Frequently Asked Questions

What do you need from me to start work on my web site?
First of all we need the number of pages you require and their names, such as, home, contact, services, prices, examples, etc. We then need to know if you have a logo and if there is any type of layout or colour scheme you would prefer. Finally, the content for each page, text, and any images that you have. These can be sent via e-mail if you prefer. We can provide high quality stock images if required.

Can I see my site as it is being built?
Yes! You are given 24-7 access to check on the progress and discuss your needs.

How will people find my web site?
Your site must be built properly and must be registered in various search engines, directories and link lists, in order to have maximum exposure. We will design your site and carefully consider how to best maximize it's visibility to the search engines, crawlers, spiders and robots. We use special wording and keywords in the page title, page text and in special tags within the HTML code which aren't visible to humans reading the page. These, and other techniques, assist the automatic search routines of the crawlers, spiders and robots, such as those used by Alta Vista, to get your site listed properly.

What is Search Engine Optimisation?
Optimising your site for Top ranking "Search engine optimisation" is the process of ranking your site on the Top ranking lists. Its the process of preparing and indexing your web site with Search Engines and Directories with the goal of achieving the highest possible rankings for a given keyword or phrase so that your web site is accessible to search engines and focused for a given keyword or phrase that will help and increase your chance of getting listed in the top pages of the ranking lists and bring in Internet traffic. (Google and Yahoo etc.)

What is a Meta Tag?
META tags are a very important HTML component if you wish to achieve good search engine performance. META tags provide these search engines with the title, description, and keywords of each page on your site. To view them select View>Source.

Do I need Meta Tags?
Yes. tags help search engines with placement. Without these, your site would not rank nearly as well.

What are Web Spiders or Web Crawlers?
A spider is a program used by a search engines to index the World Wide Web content. Spiders captures specific information about a page, some capture the title and the first 1,000 characters of content, some capture the title and "description" meta tag, some look for only the keywords and some use the combination of all of these methods.

What are Search engine Keywords or phrases?
"Keyword" or "Key phrase" is the word or a phrase someone enters into a search box of a search engine to find whatever they are looking for. While optimising a web site for top rankings on search engines it is important that the site is optimised for the most important keywords and phrases