How difficult is to build a website?
With all the tools available today, not difficult at all. Building a successful website is a different story, you need to have knowleadge and experience. At SH Webdesign, we offer a superior expertise at discount cost.
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What are the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)?
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a simple mechanism for adding style (e.g. fonts, colors, spacing) to Web documents. By attaching style sheets to structured documents on the Web (e.g. HTML), authors and readers can influence the presentation of documents without sacrificing device-independence or adding new HTML tags.
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What is CGI?
The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is a standard for interfacing external applications with information servers, such as HTTP or Web servers. A plain HTML document that the Web daemon retrieves is static, which means it exists in a constant state: a text file that doesn't change. A CGI program, on the other hand, is executed in real-time, so that it can output dynamic information.
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How can I exchange the files between the local drive on my computer?
The easiset way is to install and use one of the FTP programs (some of them can be downloaded on the internet at no cost). FTP program allows you exchange any type of files between the server and your local hard drive. Another way to do it is through the DOS prompt, if you know the command line.
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What is the estimated delivery time for web graphics?
In most cases, the delivery time is about 5 business days.
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What file formats shold be used for web graphics?
The most commonly used file formats are the GIF (Graphics Interexchange Format, trademark of Compuserve, Inc.) an JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group). In more recent years, some designers increasingly use PNG (Portable Network Graphics) because of the support for optional alpha channel for transparency, but majority is still avoiding it because of the lack of browser support. PNG is an extensible file format for the lossless, portable, well-compressed storage of raster images.
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What is HTML?
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is basically a language used for publishing hypertext on the World Wide Web. It is a non-proprietary format based upon SGML, and can be created and processed by a wide range of tools, from simple plain text editors - you type it in from scratch- to sophisticated web authoring tools.
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What are the vector and raster images?
The vector file format (SWF, AI, EPS or SVG), has the lines and shapes trasferred as mathematical deffinitions, unlike the raster files (BMP, JPEG or PNG) where they are series of pixels lined up in rows with color values applied to each individual pixel. The biggest difference is that the vector files are scalable and you can change their size without the loss of quality, while the raster files pixels cannot be streched without the siginificant quality loss. But, raster files have far more realistic appearance, while the vector files have that unavoidable computer game look and feel.
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Is web design planning important?
Needless to say, planning is very important. At SH Webdesign, we will carefully gather all the information, analyze your needs and goals and work with you through the development process to refine your plans.
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What is the estimated delivery time for web design/programming?
For the One Page website, Basic and Premium packages the esitmated delivery time is between 5 and 10 business days after your payment has been received. For other packages, the delivery time will be determined after the initial review.
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What are the web graphics?
Any images displayed on any web page are called web graphics. Their sole purpose is to make the web page look more attractive and to mark a specific places on the page for easier viewing. Although they are not required, every website should have some graphics because they significantly improve it's appearance. Think about the difference between the plain sheet of paper vs. some nicely designed catalog page.
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Is the use of graphics effecting the website performance?
Yes. Your browser needs to download each graphic on the web page you are visiting in order for you to see it, but with moderate use of graphics and with the correct file formats, you probably will not see any difference. Your internet connection speed plays a big roll here.
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How important are the colors of my website?
The right colors can mean bigger profits for your website. You may even want to hire a professional web designer to help you. Make sure the web designer you hire is not just a programmer, but also a graphic designer and/or marketer. After all, the reason why 99% of all websites fail is because it was created by a technician, rather than a marketing expert. Click here to find out more
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