Q. How much does it cost to build a website?
A. It depends on a number of factors, for instance, the number of pages it has, what the content will be, whether you want a static (no user input) or dynamic site (user input such as filling in forms). I can give you an estimate of the cost of building your website after discussing your requirements.
Q. Can you maintain my website?
A. Yes. Please note that ‘maintenance’ means small changes such as minor text alterations to existing pages only. Please note: maintenance is not the same as a major site overhaul.
Q. Can I do my own maintenance / updating?
A. Not at the moment but I will be implementing a Content Management System (CMS) at a later date. This will enable you to update your website yourself if you wish.
Q. What is a Domain Name?
A. A Domain Name is a name you can use to define your unique presence on the internet - for example wonderweb.co.nz. In the same way that your street address enables anyone in the world to send a letter to your house, your Domain Name is a way by which people can find your website, if you have one, and your mailbox.
Q. What is a Sub-Domain?
A. A Sub-Domain allows you to create separate web addresses from just one domain, for example www.wonderweb.co.nz could become www.yoursite.wonderweb.co.nz.
Q. What type of Domain Name can I have?
A. For Domain Names ending in .nz, a top level domain ( TLD), the following second level domains (2LD) are available: .co, .net, .org, .ac, .gen, .geek, .maori, .school. New 2LDs are introduced from time to time. The following USA TLDs are usually available: .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info.
Q. How much is a Domain Name?
A. $45 per annum (plus administration costs if WonderWeb does the registration on your behalf). The fee must be paid promptly to ensure continued rights to the Domain Name. If the fee remains unpaid the Domain Name becomes available to anyone and you lose your registered rights to it.
Q. Can I host my web site with you?
A. I can offer limited hosting at this time, facilitated by the use of a Sub-Domain. This means your website will be a sub-site of a WonderWeb owned website. Your website will have a URI like this: http://www.yourwebsite.wonderwebownedsite.co.nz.
Q. How much does it cost to host my website?
A. $15 per month.
Q. Can I host my website with someone else?
A. Yes, you can host your website with a hosting service of your choice. You will need to register your Domain Name; WonderWeb can do this for you.
Q. What is the difference between a static page and a dynamic page?
A. A static page is a standard web page using only (X)HTML. Standard pages may use JavaScript. Static pages do not employ Flash, Frames, or dynamic technologies, and have standard URIs. A dynamic page is where information on a web page changes or is changed automatically, for example based on database content or user information.
Q. What is a 'URI' and a 'URL'?
A. A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a generic term for how objects (webpages, files) on the web are referred to. Examples of URI include internet protocol (IP) names and website addresses. A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is an example of a URI.
Q. What is Flash?
A. Adobe Flash is a multimedia authoring program by Adobe (formerly Macromedia Flash). Since its introduction in 1996, Flash technology has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages; several software products, systems, and devices are able to create or display Flash. Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements, various web-page components, to integrate video into web pages, and more recently, to develop rich Internet applications.
Q. What are Frames?
A. An HTML technique used to combine two or more separate HTML documents within a single web browser screen. A framed website often causes problems for Search Engines, and may not be indexed correctly. For this reason use of Frames is not recommended.
Q. What is a Search Engine?
A. Any service generally designed to allow users to search the web or a specialised database of information. Web Search Engines generally have paid listings and organic listings. Organic listings typically come from crawling the web, though often human-powered directory listings are also optionally offered.
Q. What is a Browser?
A. A Browser is a program (such as Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, or Opera) used to view web pages.
Q. What does HTTP stand for?
A. HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. It is the system by which HTML pages (web pages) are transferred between an http server and a browser.
Q. What does FTP stand for?
A. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It is the system by which files are transferred between a PC connected to the Internet and an http server.
Q. What does HTML stand for?
A. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is a programming language used to build web pages.
Q. What is a search engine?
A. Internet Search Engines (e.g., Google, AltaVista) help users find web pages on a given subject. The Search Engines maintain databases of web sites and use programs (often referred to as "spiders" or "robots") to collect information, which is then indexed by the Search Engine. Similar services are provided by "directories," which maintain ordered lists of websites, e.g., Yahoo!
Q. What does ISP stand for?
A. ISP stands for Internet Service Provider. An ISP provides access to the Internet via some connectivity service(s). Examples of New Zealand ISPs include Orcon, Ihug, and Xtra to name a few.
Q. What is the World Wide Web?
A. The World Wide Web ("WWW", "W3", or simply "Web") is an information space in which the items of interest, referred to as resources, are identified by global identifiers called Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI). The term is often mistakenly used as a synonym for the Internet, but the Web is actually a service that operates over the Internet.
Q. What is a .gif file?
A. A .gif file is an extension for an image file using the GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) format which is used for simple, non-photographic images.
Q. What is a .jpg or .jpeg file?
A. A .jpg or .jpeg file is an extension for an image file using the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format which is used for photographic images.
Q. What is a .png file?
A. A .png (Portable Network Graphics) file is a lossless bitmap image format that is popular on the World Wide Web and elsewhere. PNG was largely developed to deal with some of the shortcomings of the GIF format and allows storage of images with greater color depth and other important information.