Web Design, Web Hosting And Domain Registration Services
Faqs

Here are some of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) in relation to Web Design, Web Hosting and Domain Registration Services. Please Feel free to contact us incase you don't find an answer to your question

With millions of people using the Internet daily, a website can provide detailed product or service information that is accessible to your customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can improve customer service and support by providing answers to commonly asked questions -- freeing your staff to handle other work. Save money communicating with your customers; your website can significantly reduce telephone, printing, and postage costs. 

Jamhuri Software can analyze your website to determine areas of your website that need improvement and put together a proposal of those changes from improving your graphics to site navigation, customized metatags to search engine submissions. To request for a website redesign please make your request by via "request for a quote" button

Just like other goods and services, cost is generally based upon features and based on our experience of what people want, Jamhuri Software has categorized Websites into feature based Packages as shown on the Web Design Page. In case you require something different from what is there, you can make a request for a quotation.

In order to set up a new website and hosting, several steps must be taken. In simplified format, they are as follows:

1) It is first necessary to have a web site address, also known as a URL or domain name. Typically, the www.yourwebsitename.com format is used. Other extensions are used for different types of organizations: .org, .edu, .gov, .info and .biz are a few of the more common ones. It is not difficult to register a URL, but often many names are already in use and you may not be able to get your first choice.


2) Determine the type/size of hosting account package and sign appropriate hosting contract. Upon receipt of payment, an account is set up for domain to be hosted.


3) Change the DNS information and technical contact information on all domain names to be hosted. This Process depends on individual registrars.



4) Either an existing website is uploaded to the domain, or a temporary "bookmark" page is created on behalf of the client.



5) If website design services are also required, a contract must be signed specifiying a particular web package
or a custom designed package, optional features, and design deadline, if any. Work is started upon receipt of payment, as specified in contract.



The website is designed and programmed in a way that web browsers can interpret. Browsers read a computer language known as HTML (hypertext markup language) and others such as XML, CSS, PHP, javascript, ASP and more. Not all browsers interpret computer languages in the same way. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome and other browsers all understand different dialects of the same language. Therefore, the same web page looks differently depending upon which browser is used. Creating web sites that are compatible with multiple browsers is important, so that visitors see what you have intended for them.


5) Website content must be supplied to the designer in a timely fashion. Text files must be in a final, edited and spell-checked form, in either MS Word or TXT file format. Images can be supplied as actual hard copy photos, high quality scans or high resolution jpeg files.



6) Finally the Website is proofed and approved by client before final uploading/publishing to the client's domain.

Yes, you can, just be sure to specify to your domain registrar that you are requesting a transfer and NOT a new domain. You should keep the service with your current hosting provider while waiting for the domain registrar to complete the transfer process. We will provide you with a temporary IP address so you can mirror the site on our server. All email and web pages will still be accessed from your previous host.

There is a 72 hour propagation period during which your domain's new DNS information is distributed world-wide. One way to test which DNS is being served, is to make a small change to the site hosted on your new account; when that change shows up consistently, you will know that your DNS has been properly propagated.

After propagation completion, you should then notify your previous host and have them delete the old domain from their records and update their DNS record. If you use this same provider for your Internet access you will not be able to access your domain site until they update their DNS.

Web space refers to the amount of server disk storage your account is allocated. This space is used to store your html files, graphics, audio clips, web stats and all other files that make up your web site. Your web hosting account also serves as storage space for your POP and webmail accounts, so be sure to keep this in mind when choosing a particular hosting package for your needs.

As well as email forwarding, you have the option to retrieve e-mail directly from POP3 mailboxes. POP3 mailboxes are like PO boxes for emails, the emails are stored there until you collect them. Each POPs can be assigned unique ids and passwords to ensure privacy.

A domain name is an easy-to-remember address for your website. Instead of a lengthy address such as: www.yourISP.com/~yourcompanyname/index.html


Your domain name could be www.yourcompany.com

A short and easy to remember domain name increases your professional image with your potential clients and customers, as well as the bonus of often increasing your search engine rankings. We offer domain name registration services as well as web-hosting, which is a "home" for your domain name website.

Jamhuri Software offers web hosting and domain email services. This means that we provide space on our servers for your website. We can register a new domain name for you, or host an existing domain, which will be used for your website and email. Jamhuri Software offers a range of all inclusive hosting packages with different amounts of web space and varying features.

You have unlimited access via FTP 24-hours a day, 7 days a week! As such, you can create and maintain your web pages on your own computer and upload files to your web site at your leisure. You can also upload files using the "File Manager" feature in your cPanel, but it is often more time-consuming than FTP.

Yes, you will be able to access your domain address with or without the "www" in front of the domain name. Example: http://www.your-name.com or http://your-name.com is acceptable, whichever you prefer.

A CGI-bin is where one store CGI scripts for use with their website. These scripts are used to generate online order forms, guestbooks, shopping carts, counters, and more! Every one of our domain-level web hosting accounts comes with a private CGI bin.

Frontpage is a Microsoft page website creation tool that requires special server extensions to function properly. We offer FrontPage extensions on all our web hosting accounts as an optional feature.