There are 5 simple steps to getting your business successfully on the web:

1. Registering a domain name (the name of your site)
2. Creating your site
3. Hosting your site (storing your site on the Internet)
4. E-marketing your site (driving customers to your site)
5. Maintaining your site


1. Domain Registration

A domain name is the address your clients will type in to find your site. Obviously you cannot have a website without a domain name. It is a good idea to keep your domain name short or easy to spell and remember. You can either register full Australian domain names (www.yourcompany.com.au) or Top Level Domains (www.yourcompany.com). Both cost AUD $75 to register for two years, alternatively you can register a "yourbusiness.gumnut.com.au" domain name with us for only AUD $20 per year.

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2. Website creation

Getting your website created may not be as straightforward as you think. It involves deciding the look and feel you want to create for customers and ensuring that the right message gets across. It also involves deciding whether you would like your clients to buy your products online or just know you are around, whether you need to update the site yourself or get us to do it. Basically it involves working out how to best make the website make your business more profitable.

3. Website hosting

Hosting gets your site on the web. Hosting is a classic case of 'You get what you pay for". Some companies may offer cheap hosting but chances are that they will be off line (therefore your site cannot be viewed) more often than others. Since hosting is going to be an ongoing cost it is obviously very important that you get value for money. We can offer you the best value for money hosting packages.

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4. E-marketing

E-marketing is very important to the success of your website. Just like your business your website needs to be marketed and promoted. The most obvious and effective way of doing this on the web is to get your site a priority listing with the major search engines. E-marketing will dramatically increase the number of clients visiting and using your site.

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5. Maintenance & Upgrade

As the details of your business change it is important to keep your site up to date. This is another consideration in the development of your site. We can set up maintenance packages or you may simply decide to call us up when necessary and be charged an hourly rate. Alternatively we can develop your website and allow you to update your site from your web browser using a secure user name and password. This type of development comes under our database category. For more information on databases and e-commerce sites click here.