What is the Web Weaver's Workshop?
The Web Weaver's Workshop designs and hosts high-quality web sites at very affordable prices. This helps you create an outstanding web presence that complements your identity and stimulates interest.
What sort of web sites do you do?
Effective web sites need to be user-friendly, easy to navigate and tastefully designed. Pointless and irritating frills found in many designs often leave visitors confused and frustrated. We create affordable, high-quality designs that promote you and your business with simplicity and style.
Who needs a web site anyway?
Whether you are a small business wanting to start slowly or a person ready to promote your products or services online, a professional web site will enhance your visibility on the web.
It will work for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Compare that to a brochure or newspaper advert and it's clear that a web site can have a profound impact on your business.
How long will it take to get my new web site completed and online?
Professional web sites require care and planning to do things right. Generally speaking, we suggest our clients allow 2 to 3 weeks for their site to be finished. The timeline is very much dependant on how well-prepared the client is - if they have their text written, photos taken, and various other details worked out.
For some clients, we've had their web site completed within a couple days. For others, the process turns out to be more complex than they anticipated and the site has taken longer to finish.
Why does this other guy charge less/more for his web design services?
There are thousands upon thousands of "web site designers" out there - everything from inexperienced teenagers making a few extra euros, to high-end firms that charge many thousands of euros.
We offer affordable, high-quality custom web site designs along with the long experience necessary to make your web site successful.
You can be assured that our rates are very competitive and we will always strive to deliver the highest quality site for a fair and reasonable price.
Do you use cheap prefabricated templates?
No - we don't. Only level one packages are dedicated to pre-built designs and these are all in-house. They also become exclusive to the first client that chooses them. They are then marked sold - and never re-sold to other clients.
All of our level two and above web site designs are created from scratch. No cheap off-the-shelf prefabricated templates are used.
However it's not uncommon for a design to be inspired by another web site on the Internet. If you see one you like, be sure to take note of what you like about it and let us know.
We'll be glad to incorporate any style or design that takes your fancy. If experience tells us it might be ineffective or inappropriate we'll be sure to let you know. But at the end of the day it's your site and we'll do whatever you need.
What can I expect from having a web site?
Will I be overwhelmed with customers?
Quite honestly, the scenario of putting your site online and the next day being bombarded with thousands of customers is highly unlikely. A realistic view is that the average small business web site may get 50-150 visitors a day. Some of those visitors turn into real business, others are simply browsing around on online..
However, your web site will be online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Even a modest 30 visitors a day translates into about 900 visitors a month - around 10,000 visitors a year. Clearly, a properly designed web site has the ability to reach a wide audience of potential customers. For a relatively small investment, the payback of having a custom web site can be well worth it.
Do you offer Flash sites?
We are not currently offering Flash. In many cases, Flash is overused on web sites, to the point that the web site visitor is annoyed and irritated. We believe in keeping sites clean, simple and easy to navigate. This does not mean that in the right circumstances, small Flash elements cannot enhance a site. Used properly, Flash can be quite beneficial.
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What's a browser?
A browser is what you are using right now to view this web site. This is a software program on your computer that interprets web site code and displays it on your computer screen. You are very likely using a browser called Internet Explorer, a Microsoft product.
There are many others browsers available and each has its own bells and whistles. But when it really comes down to it, the basic use of any browser is the same - to view web sites on a computer.
... and they change often
Every year or two there are new and improved versions of the browsers. Newer versions have more bells and whistles, as well as the capabilities of displaying new-fangled web site code.
If you want to be able to view web sites properly, you should make sure your computer has the newest browser available, since older versions may not understand the new code.
To update your Internet Explorer, click here. It's free! (note that this will open a second browser window and take you to the Microsoft web site).
Why sometimes can't I use the "back" button when I'm looking at a web site?
Don't worry, you haven't done anything wrong. The most common reason for the "back" button on your browser not working is that you clicked on a link that opened a second browser window.
This new window opens up right over the previous one, sometimes completely covering the original window (click here for an example). And because the new browser window hasn't already been to the previously visited pages, you don't have the option to go backwards.
