More about what it takes to be online

You might want to consider some of these questions when starting your online business.

• Does the site retain customers' attention?
• Do you have ideas on how to promote your site to people whom you don't know?
• Is the site organized or too complex for first time users?
• Does it show professionalism and quality?
• Is the site easy to update and edit, especially when you think you're done?
• Do you have a system that allows you to check on a detailed status of how you are doing, besides those simple built-in counters?
• Do you plan on making money from your site, or at least have the site pay for itself?

Another option to look into is what types of programming languages you want to use for your dynamic content.

If you are going to have a shopping cart or other informational listing, will your data be secure and easy to modify on demand, without having to buy any expensive software?

Is your site able to handle 1,000 - 1,000,000 hits or more, at the same time, or at least in the same day?

Do you check your site every few minutes to make sure it's still working? Servers can hang-up or even fail! And what happens if something does go wrong?
Did you know most servers get random Brute Force attempts by hackers just about every day. Although we can't share what we've done to prevent these types of attempted break-ins, we can say that we have a dependable team and reliable resources.

We've encountered many other issues as we were starting. We've invested our time toward preventative methods, after learning our way out of a jam. We're experts in providing solutions for our clients. So, we are ready for your challenge...

contact us and find out more. We'd be happy to help.

In more technical detail, you have to consider what type of server you need from Shared, Virtual or Dedicated. Then think about what type of operating system to use, and on what platform Unix or Windows. Next, (unless you desire to dish out some major bucks in owning your own secure hosting facility,) evaluate the many existing and reliable hosting companies and make sure they are what you are looking for.