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Its truly been a pleasure working with Doomshell.
They are always available and answer any questions we have promptly.
They did an excellent job setting up our site and
I would highly recommend them to others looking for a design and development team.I am working with this team from arround
5 years and i believe they are among the top 3 companies providing the services in india
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~Anthony Rosa
Global Sports and Entertainment Agency
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FAQ
General FAQ
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Advance Design offer a full maintenance service for which clients pay a monthly fee through a credit card. The cost would be calculated on the proposed changes per month and adjusted accordingly after some time.
We can supply Content Management Tools so you can update specified parts of the website through a simple user-interface with no knowledge of programming needed. Updates show up on the website immediately or you can choose the date you want them to show up!
If your company employs qualified staff, Advance Design will hand over the website and just assist when future design and programming is needed.
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Hosting can include Webmail which is accessed through any web browser connected to the Internet. The hosting package chosen for your particular website will include a number of email accounts and additional addresses are charged for separately. Your email can also be directed into Outlook or Outlook Express. Your IT staff can set this up for you, or we can help for a small additional charge.
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The project will be defined by set objectives.
Targeted users will be identified and the graphical elements designed accordingly.
Your company may supply photographic and marketing materials, or we can develop these for you.
The developers will build the project, testing individual components along the way.
Testing will be done for functionality and usability.
Search engine optimization and registration starts and ongoing progress monitored.
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A small website will take a few weeks to develop, once we have received all the relevant materials, while larger projects can take several months, depending on the scope and functionality.
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Most companies start with an online brochure-type website which is relatively inexpensive then add functionality when they?re ready. Other companies have a specific need and start bigger. Advance Design build websites for small businesses and Fortune 500 companies and each project is individually priced. Pricing for a basic website can start at around $1,500.
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Marketing target will be identified and objectives set prior to ever building the site against which success can be monitored.
Hosting includes the addition of Live Stats to your site that monitors:
Visitor count
Pages most/least visited
Entry/exit points
Which search engines were used to find you
Type of browser the visitor used
How long visitors to the site stay
And much more?.
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Add your company web address to all existing stationery and print materials such as brochures and advertisements.
Advance Design are experts in maximizing the potential for Search Engine Registration for which we have a selection of programs.
Existing clients have encouraged additional visitors to their websites through trade journals and magazines. Some add their web address to current TV and radio advertising.
Email marketing is very successful and offers an additional, low cost marketing medium.
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Web technology changes all the time and sites are more complex now than a few years ago when large graphics slowed down browsing time and fast Internet connections were unheard of. You will need to update the look of the website and improve the functionality you offer customers and staff. Advance Design will keep you updated through newsletters and email bulletins.
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Local people use the Internet and often go online to get phone numbers, directions and general information.
You probably have a product you could sell out of your direct area ? maybe you?ve never thought about it. Your product or service could have millions of potential customers just waiting.
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A brochure-type web site with a custom design usually starts around $10,000 with discounts offered to certified non-profit organizations. Functionality such as e-commerce and database web applications substantially affect the price.
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It has become a standard method of advertising in addition to traditional methods.
It?s cheaper than printing brochures.
It can be changed easily and often.
You can effectively communicate with customers and suppliers.
Prospective customers can access your information at any time, anywhere.
Web Desigining
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For fifty years, people have dreamt of the concept of a universal information database - data that would not only be accessible to people around the world, but information that would link easily to other pieces of information so that only the most important data would be quickly found by a user. It was in the 1960's when this idea was explored further, giving rise to visions of a "docuverse" that people could swim through, revolutionizing all aspects of human-information interaction, particularly in the educational field. Only now has the technology caught up with these dreams, making it possible to implement them on a global scale.
The official description describes the World-Wide Web as a "wide-area hypermedia information retrieval initiative aiming to give universal access to a large universe of documents". What the World-Wide Web (WWW, W3) project has done is provide users on computer networks with a consistent means to access a variety of media in a simplified fashion. Using a popular software interface to the Web called Mosaic, the Web project has changed the way people view and create information - it has created the first true global hypermedia network.
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The Internet is the catch-all word used to describe the massive world-wide network of computers. The word "internet" literally means "network of networks". In itself, the Internet is comprised of thousands of smaller regional networks scattered throughout the globe. On any given day it connects roughly 15 million users in over 50 countries. The World-Wide Web is mostly used on the Internet; they do not mean the same thing. The Web refers to a body of information - an abstract space of knowledge, while the Internet refers to the physical side of the global network, a giant mass of cables and computers.
