If you have never had a website before, then you may not be aware of what is involved. So we have created a couple of Starter Packages that include all the key features you will need to get a website on the internet. The key features are:

A) Custom Website Design, B) Pages for your content, C) Website Hosting and D) Domain Name Registration.

Each of these four areas will be discussed in more detail in the next section. You do not have to concern yourself with C and D at this stage, but A and B are important as they will both influence how much your website will cost to develop and what Starter Package you may need to select.

If you already have an existing website but need it updated or redesigned then the Starter Packages are not relevant as you would already have a domain name and website hosting, so please move directly to Website Design - Introduction

For customization, website applications or you are looking for other features not listed here or in our Ordering section, please contact us for a no obligation free quote.

If you know what features you are after, and want to design your own Quote, you can jump directly to our Online Ordering Which has all our packages and services listed, so you can simply choose which items and what quantities you require. It can then email the quote to you.

A Custom Website design, means that the website layout is designed specifically to your needs. You have control over what colours, font, style and layout you wish to use. However if you do not wish to have input on each stage we can use our creativity and design the web site layout based on the colours of your logo and the types of products or services that you provide.

All the graphic artwork is created specifically for your website and each website is unique. We do NOT sell templates, so you have complete freedom to design a website using any type of layout you desire.

The first thing you have to identify is how much content do you want on your website. Content is defined as all information and pictures that need to be displayed. If you are just looking for a website that briefly lists the services you offer and your contact details, then that can be done on a single page, so you can choose Starter Package 1.

If you have numerous services and/or products then it would be advisable to place each one of these on its own web page, so depending on how many pages you require, you can choose from Starter Package 2 up to Starter Package 5, which will cover from 5 to 50 pages.

The number of pages required is important because that will help you identify which package you should choose and how much your website will cost to develop. The cost of a website is proportional to the number of pages you need created.

Having more pages also means you will require a more complex menu system, or category pages to group certain product types. These have to be taken into consideration aswell.

So the first thing you must do is work out how many pages your website will require. The best starting point is to simply count how many products you wish to include on your website.

Once your web site has been created, it needs to be stored somewhere on the internet so people can see it. This is called Web Site Hosting. This is an ongoing fee, and is required to be paid each year. Each Starter Package includes the first 12 months of website hosting for free. After the first year you will be invoiced for webhosting. The cost involved in this is based on the size of your website.

A Domain Name has to be registered in order for people to be able to find your web site. You can register your own domain name, or we can do that for you. The Domain Name registration is an ongoing fee, and will be due every one or two years depending on the type of domain name you use.

Each Starter Package includes the cost of registration for one domain name for a period of two years and we will register it on your behalf, but we can not make any guarantees that the Domain Name you wish to use is available. If you select a .COM.AU domain name please note that you will be required to provide your ABN or ACN .

After the first two years, for us to register your domain name, you will be invoiced at the following rates:

Registration of Domain Names includes a small management fee.

The first and most important aspect when redesigning an existing website is how much content do you have. Is everything on your existing website required on your new website? You will need to provide us with how much content (how many pages or how many products) you need to include on your new website so we can generate an accurate quote.

If you know exactly what you are after then you can always generate your own quote with our Purchase Order Request Form.

Also please ensure that you have all product information available. This includes photos, descriptions and specifications.

There are two methods of adding content to a website. First way is to simply create each page and upload it to the website (this is Hard Coded). Each page page you need created has to be accessible via the menu or product category pages.

The second way is to have the pages Dynamically Generated. This means the page content is actually stored in a database and then the page is generated and displayed at the same time This has a few advantages in that it is easier to change the page and cheaper to create each page. But you will have to purchase our Product Manager as this is what is used to manage the database containing the pages.

Once you know how much content you have to add, the next question is where to position the menu. There are two traditional choices, and a few different types. Horizontal Menu that appears at the top of the page is the most traditional. It provides easy access and leaves most of the page available for content.
Vertical Menu that appears either on the left or right side of the page. They are slightly more cumbersome to use because if they need to expand it can require scrolling up/down in order to see all the menu options.

The two main types we can offer are Javscript based expanding menus. These can allow numerous sub categories to appear (expand out) from the main category. A Horizontal menu would expand downwards and then to the right if required. A Vertical menu would expand down and / or to the right.

The next menu option is what we have used on our website. This is more traditional where you click on the menu option to visit that page. There are no expanding selections. These are the easiest menus to use and usually yield the least frustration with website viewers.

The last aspect to consider are the colours and fonts to use. The types of fonts are limited to ensure the website displays on all types of computers. The standard type fonts are demonstrated below in Table 1. If you do not have one of those fonts installed it will simply default to Arial.

The second section of this table shows a few fonts that are available with Vista. You can use any fonts that are installed on the computer, but the concern is always that someone viewing your website may not be using that same Operating system, such as they could be using an Apple Mac, but you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7. Someone may even still be using Windows 98. So you should only choose fonts that exist on all computers as standard.

You can use any colours you wish and the text can be any size you want plus you can have any style of page layout. We do NOT sell templates, so you are not fixed into having to place your company logo top left of the page, or have the menu at the top or on the left. You can be as creative as you wish. It is worth pointing out here that we DO NOT use Shockwave content. All the websites we create are HTML and CSS based. If you wish to know more about why, please feel free to contact us or use our Feedback Form.

Font Name	Sample using 14px text
Arial	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Comic Sans MS	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Courier	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
ms serif	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
ms sans serif	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Tahoma	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Times New Roman	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Trebuchet MS	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Verdana	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Font Name	Fonts with Vista, Sample using 14px text
Moonbeam	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Notram	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Onyx	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Tarzan	ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

8px	10px	12px	14px	18px	20px	22px	24px	26px
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You can choose to have the font any size you like. Have a look at this comparison of font size using Tahoma. All you need to do is let us know what size font you wish to use for the standard text and for the headings. Normally we would select 12px for the web page text, 18px for Headings and 20px for Main Headings

A website feature adds some functionality to your website. A good example of some basic ones would be a search box, so that people can search your website for a particular word or phrase. Another example would be a Feedback (or contact) Form, where people can submit questions or requests directly from the website.

How about a News Bulletin page on your website, where you can add information about specials, or showcase new products?

To see a more comprehensive list and description of features, please visit our Website Features Page. Or you can use our Product / Features Search Page.

This is just a few examples. To see a more comprehensive list and description of features on offer, please visit This Link.