websites designed to elevate your business. Whether you are looking to boost your online presence, attract more customers, or streamline your operations, our team combines cutting-edge design with powerful functionality to deliver results.
Websites by Alan specializes in creating custom, professional websites designed to elevate your business. Whether you are looking to boost your online presence, attract more customers, or streamline your operations, our team combines cutting-edge design with powerful functionality to deliver results.
You need only three things to get a website on the Internet. A domain name, a hosting account and web files makeup a website. Please click on the three links above to learn about each of these subjects.
Domain Name
Imagine the Internet as a massive library. Each website is like a different book, and the domain name is like the book’s title.
When you want to find a specific book in the library, you look for its title. Similarly, when you want to visit a website, you use its domain name. For example, “google.com” is the title of Google’s website and it is also the domain name.
In technical terms, a domain name is a human-readable address that points to the numerical IP address of the website’s server. It’s like a shortcut that makes it easier for us to find and remember websites without having to memorize long strings of numbers.
You need to find the domain name you want for your website at a place like HostGator. HostGator is the company that I use for all of my Internet businesses. Click here to search for your domain name. Just type the domain that your would like to buy and the site will let your know if it is available. If it isn’t available the site will try to offer other suggestions to you.
A hosting account is where you place your files for the website. This account can also be purchased at HostGator. This page will show some hosting comparisons. Usually you will pay yearly for your hosting account (I recommend the Baby Plan at HostGator). This will require your credit card to be entered into your hosting account.
There are three parts to Web Files. Wireframing, development and installation.
Wireframing is the process of creating the entire website in one digital file. This file lives on my PC and is only for reference for the prospective owner (you) and me (the developer). Click here to see an example. You will receive a copy of the wireframing in a PDF file when it is finished. There are a few purposes for wireframing. One purpose is to make sure that everyone knows exactly what is on the website. The other purpose is so that I can see how much work it is going to take to create the website. After the wireframing is done you will receive the price tag of your website.
There is usually a fee charged up front in order to complete the wireframing. The cost of the fee will be subtracted from the full price of the website at the end of the project.
In this step, I will use the wireframing diagram that we produced and make the actual web files that will comprise your new website. Fifty percent of the project amount will be due before we start the development of your web site. I will build it first on my site before we install it to your hosting account. At the end of the development phase the second half of the amount for the project is due.
This involves moving (FTPing) the files from my PC to your hosting account. Once that is done the project is over. You get thirty days free support.
I’ve created a Website Pricing PDF to explain everything to you. We also have a Website Starter Package that you might be interested in.
