FAQ's
What is the difference between an Internet Presence and a website?
The difference between an Internet Presence and a website is vast. A website is simply where your visitors will go if they find you on the Internet. However, an Internet Presence encompasses more than just your website.
Being "on the Internet" is very important in today's modern business environment. Although having a website "puts your business on the Internet", this isn't usually enough to help your company to utilize the Internet to bring you more customers.
Our Complete Internet Presence package includes:
- A custom Website
- Internet branding matching your Company materials
- Website Content Management System
- Search Engine Optimization
- Company Email Addresses
- Easy to read Website Statistics
- In "Store" Coupons and Event Calendar Marketing (Rockford, Illinois area)
Our Smart Business Solutions start as low as $730 a year for the included functionality in our Marketing Package.
Depending on the desired functionality your website has and the package you choose your fee may differ.
For the first year, we ask for a 50% deposit of $365 upon website approval. The remaining balance of $365 is due prior to launch of the website. Each year after the first you will be invoiced 30 days prior to the date your website was launched for $730.
Please click here for a list of the features included in each Smart Business Solution Package.
You can be involved as much or as little as you like. We understand that your time is valuable and would be glad to take your vision and create your Internet Presence for you.
In an effort to make the development of your Internet Presence as painless for you as possible, we have streamlined the process.
We only need a few things to get started:
- Your Logo (we can create one for you if you don't already have one)
- Preferred Color Scheme
- Determination if you will be selling your products online
- List of services and or types of products that you offer
The rest of the information like the history of your company, detailed descriptions of the products and services can be added during the process.
Of course! With our E-Commerce Smart Business Solution Package and the Internet presence we can create for you, we can provide you with an effective way to market and sell your products online.
Our E-commerce Internet Presence gives you all of the listed capabilities plus:
- Custom Shopping Cart
- Database of Unlimited Products (your site can grow with you)
- Product Maintenance (including Categories and Options)
- Dynamic UPS Shipping Calculator
- PayPal Checkout Integration
Please click here for more information on our E-Commerce Smart Business Solution.
No, PayPal does not require customers to have a PayPal account to complete their transaction. They may choose to pay via any payment method you have approved.
A domain name is the "address" of your website. Just as you have a physical street address, you need a defined location on the internet (YourCompany.com) to direct your customers to so that they can find you!
Domain names are commonly referred to as a website address, website name, website link or URL. We recommend purchasing .com or .net domain names. If possible, we also recommend avoiding domain names with numbers or hyphens (-) as they can be confusing for your visitors and make it more difficult for them to find you through your domain name.
First, let's discuss the "why"
It is estimated that over 70% of the visitors that come to your website have came from a search engine. According to comScore 2010, 94.6% of search engine traffic only comes from THREE search engines (Google, Yahoo and Bing).
Now, we will discuss the "what"
Search Engine Optimization is a very important part of having an Internet Presence. Search Engine Optimization is the process of intelligent keyword research, unique optimized content creation and inbound link creation.
A Content Management System gives you the ability to EASILY maintain the content throughout your website. Our CMS gives you the ability to make content changes WITHOUT the need for additional software or programming knowledge. If you can use a text editor like Word, then you can update the content in your website anytime you want!
