QUESTION: Is a website is cost efficient?
ANSWER: In our area to place a standard ad in the local newspaper for: "2bd 1bth apt 000-000-0000", will run a person about $63.00 a week (All 7 Days), your spending $3,276.00 a year, that only local people will read about. What about all the people moving to your area from out of state or from a different city in the state? With a website the whole world can see your ad, you can spend anywhere from $380.00 to $2400.00 to have a website developed, your Hosting service would cost you $120.00 a YEAR and your Domain Name $12.50 a YEAR, even if you use the highest price you have saved yourself $743.50 the FIRST YEAR, and the 2nd year that you have your website it will only cost you for Hosting and your Domain Name, a total of $132.50 for the whole year, giving you a savings the 2nd year of $2400.00. That's quite a savings.
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QUESTION: What I need to start a website?
ANSWER: Direction/Idea for the website, a Domain Name, A Hosting Company, Someone to build the website, which could be you or a WebMaster, Someone to maintain the website.
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QUESTION: What is a Hosting Company?
ANSWER: A hosting company is a computer setup as a server to store information on for the world to view, read, inter-act with.
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QUESTION: What is a Domain Name?
ANSWER: A Domain Name is the same as your Company name, a name in which people can identify you with and for what you provide, sell, or service.
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QUESTION: Do I need a Domain Name? Why?
ANSWER: Yes you have to have a domain name to have a website on the internet visable for people to browse the pages. Your domain name will single you out from all the other people/businesses on the internet that have the same service or do the same work and/or carry the same products.