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SimpleHTML™ Online Website Builder
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| Never had a website? Not familiar with web programming? We make it easier than ever to
launch your business on the Internet. With our SimpleHTML™
web builder you can design your own website in minutes with little or no
web design experience or purchasing any design software. Features include:
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 Choice of 40 custom page background images
Choice of 16 page background colors.
Selection of text size, font and color.
Horizontal divider lines with choice of colors.
Text and image alignment and
hyperlinking.
Web based image uploading.
Page preview prior to publishing.
Insertion of search engine Meta Tags. |
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| After you design your site, you can easily manage your files and directories online using any web browser. SimpleHTML™
lets you create, rename, and delete files or directories, upload, edit and
copy files, and configure cgi scripts (chmod). These money saving features
are all you will need to manage your own website, and best of all, you do
not need to buy any software such as FTP or FrontPage. |
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Small Business Package - Custom 6 page website for only $399!
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| This package includes a custom designed website based on your specific requirements along with a dedicated Design Specialist to handle your entire project. Features include: |
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Custom website of up to 6 pages including graphics and text.
An
interactive form for orders or information gathering.
Dedicated Design Specialist to handle your entire project.
Original site layout and professional graphics based look. |
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| Samples of recently designed Small Business Package
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For more information about our Small Business Package or to order a website, please contact our Design Team at 399special@webmasters.com.
If you include your daytime telephone number, a Design Specialist will
contact you by phone within 24 hours.
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Custom Design - Affordable solutions for all web design needs!
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| From basic websites to advanced e-commerce applications, we offer complete and affordable turnkey solutions for all your web design needs. WEBMASTERS.COM has a staff of professional web developers to handle projects of any size and complexity. We specialize in:
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HTML, Flash, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, ASP, VB Script, Java and XML.
Custom database applications with MySQL, MSSQL or MS Access.
Custom graphic design, animation, and Flash multimedia production.
Shopping carts, chat rooms, message boards, auctions and more.
Technical / professional writing and content editorial services.
Ad banner management, personalization, and visitor tracking.
E-book design and publishing using self contained, executable files. |
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| Samples of recently designed custom websites: |
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| For more information and a competitive price quote, please
send your requirements to our Design Team at design@webmasters.com.
If you include your daytime telephone number, a Design Specialist will
contact you by phone within 24 hours. |
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Flash Animation - The evolution of web design technology!
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| Flash is a break through animation software package from Macromedia that brings a true movie effect to the web. In the older days
of the Internet, Flash was not widely used because web browsers could not display Flash websites without first downloading and installing a special plug-in. That is no longer the case, as most browsers now have a built in Flash player, making Flash websites equally accessible. Our elite Flash Design
Team has created some of the highest quality Flash sites on the web. This graphics based technique produces by far the best looking sites, but it is also the most expensive and time consuming.
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| Samples of recently designed Flash websites: |
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| For more information about Flash Design, and a competitive price quote, please contact us at flash@webmasters.com.
If you include your daytime telephone number, a Design Specialist will contact you by phone within 24 hours. |
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Dynamic Animation - Make your website come to
life!
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| If you want a dynamic, graphics based website that stands
out from the crowd, our animation experts can bring your site to life with
interactive, animated slide shows using custom graphics. As an alternative
to Flash, this animation
technique uses JavaScript, so no special plug-ins are required.
This truly unique design style will make your competitors wonder why
their site does not have so many bells and whistles.
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| Samples of recently designed
Dynamic Animation websites: |
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| For more information about Dynamic Animation, and a competitive price quote, please contact us at animation@webmasters.com.
If you include your daytime telephone number, a Design Specialist will
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Website Maintenance Plan
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| We can perform one time design modifications, as
well as regular website updates. Our Website Maintenance Plan allocates a
block of time for a dedicated Design Specialist to perform required
updates on a weekly or monthly basis at a fixed cost. The cost of
outsourcing the management of your website to us will in most cases be a
fraction of the cost of hiring a full time webmaster.
For more information about having a professional webmaster update your existing website, please
contact our Dedicated Design Team at update@webmasters.com.
If you include your daytime telephone number, a Design Specialist will
contact you by phone within 24 hours. |
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Express
Website Transfer
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| We can seamlessly transfer your existing website from any
server with an FTP or FrontPage connection to our servers or any other
server for a one time fee of $50. Average turnaround time is 2 business
days. This service is entirely optional, and
is not required for hosting with us.
