YOUR WEB MASTERS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

First of all, not everyone needs, or even wants, a website. There are service-oriented businesses that are established and have schedules that are booked through the next year. Having a presence on the web will do little or nothing for this type of company. On the other hand, a website is a very cost-effective form of marketing. More and more people rely on the internet for driving directions, store hours, etc... Your website is the best way to make sure the information that can be found about your business is accurate and up-to-date.

As your web masters, we offer the option of monthly service contracts. Each contract is fit to each client’s specific needs and budget. We can also implement a CMS which provides you with a quick way to easily update your site.

As the name implies, a Content Management System allows you to easily update and edit what is displayed on your website. Having a CMS means you no longer have to pay an hourly rate for changing something on your website, and you can make changes as often as you'd like.

Search optimization is a very competitive effort that requires focus and a complete, up-to-the-moment understanding of how the search engine algorithms, spiders and robots operate. The staff at YourWebMasters.com have been in the search engine marketing industry for over 12 years and our practices continuously evolve to conform to each search engine and directory's changing rules. In the uncertain world of search engine optimization, our straightforward approach has consistently delivered results, which is why we are so optimistic about search marketing. We apply our proven SEO process so your website will achieve that same high level of success as our other clients.

Search engines use special servers called "robots" or "spiders" to "crawl" through websites in search of keywords and other text content. These spiders are always working, but they have to keep coming back to check for changes. Due to the vast number of websites on the Internet, it may be weeks or even months before your site is crawled again. It is possible to request a visit from specific robots, but even then you have to wait your turn. These robots rank each website based on a wide range of criteria and determine the order that websites appear in search results.

Yes, for a website to be visible on the internet it must be "hosted" by a type of computer called a server. This server stores all the documents (text, images, flash animations, etc...) that make up the pages of your web site. Each domain name associates itself with a DNS server that directs traffic for that domain to the server that is hosting its files.

Sure, our hosting service is recommended but optional. If you prefer to host it on another server, we can provide your website files on a CD or we can arrange to upload the files directly to your hosting account.

In short, a domain name is your address on the Internet. Many people choose to have their company name as their domain name such as YourWebMasters.com. Domain names have different endings like .com .org .net …