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How much does a website cost?
Please see Web Design for details.
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What is the difference between Web Design and Web Development?
These terms are loose but usually "web design" means user
interface design and graphic design of the website, whereas
"web development" refers to the programming (markup, coding
and database work) involved in making the design work.
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Does Zeta Tech use web templates?
If requested, Zeta Tech can use templates
that meet web standards.
This certainly doesn't apply to all templates available on
the net, but there are some available and with the growing
acceptance of web standards we expect the availability
to grow over time. Web templates can be very useful and
cut the cost of graphic design and layout, leaving more
development time available for dynamic/active and database work.
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What is CSS?
It's the W3C recommended way to code the layout and
graphical look and feel of a website, to enable
maximum accessiblity to the widest possible range of
users. In other words, HTML should be used only for
content, and CSS should be placed in a separate (optional)
file and specify the presentation and layout of the
HTML. There are three good reasons for separating
presentation from content.
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It enables all users, (including blind
users employing screen readers to digest your web page),
to fully understand the content of your website.
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It greatly enhances your website's readability by
search engines, meaning you appear more
often in search results by your potential customers.
This is because the search engines index HTML not CSS.
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Without CSS, changes to the layout, style or presentation
of a website become inconvenient, difficult or downright
impossible without complete reworking. With CSS you can
change all that on a whim, and even have more than one
layout available for your site for visitors to choose from!
Conversely, changes to content also become much easier because
content isn't mixed up with a whole lot of presentation code.
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What is Javascript?
Javascript can be embedded into web pages to achieve
functions on the client side (the user's
computer) that can't be done with html alone. For
example pop up windows, form validation and special
effects.
It's nice because it's client side which means its
instant and your visitors don't have to wait for a
trip to the server.
On the downside, a non-trivial proportion of web
users have javascript turned off on their browsers,
so
it should never be used for essential content or
functions.
Some effects that are frequently done with javascript
such as rollover effects can be achieved with
css which is supported by all modern
browsers.
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Does Zeta comply with Web Standards?
Zeta Tech is committed to producing websites
that comply with the recommendations of the
World Wide Web Consortium.
See also What is CSS?
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Can Zeta Tech organise domain registration?
Yes, if required. This is included in the quoted price.
Please note that in your interests, the domain would belong
to you, not Zeta Tech.
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Can Zeta Tech organise hosting?
Yes. We use trusted Australian hosting providers who
provide quality and reliable service at very competitive
prices. However if you have a preferred hosting provider in mind
please let us know.
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What about Search Engine Optimisation?
"SEO" refers to the methods used for improving the ranking
of websites in the major search engines. Zeta Tech is in
favour of "White Hat", or legitimate techniques, as recommended
by the major search engines and by the World Wide Web Consortium.
These techniques
are incorporated into all of our websites by design. In addition,
site owners can help improve their own ranking
by including quality content in their websites, and by
building a community of incoming links to their website from other
quality relevant sites.
Zeta Tech advises against paying large amounts of money to
consultants promising "top ranking" on search engines.
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What about testing and after sales service?
Formal deployment occurs after user acceptance testing.
This just means that you the customer will spend some
time ensuring that the website meets your expectations
before you accept it. Any remaining support issues
will be dealt with at no cost.
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Does Zeta provide maintenance contracts?
We encourage you to contract us to implement some degree
of content management which will enable you to update your
own website and keep it looking fresh.
In our opinion this is the preferred way to "maintain"
a website. However you will probably still want
to make changes to the content or design of your
website that will fall outside your capability and
we can quote you on such changes.
We can also provide maintenance contracts if that is
appropriate.