When this occurs, simply close the new window or minimize it on your screen. The previous web page will then be displayed.
Why do some web sites use these "pop-up" windows?
This technique is often used to link to additional information without sending the user away from the original web site.
For instance, if I included a link to an article on a web site other than my own, I wouldn't want you to loose track of where you are on my own site. So I add code that opens up a second window to display the new information.
My web site remains in the original window. Another example is in the paragraph above, where the small window opened up to display additional information.
What's that little "Refresh" button for on my browser?
The "refresh" button is used to reload the current page of a web site in order to make sure it is displaying the most current information.
When you "go to" a web site, what you are actually doing is telling your browser to retrieve those web site files (text, graphics, photos) and download them to your computer. So when you're sitting and looking at a web site page, what you're actually looking at are static files that reside on your computer.
Generally speaking , when you visit the same web site at a later time, it automatically retrieves the newest information. Occasionally, the new information is not updated correctly. If you click the "refresh" button it will tell the browser to retrieve the most current version of the page.
Why can't I find a specific web site on the search engines?
Search engines are very complex. There are hundreds of search engines and each has their own way of categorizing information. Currently, Google is the most popular.
While there can be many reasons a particular web site doesn't appear when you search for it, one of the most common is that the search words you used are simply too broad. For instance, if you are looking for red high-heeled shoes from Jane's Shoe Company in Mallorca it usually won't do any good to use only the word "shoes" for your search.
That would be much too broad and you would end up with hundreds (probably thousands) of web sites that perhaps had something to do with shoes in some way, but not what you are specifically looking for.
So what you need to do is be more specific. In this case, you might want to try searching for "Jane's Red Shoes Mallorca ", which would theoretically find a reference to the red high heels at Jane's Shoe Shop in Mallorca.
Other reasons you can't find web sites on the search engines
Another reason that a certain web site may not appear is that the web site itself is not "optimised" to be found by the search engines. To be categorized properly be the search engines, web sites need to have words included in their text and hidden HTML code that clearly describe the product or service they offer.
For instance, if Bruce's Boa Company has text on its web site that mentions only their location two blocks from the railroad tracks, instead of the wide selection of boas they offer, the search engine may think the web site is about railroads.
Another reason you may not find a particular web site
Contrary to popular belief, just because a web site is on the Internet, does not mean that it will be listed by the search engines. Or it could be listed, but might be ranked far down the list of search results.
Generally, people are going to click on the search results that appear on the first couple screens, which lists only the first 25 or so results. You may want to try refining your search even more by choosing more specific search words.
You can find detailed information on this topic at this link: Optimising a Web Site for Search Engines.
How to find a web site when you know the web site address
There is still a lot of confusion over this issue and people often waste their time using a search engine when they already have the information they need to go directly to that specific web site.
For instance, say you're flipping through the paper and you see an ad for the Web Weaver's Workshop with the web site address of www.webweaversworkshop.com. Rather than going to a search engine and typing in www.webweaversworkshop.com, all you have to do in this case is type that address into the address bar on your browser and hit the enter key.
The address bar is the area at the top that shows what web site you are currently viewing. Right now your address bar should show http://www.webweaversworkshop.com/ifaqs.php. That's the full address of our web site, along with the specific page that you are looking at.
Search engines are very useful when you don't have the specific address. As an example, if you knew you wanted to find Web Weaver's Workshop Web Site Design in Mallorca, but didn't know the address of the web site, you might do a search using the words "web design Mallorca ", which would ideally list my web site near the top of the search results.
How to send someone a web site link through e-mail
While there are a number of different ways to send someone the link to a web site through e-mail, the easiest is to simply copy and paste from the address bar.
To do this, go to the web page you want to send someone a link to and highlight the address in your browser's address bar (in many cases, if you click once on the address it will highlight the full address with one step).
When the address is highlighted, go to the Edit menu at the top of your browser and choose Copy. Switch back to your e-mail program and then paste the link into the e-mail (choose Edit menu, then choose Paste).
The address is formatted properly and, in most cases, will show up as a "clickable" link in the recipient's e-mail.
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