Whether you are new or not when it comes to investing into the potential of the Internet, you can never be too clued up.

Seeking and receiving help and guidance are crucial factors towards making things happen in the huge community called the Internet. Advice and help isn't hard to find at Nameste Internet so if you have any questions be they simple or complex then do get in touch with us.

We don't like to be pushed into decisions we aren't sure about so we wouldn't want you to feel like that either. So if you have anything to share with us or would like our help on getting started onto the Internet then feel free to contact us.

• What can the Internet do for my business?
• How can Nameste Internet help?
• What is a domain?
• Can we have our own e-mail address?
• How do our customers contact us?
• Where will my site be?
• How do I update my site?
• What is e-commerce?

What can the Internet do for my business?

The Internet can provide many extra angles for any business. To name but a few, you will be able to use the medium to communicate with existing and/or potential customers. You'll be able to increase your product or service awareness to an unlimited amount of people. It can also act as a marketing tool to help you gather all important customer feedback and act as tool for your customer service. The Internet already has thousands of business selling their products and services online.

How can Nameste Internet help?

We can't and won't promise that you will be the next dot com millionaire! However we would like to assure you that you can use us as that 'stepping stone' towards having a presence on the Internet. We will liaise closely with you and your company to produce and continue your corporate image online. If you want, you can continue to use your company's logo and existing literature for the Internet or you can start from scratch with whatever ideas you may have. We can design graphics to suit your needs and produce the overall image you are looking for.

What is a domain?

Domain names are the addresses, if you like, of the web sites on the Internet. i.e. www.nameste.co.uk. It is like an individual telephone number that locates your site. Businesses and individuals alike purchase these names to give themselves an identity and 'location' on the world wide web. Once a name has been bought , no-one else can use it. These names are then hosted with an ISP who have special computers for the web called servers. There are also different types of domains. Top level domains (TLD) such as .Com and .Net and there are regional ones such as .Co.uk. The COM stands for commercial and NET for network. We can help you register a domain through our own domain registration pages.

Can we have our own e-mail address?

If you or your company decides to register it's own domain name then you can. For example, if your company was called Thingys and youpurchased the domain thingys.co.uk then your e-mail address or addresses will be anything@thingys.co.uk. Some companies register domains just for e-mailing purposes. You can also register a few domains and use them accordingly. Some companies do this. They use one domain as their site address and other domains as their mailing address.

How do our customers contact us?

Well apart from sending you emails . Anyone can send you messages to a specific e-mail address from your site by filling in online forms. These forms are produced and designed for your site and they can ask as many questions as you like. You will be able to use these forms for online ordering or feedback or any other market strategy that you may want to implement. Your site can have as many forms as you wish and the results can be posted to any designated e-mail address.

Where will my site be?

Once a site has been designed to your specification we will host it on our servers. It can be reach by anyone who has an Internet connection and who knows or can find your site's domain (web address or URL). Your site will be submitted to all the top search engines so that people who don't know your actual URL will still be able to 'surf' onto your site. The web site that we build for you is of course yours so if you decide to take it off our servers and change your ISP host then we can help you process this. All the raw code and graphics that make up your site belongs to you or your company and you will be able to transfer this data if or when you like.

How do I update my site?

Once your web site is up and running and accessible to all on the Internet then you may like to add new features or update certain areas as time goes on. Your site, for example, may include products and prices and therefore may need correcting as your pricelist changes. This can be performed by us if required. The packages that we offer can cater for those who don't require this service, so please mention it to our sales department when you discuss your requirements because we don't want to charge you for this service if you don't need it. However, site management quotes are available if you do decide that you need it after your site has been produced.

What is E-commerce?

This is the term that is used to associate companies that do business on the Internet. These are companies that actually sell their products from their web site using forms and credit card transactions. These sites are often maintained on a daily basis in order to keep all products and prices as well as stock up to date. If this is the sort of site that you are looking to produce then make sure you have done all your research. The Internet has the same market forces in place as any other 'normal' business except that everything happens a lot quicker; good and bad!