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The Web began in March 1989, when Tim Berners-Lee of CERN (a collective of European high-energy physics researchers) proposed the project to be used as a means of transporting research and ideas effectively throughout the organization. Effective communications was a goal of CERNs for many years, as its members were located in a number of countries.
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From January to August 1993, the amount of network traffic (in bytes) across the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) North American network attributed to Web use multiplied by 414 times. The Web is now ranked 13th of all network services in terms of sheer byte traffic. In January its rank was 127. Today there are at least 100 hypertext Web servers in use throughout the world. Since its inception, the CERN Web server traffic has doubled every four months - twice the rate of Internet expansion.
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The reason is simple: Instant Name Recognition. The use of a domain name makes it easier for potential customers to find you on the Internet. It also looks good to your regular clientele, as it adds a personal touch to your address.
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We have a complete and talented staff of artists and designers, who produce high-quality, professional web sites
and graphics. Our charge for customizing your web site depends on the complexity of the design and the number of pages involved. For more information Contact Us.
Webs
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The World Wide Web is where most consumers go for information. Studies have shown that more people research, shop and get their news online than ever before. Businesses are getting thousands of new leads that would not have been possible without a website. And more people are getting online every day. A website is becoming just as basic and important a business tool as a phone number.
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Plenty! We can re-tool your site to better fit today's internet market with content overhaul, a design "makeover" and search engine optimization aimed at streamlining usability and increasing your site's visiblity. In fact, we will analyze your website and prepare a detailed list of recommendations at no cost to you. Contact us today to see how you can be driving more traffic to yoiur site!
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We offer competitive site hosting plans: from the most basic site to the "fully loaded" e-commerce site - HealthPresence has a web hosting plan for you. See our server specs page for details.
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We provide reliable website maintenance: We can take over or aid in the maintenance of your site easily and quickly -- many clients simply email their updates or revisions to us and in many cases we have their site updated the same day. Or, another option is for us to develop a password-protected, user-friendly browser interface so you can make your own site updates without having to know a stitch of code! A third option is to provide you with FTP access to your server and let you have a free hand with your site. The choice is yours.
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Absolutely. We utilize the latest search engine optimization techniques: for example, we'll create target-specific keywords for your site, generate meta tags, create doorway pages, then submit your site and monitor it's rankings. We will also recommend several directories where it is definitely worthwhile to pay for a listing. In short, we will do what it takes to make sure website development doesn't end just because your site is built. Of course, no one can guarantee top search engine placement. Still, contact us for examples of some of our clients search engine rankings -- you may be surprised!
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We realize that for many of you, this should be the first question on the list. But the good news is, these days a professionally design and programmed website does not have to cost tens of thousand of dollars. In fact., we can provide a basic, complete small business site for under $3000, including artwork, design, menu construction, HTML and forms programming, search engine optimization, server set-up fees and your first month of server space. In fact, this is the way most sites start -- small, with room to grow. Additional content added later is part of what brings visitors back to the site. Contact us to request our basic website estimate.
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Once we have your materials, it takes only a couple of weeks or less to get your site up, depending of course on the amount of material you would like place online (the size of your site). Our clients have been pleasantly surprised with our turn-around time.
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We can develop your website with as much or as little input as you are comfortable with. The materials you send us to help design and build your site can consist of any marketing materials you already have -- you can email or snail mail text files, photos, brochures, company letterhead or even business cards. It is also helpful if you fill out our online questionnaire.
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That's easy -- contact us with any further questions you may have. We will respond promptly to all email requests
SEO & Marketing
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The recent study by Jupiter Media Metrix proves that search engine optimization generates a better return on investment than any other conventional form of marketing. Web promotion provides a better return than television, radio, direct mail, print ads, and trade shows.
Over 55% of all Internet purchases begin with a search engine. Today's top search engines receive hundreds of millions of searches per day. If your web site is not appearing within the first two pages of these results, you are missing thousands of qualified leads.
Having a top ranking in a major search engine is like having a full page ad in the Yellow Pages in every major city of the world. Our clients see incredible growth in their sales as a result of being moved to the top of the search engines.
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A study conducted by NPD Group, a research group specializing in consumer purchasing and behavior, tested the impact of search listings, bulk email, and affiliate programs across a variety of target markets. In every situation, search engine listings came out on top.
Results: Consumers are 12 times more likely to purchase your products or services after finding your web site through a search engine than all other programs combined!
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Not only are these "submitting only" services a total waste of your money but they can actually hurt your rankings!
