In order for friends, neighbors, countrymen, clients, and customers to find your site online you will need two things in addition to the site itself:

   • A Hosting Company-a place to put the computer files that tell a web      browser (like Internet Explorer) how to display your site.

   • A Domain Name (www.yoursite.com)-an address that points to those files      so a web browser can find them to display them.

There are lots of sites online where you choose and register a domain name, or we can take care of that detail for you. The registration needs to be renewed every year, or can be registered for several years.

Once you purchase a domain name, your website needs a place to live in cyberspace. This is done by renting room on a computer which can deliver your web content quickly and robustly into the internet pipeline. Hosting companies build and maintain huge hardware infrastructures to make this possible. Hosting is usually a monthly expense, but can be much cheaper (and less of a hassle) if paid up front for a year.

Finding an affordable hosting company, offering speed and reliability, can be a daunting task, especially if you don’t know much about computers or are not familiar with the intricacies of the internet. As a courtesy to our clients, we can host your site, with the guarantee of our service and support.

Once your site is up and running, if you want to update the content or make changes to the site, you will need to "maintain" it; this requires software on your computer and a bit of knowledge to accomplish. Most people find it easier and more cost efficient to retain our services as a Web Master to handle those tasks for you.

"You can't always tell by the looks of a toad how far he can jump."

---Vermont Proverb