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Website Maintenance

What Does a Website Need on a Monthly or Yearly Basis?   When a website is developed it starts out with purchasing the domain and the hosting. People may not realize that there is a fee every year that must be paid to keep the domain. If you are not on top of it and it does not get renewed, there is a high probability that someone else will swoop in and take the domain. This is significant as then they can essentially “steal” your customers. Hosting is another thing that has to be paid yearly and it is the server on which your website is hosted.   The other thing that a website needs on a regular basis is updates. These updates include: company content, pictures, plugins, software, products and blogs are all things that should be kept up-to-date. It is important to be on top of these things to be sure that your website is always looking fresh and customer ready. Think of it like keeping your place of work clean and tidy. You would not want people walking into your business and it

What Those Weird Words Are When Building A New Website

When you are in the process of having your new website being developed, your web designer will show you the build to be sure that it is how you want it. However, you will notice strange words on your site. This is called Lorum Ipsum. Simply put, it is used as a place holder so that you can see visually where your content will be. This way your web designer is able to make changes more quickly to the website while waiting for the content to be written.   Should I be concerned that my business content isn’t there at first?   You may feel a bit apprehensive or confused as to why your business’s content isn’t there right away as the website is being built. There is nothing to worry about, however. It takes time to develop content and your web designer wants to be sure all the content is approved before putting it on the site. All the content will be on the website before it is finished and put live.   Will I have to write all the content?   There is so much that you already have to