These companies typically promise to submit your web site to thousands of search engines on a monthly schedule for a cost of anywhere between $10 to $149 with no guarantee of generating any top rankings. They don't guarantee results because search engine submission is not enough!
Only web site optimization can improve your ranking. Submission of an un-optimized web site simply doesn't work. If you don't plan on optimizing your site you may as well not submit your site at all.
There are less than 20 major search engines in the United States. All the others don't matter in the least. Automated submission is a form of spam to the major search engines. They often detect and reject web sites submitted this way. This is why we submit your site manually.
THE RESUBMISSION MYTH: Some companies will tell you that it's very important to resubmit each month. A few years ago this technique had some merit but now it can lead to your domain being flagged as spam. You should never resubmit to an engine unless your listing has dropped out of its database.
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Some search engines offer a pay-per-click model where you can bid for top placement. The most well-known search engine of this kind is Overture.com. The highest bidder for a chosen term ranks highest in the search engine results for this term, the next highest appears second, etc. You pay your bid price each time a user clicks on your listing.
The more you bid, the higher your listing is ranked. PPC often turns into bidding wars driving the cost of some keywords to more than $5 per click.
The effectiveness of pay-per-click depends on how much gross profit you make per item sold and what your conversion ratio is: you may be able to turn a profit. If you are a small business owner, bidding wars may drive prices out of your reach. It is often difficult to compete with big businesses with larger budgets.
Our service is a cost-effective alternative to Pay-Per-Click programs. We offer the most effective way to reach a large customer base with a relatively small investment. We do not charge you per click.
Our clients who have tried Pay-Per-Click in the past will tell you we deliver a lot more traffic at only a fraction of the cost. We highly recommend that you try PPC to gauge its effectiveness. It works very well in some industries
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Not any more. Search engines no longer seriously score meta keywords. Instead, search engines analyze title tags, image tags, link structure, directory structure, keyword density, relevancy,
prominence, proximity, total words on a page, word repetitions, total words in specific areas, alt tags, input tags, JavaScript, comment lines, domain name, directory name, filename, etc.
Likewise, each search engine has its own unique way of ranking pages so you need to fine-tune different pages to exactly match the criteria of each engine. Not only do they rank sites according to different parameters but they change their criteria on a regular basis!
As you can see, achieving and maintaining top ten ranking is not as simple as using meta tags. Without optimization techniques, your site will not rise above the clutter of the millions of web pages each major search engine maintains in its index.
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We optimize your web site to rank in the top 10 of the major search engines for your desired keyword phrases. We specially fine-tune your pages to exactly match the criteria of the biggest search engines based on the latest search engine intelligence. We have developed a very powerful formula!
Next, we manually submit your site to each major search engine. We then track each submission to make sure each search engine indexed your site and send you detailed ranking reports to show you exactly where you are positioned in the major engines. Each promotion includes one ranking report, 120 days from submission.
We also help you with online marketing strategy. We will also share valuable tips and techniques that will increase the profitability of your business and ensure you avoid costly mistakes that cause others to lose time and money. You will receive advice, tested techniques, insider secrets, and professional consultation.
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It is not possible to say for sure how long it will take specific engines like Yahoo! or Google to approve and index your site. It could happen as soon as 2-3 weeks, and a top 10 listing in one of these search engines can drive substantial traffic right away!
Each search engine indexes web sites at a different rate. As a general rule, you must allow at least 3 months for the meta search engines to fully index your site. Some engines take longer but it's worth the wait. Before long, your website will be at the top!
Please note: We need a 1-week lead-time before we can begin work on a new account. In order to secure a place on our schedule, you must sign up online and we must receive payment.
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Nope! After your initial sign-up, we guarantee top ten rankings within 6 months without monthly payments.
If I decide that I don't want to do business with you anymore do I lose all my search engine positions?
Absolutely not! We are one of the few optimization companies that place your optimized pages in your possession. Your search engine optimized pages that got your rankings are yours to keep... you paid for them!
We DO NOT withhold your optimization if you choose to no longer work with us. If you choose to no longer work with us, your rankings will not be affected. If a refund is issued, optimization will be removed.
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Great question! Targeting the right keywords is critical to your success. After extensive discussion and brainstorming, we will help you find the right keywords using professional keyword research tools. We have an entire page dedicated to helping you choose the right keywords. Check it out: keyword tips.
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WordTracker is the best way to find the most effective keywords related to your business. You can enter a keyword phrase and it will provide an analysis for ideal keywords phrases and a competitive analysis.
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"IP" stands for "Internet Protocol." "IP cloaking" is a technical trick designed to deliver different web pages from the same web address depending on whether the visitor's IP is from a search engine spider or from an ordinary user.
