TPC Group - Design Services

What you need to have a successful web site.
To have a successful web site there are a number of things that you must do. These are listed below and you can read about each one:

1) Register your domain name;
2) Have your web pages professionally designed;
3) Get your web pages hosted on a secure server; and
4) Promote your web site, and keep it up to date.

An added feature to many website is the Shopping Cart which enables you to sell items and receive payments online.

Warning! If you fail to follow all of these steps you will almost certainly be disappointed in the level of new business that your web site generates.*

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What does web design involve?
Web design is the process of designing and building the pages that make up your website. Perhaps you have some knowledge of web design and you are tempted to build your website yourself or perhaps you have a friend, who 'knows' how to design web pages, who offers to build your site for you. If you or your friends really do have the necessary expertise, then do it. You will save a lot of money as this is the most expensive part of setting up a web site.

However, be careful! A good web site needs to be well thought out, not cluttered, not having a lot of unnecessary animation that may be 'cool' to design but detracts from the content of your site. Also, search engine optimization of your site needs to be well planned in advance. It will be more difficult to do (and more expensive) if you or your friend have not allowed for this in your design.*