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This article is meant to all
who already have a website or who propose to buy it.
Website – the term comprises three things : Domain,
Hosting (Web space) & Web Design
There are numerous company
offering these services. I am here to discuss few points
with regards to top and essential things you need to have
a thorough check when you get a WEBSITE thru one of these
companies.
Now to the article,
Every day, I get few phone
calls of this sort :
- Sir, My domain expires
in next few days, but the company which registered it
is out of business, Please RENEW it”
- Sir, I want to transfer
the domain to your server but I don’t have the
domain control panel”
- Dear Support Team, The
domain is registered thru ‘X’ and his name is
listed as REGISTRANT and Admin Contact, help me”
- I have a website since
1998 but I am not getting any enquiries thru it. So
what’s the point in having it renewed ? “
- My website is down most
of the time, can you do anything on it? “
If you look at the above,
you could observe the common problem. Thus, a checklist is
required for any WEBSITE. Lets see one by one :
Domain NAME Registration :
CHECKLIST
Once your domain is
registered, check these things :
- Is the DOMAIN NAME
Registered with an ICANN Accredited Registrar ? (Visit
: www.icann.org)
- Does the REGISTRANT NAME
and ADMINSTRATIVE CONTACT show your name/email ?
- Did the Domain
Registration Service Provider give you the Domain
CONTROL PANEL with username / password to
manage/modify name servers & contact details in
real-time ?
- Do you have the OPTION
to get REMINDERS at the time of RENEWAL, well in
advance ?
Web Hosting (Web space) :
CHECKLIST
- Support, Support,
Support – is the KEY issue when it comes to Hosting.
Check the response time of the Service Provider before
making an option.
- How skilled the
technical persons are ? Just put in few queries and
see how they respond ?
- Get a quick look at the
Service Provider Website and make sure its
professional looking with user friendly navigation and
layout.
- Check if they have
listed TESTIMONIALS, list of sites hosted with them,
discount options for bulk purchase, payment modes.
Also make sure there are NO Hidden charges. The key
part to look is : the BANDWIDTH offered for each
hosting plan.
- Multiple Domains in
single hosting space. This is an added advantage and
saves your money. You can ask for this option if not
provided.
- Make a deep study on the
Hosting Plan you choose. Check all the essential
features are provided. To name a few, POP3 mails, SMTP
support, FTP Account, Control Panel, Web mail, Spam
Controller, Antivirus, Web Statistics.
Website Design : CHECKLIST
- Does the website
designer provide you with free minor updates or for a
nominal fee on a yearly contract basis ?
- Is the website
professional looking and appeals to the global
audience ?
- It has been 3 months
since your launch and there is NO fruitful enquiries
and you are UPSET. Wait…..go to : www.google.com
and put your website name and click search. Does it
show up anywhere in the results ?
- Does the website
designer provided you with monitoring service ?
- Does the website take
lot of time to load. Make sure it loads faster even on
slow connections. Too much of Flashy animations,
bigger size jpegs are NOT an option for your site.
CONTENT is the King. Make sure your website
‘delivers’.
The above is just a tip of
the iceberg. I have compiled the most essential facts of a
WEBSITE Registration, Hosting and Web Design.
Do write to me with your
comments and views. My email : siva@aalphanet.com
Teeyes Siva
Sales Head – Aalphanet.com
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About
The Author
Teeyes Siva
heads the Sales Operations @ aalpha NET (www.aalphanet.com)
, India’s leading domain name
registration, web hosting service
provider. He can be reached @ siva@aalphanet.com
or 00 91 452 3105858. |
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