Checklist:

• Have you browsed the basic web design elements? It may be helpful to do so.
• Website content is in electronic format(MS WORD / RTF) - ready for publication (although sections/topics may be re-organized when a site is created).
• You have a logo (or one in mind), colours, and sample designs that are similar to what you want your site to look like. Maybe you even have a drawing of your concept.
• You have a domain name in mind - registered or not. We can help you search and register a name.
• You have a list of keywords that we can analyze - we will find the strong keywords that will send traffic to your site!
• You have thought about your site's purpose.

DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION / WEB SITE HOSTING
If you are serious about having a website for your business, you need to seriously consider purchasing your own business domain. A domain name looks something like www.businessname.com or www.businessname.ca.

It is cheaper to purchase a domain name for more than one year, but if you are just "testing the waters" for what a website can do for your business, you might want to consider the one year minimum. Or, host your site with iPowerweb and get your domain for FREE. Visit iPowerWeb (see below) to explore their offers. We can assit you in the purchasing of hosting services and site posting and maintenance.

Having a reliable webhosting service is ESSENTIAL. If your website is "down" it can not send you any business. The beauty of the internet is that you don't need to host your website with local hosting companies. Having hosted several of my sites with various hosting services, I now recommend iPowerweb for hosting because they offer several services (including autoresponsers (automatic replies), email accounts, and much more) at a very reasonable price. Plus, if you puchase the 1 year hosting package, the 30$ set-up fee is waved, you can get a free domain name, and the monthly charge for hosting is 7.95/month (USD).

We can do the domain search for you for a small fee or you can do it yourself. It is useful (and easy) to do it yourself as it is not uncommon to find that the name you would like is not available. The search is free. Simply type the domain name you would like in the box below to see if it available. If your domain name is available, DO NOT PURCHASE IT - We can get it for you for free IF you host with iPowerWeb -- a savings of $40! (.com extensions only)

www. .com .org .us   .net .biz .info * Easy to add a site or E-Mail * FREE 24x7 live person support * FREE account management * Great multi-year discounts

If you are interested in a .ca domain name, visit

• www.CIRA.ca (.ca - the .ca extention stands for Canada)