Banner Ads are simply image files that link to other web pages and are used to advertise on the Internet. These images can be static or contain multimedia properties to maximize their visibility.

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A system for managing dynamic content and providing it in various formats, used mainly for websites. Also known as CMS.

A Domain Name is the name that identifies your space on the Internet. The most common domains end with .com, .net, and .org.

During our initial consultation clients will have an opportunity to choose their domain name if they do not already have one. It is recommended that clients choose several alternate names as first choices are often unavailable.

The process of moving a domain from one registrar to another.

It may be necessary to transfer your domain from your current registrar to our preferred provider. We can work with your registrar as long as you have the ability to change your DNS (Domain Name Service) addresses.

Domain Transfers cost $19.99 and include one year of Domain Registration.

If it becomes necessary to transfer your domain, please be aware that some registrars may block you from doing so, especially if your domain has been recently registered, is within 90 days of renewing, or has recently been renewed. We may be able to work with your registrar to make the switch happen, but there is no guarantee that they will cooperate.

It has been our experience that we can work with the following registrars:

Domain Transfers require new DNS addresses, and those need to propagate across the internet before your domain will become active again. This process can take from 3 to 7 business days. Typically we see 3 days as the average.

E-commerce, electronic commerce, consists of the buying and selling of products or services over the Internet and other computer networks.

We can provide you with an online storefront to sell your physical or digital products starting at $149.99. Accept direct PayPal payments or even collect credit card information for use with your virtual terminal merchant account. CMS only feature

An abbreviation for electronic mail, a form of writing, sending, receiving and saving messages over electronic communication systems relating to the Internet.

Along with your domain, we provide you with the ability to have your own custom email address so that your customers can associate your email communication with your business.

A site designed with HTML (HyperText Markup Language). Typically HTML sites are "static", meaning that they provide the same information to all visitors of a site. "Dynamic sites" on the other hand may display alternate material dependant on any number of specific factors.

Updates to HTML sites are usually more time consuming than updates to "dynamic" sites and become increasingly more difficult to maintain as sites grow larger.

A company authorized by the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to register Internet domain names. One that you may be familiar with is GoDaddy.

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines. Web sites that are presented closer to the top of search results listings are considered higher "ranking" and will usually receive more visits than their counterparts.

When you purchase our SEO service you will receive the following:

Page Rank Report - Report showing your chosen Keyword Search Phrases and where your site placed on 7 different Search Engines.

Actual Referrer Report - Report showing the Actual Search Terms a visitor used to find your site and the placement within the search listings.

Advanced visitor stats through the popular Google Analytics program.

The physical disk space on a server on which your web files reside.

Studio Smithson offers 3 Hosting options:

Most sites run well on 500MB. 1000MB may be needed if you anticipate extremely large volumes of images or streaming video.

We will not work with FREE hosting accounts like those provided with personal Internet Service Providers.

If you have previously paid for a hosting account with another provider we will most likely require you to switch to our hosting provider. All hosting companies are not created equal and may not be compatible with the various programs we use during site design. Using our hosting does not necessarily mean that you will have to transfer your domain.

Up-time Guarantee. No one can guarantee 100% uptime. We can’t either. Routine maintenance is necessary from time to time and computer hardware fails. It comes with the territory. It can be made less frustrating when it does occur. We will notify you of any pending downtimes for scheduled maintenance, and will notify you if there are any sudden outages under the Announcements area on our Home page.