If the IP is from a search engine, the server feeds a highly-optimized page. Otherwise, it delivers a regular page such as the homepage. IP cloaking is also known as IP spoofing or IP delivery.
IP cloaking is abusive in how it attempts to manipulate a search engine's index. Since IP cloaking is deceptive, search engines routinely purge IP cloaked pages and in some cases ban these web sites permanently.
WE DO NOT CLOAK.
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Yes, we must be able to upload and update pages to your server. If we do not have full FTP access, our guarantee is voided. Please see our Terms of Service for more information.
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After we meet our guarantee, we offer a monthly maintenance package that you could sign up for in order to help maintain your rankings by providing fresh content and performing link and server checks.
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It is sometimes necessary to optimize the layout and keywords contained within your web pages. In most cases these changes are minimal and rarely significant.
This is often one of the hardest things for our clients to understand but it is critically important if you desire to succeed on the web. Successful companies often fail on the web when they try to apply traditional marketing and advertising techniques to the Internet.
Online marketing is a whole new game, played on an entirely different field with different rules. If you are willing to follow our advice we will show you how to win!
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It's impossible for us to predict a specific amount of traffic: every site is different. It is our responsibility to get listings, not traffic, sales or hits.
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Our web promotion packages do not include search engine submission fees. These fees are paid directly to each submission service. We are not affiliated with these services in any way.
Our SEO Professionals WILL submit to all necessary parties. They will also send you information regarding paid submissions you might be interested in pursuing on your own.
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Our web promotion packages do not include search engine submission fees. These fees are paid directly to each submission service. We are not affiliated with these services in any way.
This is an optional service you can take advantage of, but it is not necessary for success with your optimization campaign. We will submit to all necessary parties.
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There are absolutely no hidden charges! All Pricing is broken down on the SEO and Link Page.
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We do not offer payment plans, but we do accept all major credit cards and echecks. Search engine optimization is extremely labor intensive and our services are in high demand. We must reserve our resources for clients who pay up front and in-full.
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When you are ready to get started, simply fill out the online order form. We will contact you within one business day to discuss the specific details of your promotion.
Hosting
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We specialize in virtual Web hosting, which means that you can find a home for your Web site on our high performance Web servers and establish your presence on the Internet with your own unique domain name. This is a very intelligent and cost effective alternative to hosting your own web site internally. Our shared hosting environment gives you the benefits of high performance servers, high bandwidth connectivity that can seamlessly grow with your needs, pre-installed software, guaranteed reliability and around-the-clock support, all at a small fraction of the cost of doing it yourself.
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Files can be transferred to the Web server via File Transport Protocol (FTP). If you have a PPP Internet account and need FTP software, you can download a program for either the PC or Mac from our site. Internet providers such as AOL, Compuserve, and Prodigy may have a built-in FTP interface. An FTP tutorial is available for first-time users.
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Most accounts are set up and active within 24 hours! Once an account is set up an activation notice will be sent you via e-mail including a userID, password, and FTP hostname. You can begin uploading files to your new web site immediately thereafter. Domain account users will be given a temporary URL to access their site via the Web prior to the completion of either domain registration or transfer.
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Our experience has shown that 500 MB/month will be more than enough bandwidth for the average Web site. Depending on the quantity and size of your files, this could support thousands of hits per month. Note that only a small percentage of our customers have exceeded our data transfer threshold. Should your needs grow, however, we have cost effective plans that are designed to grow with you. For example, most of our customers begin with our Professional plan. Those whose sites have become quite popular have either paid $0.10/MB/mo. for additional data transfer or have upgraded to our Corporate or Commercial plans, which have much higher data transfer limits. A very small percentage of our customers with extremely popular sites have found it cost effective to upgrade to our Enterprise or High Volume plans which have high enough data transfer limits to accommodate nearly all of our customers' needs.
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We host many international domains, but you will have to handle the registration/transfer process yourself with your local registrar. Our technical support team will supply the instructions and DNS servers that you will require.
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Yes. All hosting accounts can be used for commercial purposes.
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Yes. Take advantage of our superior services and competitive prices. Click here for more information and apply today.
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Our servers are set up in such a way that no other users can access your directory tree. The only files outsiders will be able to see is what you let them and your CGI scripts in cgi-bin directory will be available for execution.
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Yes, You will have unlimited access via FTP 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. As such, you can create your web pages on your own computer and upload files and maintain your account on our server at your leisure.
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We perform a full system backup once a day to the mirror hard drive.
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