Website Design Process
Choose and Obtain your Domain NameIf you already have a domain name, we will need access to the account were the domain is registered so that we can direct the domain to point to the correct server. If you do not have a domain name yet, you will need to purchase one. We can do this for you or you…
Website design, whether by Rockford Webs or by any other firm, is driven by several primary issues: Budget Purpose Degree of Owner Involvement and Preparedness Availability of Content Budget While many feel that budget should be
Did You Know
Slow Web Hosts
A cheap hosting service keeps their prices low by severely overselling the server. If all of the sites on an oversold server are used at the same time, then the response time (time to load your page) is very, very slow. Google now punishes sites that respond too slowly and pushes their ranking lower.
Hackers
Hackers will try to compromise your site for one of 4 main reasons: Thrill of the conquest (young adolescents), To obtain Private Information (Credit Cards, Customer Data, Email Addresses), To extort (the Hacker will restore your site upon payment, To use your computer as a "zombie". Zombie computers churn out spam emails without the owners knowledge or consent.
SEO Scam
Companies that advertise guaranteed 1st page placement in Google are almost always a scam. They can provide 1st page placement only for obscure search terms that no one uses, such as "Gravity free dog collars that glow in the dark". SEO is indeed a serious vocation with a high level of Internet knowledge required for success - but reputable companies never make such claims. Buyer beware!
Mobile Site
Your Website can be configured to automatically detect when a mobile device (IPhone, Android, Smartphone, etc) is accessing and deliver content formatted just for that device?
All Browsers are not Equal!
Web browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, etc) are not all equal. Some pages do not display correctly on certain web browsers because the web browser does not properly interpret the HTML and CSS. Internet Explorer is the worst offender. Firefox does best.
