Larry Phillips on sun 26 aug 01
Earl Brunner wrote:
>
> I did a web search recently and was amazed at how many links and
> references to my web page were out there now. I possitively HATE the
> idea of changing web addresses. What i thought about doing was setting
> up a "permenent" site either on a free location or my own domain
> (haven't really persued anything yet, and then have my old site just
> point of forward to it for 6 months or so.
The best thing about having your own domain name is that it's permanent.
It goes with you when you change the supplier of the web hosting
service.
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Procrastinate now!
http://24.113.44.106/larry/
Earl Brunner on sun 26 aug 01
I did a web search recently and was amazed at how many links and
references to my web page were out there now. I possitively HATE the
idea of changing web addresses. What i thought about doing was setting
up a "permenent" site either on a free location or my own domain
(haven't really persued anything yet, and then have my old site just
point of forward to it for 6 months or so.
Richard Jeffery wrote:
>
> More seriously - and I do understand the problem with moving around ISPs -
> when it comes to cost is it worth thinking about your web site less as a
> sales channel that pays for itself, and more as part of your marketing and
> publicity costs? Depends what you want it to be, and the site design needs
> to reflect your goals for it.
>
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Earl Brunner
http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec/
bruec@anv.net
Richard Jeffery on sun 26 aug 01
and it's the domain name that does the pointing. It's that address you want
customers and search engines to recognise - where the files are is [almost]
immaterial after that.
the almost =
are the pages and images served up quickly?
what level of reliability is there? (that means how often is it broke?)
how easy is it to upload new material?
what happens if someone tries to bookmark a page in your site, or hits the
refresh button? (if you have a freebie site hiding behind a domain name,
this will find you out - in most cases, you will only end up with the index
/home page. That's not the end of the world - the viewer will also get to
see the true url in the bottom of the window - again, up to you to decide if
that's a problem or not.
usual cost Vs quality arguments apply...
but if you've established a brand for yourself associated with a url, then
yes - be careful when you change it... and for that reason choose a domain
name you will be happy with for several years, if you can.
By the way - do links on search engines equate to visitor numbers? That's
really the important thing. Search engines will find you at your new site,
eventually - although with some it's best to get settled into a permanent
home before you tell them you're out there. Do your visitors mainly reach
you through search engines? If so, which ones, and what search phrases are
they using? Or do they go directly to your site by typing in the url? Or
after visiting a partner site?
If you can answer those questions, then you will have a better idea of what
level of risk you run before you change anything around.
Hope this helps
Richard
Bournemouth UK
www.TheEleventhHour.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: Earl Brunner [mailto:bruec@anv.net]
Sent: 26 August 2001 21:18
To: richard.jeffery@theeleventhhour.co.uk; Clayart
Subject: Re:ISP's and Sondahl website imperilled
I did a web search recently and was amazed at how many links and
references to my web page were out there now. I possitively HATE the
idea of changing web addresses. What i thought about doing was setting
up a "permenent" site either on a free location or my own domain
(haven't really persued anything yet, and then have my old site just
point of forward to it for 6 months or so.
Richard Jeffery wrote:
>
> More seriously - and I do understand the problem with moving around ISPs -
> when it comes to cost is it worth thinking about your web site less as a
> sales channel that pays for itself, and more as part of your marketing and
> publicity costs? Depends what you want it to be, and the site design
needs
> to reflect your goals for it.
>
--
Earl Brunner
http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec/
bruec@anv.net
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