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How
long will it take you to build my
website? |
| This
will obviously vary depending upon
our commitments when you order but
most of our sites are live within
two weeks of order and most
e-commerce sites go live within 2-4
weeks. We'll advise an accurate
estimated delivery date when you
order your site. |
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Who owns the copyright to the website
when it has been completed and paid
for? |
| You do.
You can move it to another host if
you want or even employ somebody
else to further develop the site. |
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How
do I pay for my web site |
| When
you've decided to progress we'll ask
for a 50% deposit which you can pay
via any major credit card or PayPal.
The first step is to choose the
package you want from the left
sidebar and fill in the short form
at the bottom of the relevant page. |
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How
do I send you the copy (text) and
images for my site? |
| You can
email images and text to
info@thesmartmethod.co.uk quoting
the domain name in the subject.
If the images are too big to Email
you can upload them on a special web
page (we'll provide the url on
request). You can also fax
copy to +44 (0)845 4583281. |
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I
want some great professional photos
for my pages - where can I get them |
| We
recommend
http://www.bigstockphoto.com.
There's over a million great photos
there you can search. Make
a note of the PhotoID's you like and
we'll download them and incorporate
them into your site. Each plan
includes a number of free
photos but it doesn't cost much for
you to buy more if needed (they are generally
under £1.50 each)! |
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How
long will it be before my site
appears on Google and the other
search engines? |
| Normally
it takes an average of 3 weeks, and
no longer than 6 weeks, for the
major search engines to find and
index your site. We build your
site to be search engine friendly
and tell the engines where your site
is by linking it to one of our own
frequently spidered sites. You
need to be aware that the search
engines do not have any
responsibility to index your site as
this service is free. If you
want visitors from day one you can
achieve this by purchasing key words from
the search engine companies. |
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How
long does it take to register a
domain? |
| Most
domains can be registered within 24
hours. |
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How
can I make sure that my site is
listed first on the search engines? |
While we
do everything possible to optimise
your ranking on the free search
engine results the only
way you can positively ensure this
is by paying the search engine
companies some money by purchasing
key words.
Search engines use a very complex
system to rank your pages. It
is based upon a combination of the
web site name, how long your web
site has been on the web, how the
web site has been designed (our
sites are all search engine
friendly), the actual words that
appear on your pages, how often the
content changes and how many other
sites link to your site.
We stay up to date with all of the
latest intelligence about how search
engines rank pages and will design
your pages for the best possible
chance of success. Search engine
optimisation is a fast moving target
and it is never possible to
absolutely guarantee a position on a
search engine listing without
payment to the engine owner. |
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