Frequently Asked Questions

URL ? Hosting ? Provider ?

We have provided answers for the most asked questions about publishing web sites on the internet, if you have any additional questions please contact us and we will gladly assist you.

What is a URL?

URL stands for "Uniform Resource Locator". It is a standard for specifying an object on the Internet with an unique address, such as a webpage, a file or a newsgroup.

URLs look like this:
• http://www.google.com
• ftp://domain.com
• news:alt.politics

What is a domain name?

The term "domain name" usually refers to a particular organization's registered name on the Internet, such as example.com, google.com.

What is Webhosting?

Webhosting means to rent webspace, like the disc space on your harddrive that is 24/7 connected to the internet and where your content (images, text, etc) is stored and available to visitors.

What is html?

HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is a simple markup language used to make web pages, inside of this cryptical code all elements of a webpage a described, like the colours, position and behaviour of text or images.

What is Flash?

Macromedia Flash is a web technology that allows animations, interactive forms, games and other jazzed-up features to be embedded in web pages.

What is a Firewall

A Firewall sits between your computer and the rest of the Internet, filtering out unwanted traffic and foiling attempts to interfere with or take over your computer. Firewalls can be separate devices, which is very common today, or simply pieces of software for your own computer, which is also fairly common.

What are browser plug-ins?

Web browser plug-ins (sometimes just spelled plugins) are additional pieces of software that add extra capabilities to your web browser, such as the ability to view movies, run Java applets, or see Flash animations. Other mainstream plug-ins include RealPlayer or Quicktime.

What are Cascading Style Sheets?

Cascading style sheets are the recommended method of expressing the precise "look and feel" of a web page. By associating a CSS file with a web page, the exact appearance and behaviour of every HTML element can be specified.

What is a page rank?

Crucial for business web sites is to be found by visitors, nearly 90% use search engines like Google for searching. The page rank refers to which position in the search results your web site has, if your web site is mentioned in the top ten Congratulations! You do not have to worry, but if you are "only" number 10536 the chance of being missed by possible clients is apparently very high.

How do i get a higher page rank?

Search engines measure the relevance of a web page with respect to the keywords used. They assume the more web sites link to a certain web page with respect to the keywords its relevance is higher than others. There for its important to promote your web site to all possible other web pages, like web based industry organizations which list your services.