Web Set-up Guide

Welcome to the Cleanweb website set-up guide. The following information is designed to help you understand the process involved in setting up a business website. Along the way you will be provided with choices that will help us determine the best possible web solution for your requirements.

Introduction

Websites are best described as the presentation and/or the collection of information by way of a globally accessible medium. This medium, the Internet, is a continually expanding electronic network for global communication. With a growing audience and mounting capabilities, the Internet offers untold business potential. If harnessed correctly, the Internet can allow you to interact with people internationally and locally.

Step 1 - Domain Names

The first step to getting your business online is that of procuring a domain name. Domain names are human readable 'addresses' (called URLs) that point to your website and can have a number of forms such as www.yourbusiness.co.nz or www.yourbusiness.com.

View more information on domain names including tips and online ordering

Step 2 - Graphics and Design

Since we all know that first impressions count and that a picture is worth a thousand words, it is easy to see that achieving the right look and feel is very important. A vital role of your website should be reinforcing your business brand by reflecting the tones any existing promotional material. This helps to reassure your site visitors they have come to the right spot and aids in generating a professional and trusted business image.

Unique Design
Website design plays a huge part in your sites usability and effectiveness. Today people are time poor and choice rich, it is important that your site can catch and hold your site visitors attention. Work with us to create a website design that effectively promotes your business to the world. Check out our work in the portfolio.

 

Step 3 - Website Content & Structure

The increasing pace of modern business and a tighter competitive marketplace is forcing businesses to re-evaluate traditional website solutions.

Old and out-of-date web content not only puts your business in a bad light but can result in lost sales and business opportunities.

Content management enabled website puts you in charge of your website content, reducing the ongoing cost of updates and ensuring a rapid turn around on your change requests.

Using the built-in tools, you can create and edit web content quickly and easily from anywhere. No special software or technical knowledge required, simply log in and start updating your prices, pictures and other content.

 

Step 4 – Site Functionality
Over the course of our business we have assessed the needs of many other businesses and have created software and systems to manage a wide range of popular online tool and features.

Talk to us or use the pricing and quote builder to work out what you need.

 

Step 5 – Hosting
Cleanweb offers competitively priced site hosting. This is monthly management of running the site, creating backups, upgrading computer hardware and providing telephone support.

Hosting is billed monthly and pricing varies based on the load and demand of our different web solutions.