Below are the frequently asked questions about our website design and website hosting services.
The answer to this question is neither short nor easy. With a little research and thought, you can find hundreds of reasons. But there are a few general statements that may help you realize your needs. First a website can reach millions of people that might not otherwise be available. Second, customers can view products, services, or whatever you want to share from the comfort of their own home. No matter what type of business you are in, their are ways to grow and make money on the web for you.
When you recieve a visitor to your site, they will instantly percieve the quality of your services or products. The first impression a customer or potential customer gets depends on the appearance of your website. A visitor will be interested and explore your site if it is appealing and easy to navigate. You are marketing yourself and your business to the world over the Internet and it is important to show your best.
No, many people overlook the various products, services, or business processes they can include on a website. Any communication or interactions that happen within your business can be made easier and more effecient by the web. Your business will save money and time while appealing to a much greater audience, the world.
While most businesses view the Internet as an opportunity to expand their sales through traditional e-commerce, few people are aware of the opportunities of increasing efficiency and reducing expenses. Placing business processes, especially those done daily, on the internet is possible for all types of businesses.
The time frame is determined by the size of your web site, the complexity of your site design, and our current client design schedule. But usually between 5 -14 days
Yes, you can use any web host you like. Once your website has been completed you will have to provide us with your web hosting ftp login username and password so that we can upload your website for you.
Once your site has been submitted to the top Search Engines they may require several weeks, or even months to actually spider and list your web site in their directory. How fast your site is listed depends on each individual Search Engines database update schedule.
That would depend on the goals of your web site. If you run a business website you would include as much information about your products or services that your customers would need to purchase from you. We have a rough guide for download - here
If you have decided you want a web site or have any questions, simply fill out our web design questionnaire to start the process.
Web hosting is the act of renting space and bandwidth through a company so that you may publish your web site online.
A domain name is a word along with a TLD that uniquely identifies your website.
Diskspace is the size your website can be. Every single letter on your website has to be stored somewhere on your web host's server. Each letter is one byte, and a megabyte is roughly one million bytes. HTML pages are usually very small, but it is the extra images, scripts, and even databases that can take up large amounts of disk space.
Bandwidth/Transfer is the amount of data the server will allow your site to send in a month. Transfer is usually measured in gigabytes - billions of bytes. Once you go over your monthly limit, we may either shut your site down for the remainder of the month or charge you 'overage.' This overcharge is usually about N1,000 per extra gigabyte of transfer.
Flash is a client side feature - it runs on the user's computer, not on our web server. As long as the user's browser has the correct plugin installed, it will run on their computer.
We support several technologies including - PHP, MYSQL, HTML, XHTML etc.
No. Provided that the domain is registered in your name (as it should be), you can simply update your namservers (from where you manage your domain names) to that of Electronic Nigeria.
Uploading your site can be done in many ways. Your control panel or through FTP.
When your hosting account is created, you will be provided with an FTP account. Using software such as CoreFTP.
Uptime is literally what it means - it is the amount of time your site is online throughout the entire month.
Electronic Nigeria offers 99.9% uptime guarantees.
There are some things to remember.
First of all, just because you use Windows at home does not mean you should use Windows hosting. The two are completely different, and having a Windows system at home will not affect your ability to communicate with a UNIX server.
Secondly, Linux is much more common with web hosts due to its superior stability and because it is free. Since it is free, Linux hosting is usually cheaper than Windows. Just because it's free does not mean it's not as good - Linux is an excellent product too.
A host has to make a profit to continue operating. Some hosts do not properly understand the market, and may be pricing themselves too cheap, hence they will disappoint you when it matters the most.
Stick with ElectronicNigeria.com for adequate hosting space, huge allowable bandwidth and a support that is truly 24hrs, straight from the datacenter in the United States to you.