Why do I need a website?

An effective website will help your business by allowing you to promote your products or services anywhere in the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Due to the very small running costs of a website, you will be able to gain new business easily and more cost effectively and thus reduce your customer acquisition cost.

What is a domain name?

A domain name is your identity on the interne t- e.g. www.yourbusiness.com. Your domain name should be used on all print literature, and branding connected with your business. We recommend you always use your domain name in your email branding e.g. you@yourbusiness.com as opposed to yourbusiness@eircom.net. This is a fundamental error made by businesses on the internet
today.

What is hosting?

Hosting is the space on an internet server (computer) where your site resides.It allows a website to be accessible 365 days of the year.

What kind of information should I put on my site?

Due to the versatility of the web, you are able to incorporate any information your customer may be interested in, including products, services, location, contact details, hours of operation, staff information and much more.

Do I need to know HTML or have internet skills?


Quite simply no! Insight Multimedia will deliver a web solution that does not require you to have specialist programming knowledge. The ie-control system is built for use by "everybody and anybody" !

How often can I update my website?


You can update your website as often as you need to, via your own secure 'back-end' administration area.There you can access and change the content of your site "online" through your existing web browser. Simply point and click - type text - add images and the site content will change on the 'front-end' of your website. If you purchase the i-start web solution you will need to upgrade to i-start plus web solution to update your own site content.

How will new potential customers find my website?

Insight Multimedia will ensure that your website is listed on the most popular search engines online by coding each page in your website with the correct meta tag content i.e. - title, description and keyword tags which describe your business correctly. The search engines use these meta tags to index and list your website and match your website against a given users search entry. How your website's meta tags describe your business, could be a deciding factor in a potential customer visiting your website.


Can my website be upgraded?

The i-start pack can easily be upgraded to the i-start plus pack which includes a complete website content management system. The system enables you to update add or delete products, services text, and images. You can also edit/update all your other main page content e.g. (about your business, contact details, welcome statement, F.A.Q. if installed, email links)

The i-start plus pack can be upgraded to any of the e-store packs which would enable you to sell your products or services online.