What to do and How to do IT

• It is about getting Going!
• Before You Start
• Your Site Name
• Short Form or Delta Name
• Your By-Line or Tag Line
• Your Bottom Line
• Your Email Address
• About Us
• Graphic Images
• Photographs
• Site Policies
• Need more help?

It is about getting Going!

We have experienced business analysts who can begin working with you to plan your website and so get you going quickly. Our technical staff are competent at all that stuff. We can create your website but leave you in control of it - your staff in editor or subeditor roles can immediately change your site content using our Content Management System - the best of both worlds.

Or you can start your thinking today! You can do it! With help from our starter pack. TOC

Before You Start

There is no substitute to thinking about what you are going to do before you do it!

Phone us to chat and clarify your ideas - and get thinking - with the benefit of some good advice! TOC

Your Site Name

What will your site name be? It must be easy for people to remember when you tell them your sitename at a noisy cocktail party or say it over the phone.

Decide on your name - a Trading or Brand Name or the company name or acronym.

For a personal name are you going to show your own name or will you use a nickname? TOC

Short Form or Delta Name 

In many places a short form of your name will be useful - it is ok if it looks like a code - it should be not more than 8 characters and will always be displayed beginning in upper case. This will be the name of your "sandpit" where you can check your updates before publishing. TOC

Your By-Line or Tag Line

You need a line which conveys that key thing about your business or yourself - it sets the tone!
It should be something that your friends will remember about you.
So for AboutIT we chose "Ready Set Go!" because our attitude was to do things quickly and simply and to Win! - and we hope our clients will feel the same.

It should not be "clever" or enigmatic - it should be straight to the point. TOC

Your Bottom Line

At the bottom of every page you need a line to convey your substance - to prove that you really exist in bricks and not just on a web site.
It is usual to include your physical address.
Also include a name (either a person or a company) and a phone number. We will add the copyright symbol. TOC

Your Email Address

Include your email address if you have one.
If you don't we will create one for you. Avoid punctuation. Use your first name, first name and initial of surname, first name initial and surname or both names joined with no punctuation.
Remember the cocktail test - if you told someone your address at a loud social affair would they remember it in the morning - keep it simple!
Businesses - it is common practice to have some generic email addresses - CEO, Sales, Info, Buyer, Support, etc - for example CEO@AboutIT.co.nz. We will create them for you. TOC

About Us

This section should always be present and should briefly describe you and your company. Make every attempt to show you are real, really exist, are reliable, trustworthy, honest and will make a good partner or friend.
Include all your physical addresses, phone numbers, fax number, email address, etc. They all make you seem more real and substantial. TOC

Graphic Images

Keep your images simple and consistent with your "look".
Consider getting your web site up with simple graphics and then working on more graphics.
We can help you with your graphics.
Really good graphics often require a good creative artist - good and more expensive - so contact us.
We will scan your existing letterhead or bromides if you already have these.
Be aware that not all letterheads look good on a computer screen. Some do not readily re-size (in proportion). Colourways are considered very important in marketing.

We can do all this for you.

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Photographs

Photographs can be placed on your site - but photographs take too long to download - and should not usually be used on your homepage unless they are "thumbnails".
However we can take some photographs and allow you to position them.
Photographs can be presented as "thumbnails" (small images) which expand to full-size photographs when they are clicked on. This preserves the print quality.

Use photographs of your staff in the 3rd column of your site. TOC

Site Policies

Please read our Site Policies.
We reserve the right to block or remove anything we consider pornographic or which contains offensive language or unreasonably criticises individuals in a way which may give rise to legal actions for defamation or libel. Remember that on a web site you are publishing the content.
Your guidelines are simple - would a newspaper publish your words?
We accept no liability for screening your content. In particular we are not responsible for the adequacy of any screening process.

Our Back-Up Services are quite specific. For the minimal hosting prices we do not provide full real-time back-up. Our back-ups are provided by email, downloaded .csv files, daily copies and weekly off-site back-ups. TOC

Need more help?

If you need more help please use Contact Us to email your questions.

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Proceed to My Website to create your site. TOC