* Sites with over 50 pages and server side scripts are subject to additional costs.
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| To request an Express Website Transfer, please contact us at transfer@webmasters.com. |
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Webmaster Certification Training
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| If you would like to become a professional webmaster with
mastery of web languages such as HTML, JavaScript, ASP, ColdFusion, as
well as graphic design applications such as Flash, we have teamed up with
WebYoda, a leading provider of webmaster certification training since
1997, providing Internet training programs to over 5000 webmasters in 40+
countries. |
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| For a complete description of courses and certification programs
offered, click
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Design Resources Guide
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| This guide was prepared to provide a basic understanding of the technology involved in developing a full featured, interactive website. |
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| Technology |
| There are three essential web design components: Client Side Applications, Server Side Applications, and Databases. |
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| CLIENT SIDE APPLICATIONS |
| The Client Side component of a website is data sent by the server in unprocessed form to a
web browser on a local machine, which processes and displays the data. |
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HTML: |
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is a scripted language that is primarily used for displaying text and images on the Internet. This is the fundamental language of the Internet around which all other applications revolve. Its disadvantage is that it can only display web
pages, but not perform more complex functions such as calculations, validation, and content manipulation. There are several variations of this language, such as XML, which allow more flexibility, but none are as widely used and supported as HTML.
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DHTML: |
DHTML or Dynamic HTML is simply HTML generated by another application, such as a server side script in Perl or PHP, or
client side script written in JavaScript. Dynamic HTML's advantage is the ability to add,
change or delete HTML text at the time the page is displayed to the web browser, allowing content manipulation and modification each time a page is displayed.
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XML: |
XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a uniform protocol which enables
sending and receiving complex data over the Internet regardless of the
technology or platform being used. Data can be encoded into and decoded
from XML protocol using PHP, ASP or Perl. |
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Java: |
This is a compiled language that was developed by Sun Microsystems to be able to run on all operating systems. and
networks. This made it a natural choice for complex Internet functions, such as streaming stock
quotes, live news feeds, picture shows, crossword puzzles, games, and more.
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Java Applet: |
Most applications written in Java are called Applets, and are embedded into HTML along with a reference to another file containing the source code. The main advantage of Java Applets is
that they can perform complex functions, and the ease of implementation on web pages. A disadvantage is that they take much longer to load than standard HTML applications. An example of a Java Applet is the scrolling text at the top of our home page.
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JavaScript: |
This is a variation of Java, except it is a scripted language. JavaScript runs on most web browsers and is used to complement HTML for more dynamic web pages. This is the language of choice for complex functions performed
by the browser, as it is much faster and more stable then Java Applets. An example of JavaScript is the rolling image functions (white to yellow when a mouse is passed over it)
on the left side of this site. JavaScript is also used for user personalization with cookies, form validation, and special text and image effects. JScript is Microsoft's version of this language.
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Frames: |
Frames is a series of web pages linked together by HTML into a single page. The advantage of frames is that only a
single portion of a page can be navigated, leaving the rest unchanged. This makes navigation faster and easier. Our website was designed using frames.
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Cookies: |
Cookies are small data files sent to local computers by web browsers to store user identification data
or other information for each visitor to a website. Cookies allow personalization of web pages for each user, tracking of visitors, and other user specific functions.
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Image: |
An file usually in GIF, JPEG or Bitmap format used to display graphics on web browsers.
Free Image Library
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Animated Image: |
An image that moves or changes using a series of frames grouped together in sequence. Animated images are
widely used in ad banners and for special effects. An example of an animated image is the banner on top of this page.
Free Animated Image Library
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Flash/Shockwave: |
Multidimensional animated image application designed by Macromedia. The advantage of Flash is its quality, movie like graphics. The disadvantage is that
most users do not have the required software to use this technology, so an alternate website without Flash must be created.
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SIDE APPLICATIONS |
| The Server Side component is an application on the server which first processes the data and then sends it to a web browser for further processing and display. |
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Unix: |
Unix and its variations, such as Linux, BSD, FreeBSD and Solaris are considered the fastest and most reliable server
operating systems used in over 50% of web servers. Unix supports most server side technologies and databases, including Microsoft products.
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Windows NT: |
Windows® NT, Windows® 2000, and the built in Internet Information Server (IIS) are server operating systems
developed by Microsoft® for networking and the Internet. Although not considered as stable as Unix, Windows® NT and its variations are also widely used on web servers.
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CGI: |
CGI (Common Gateway Interface) enables the execution of
server side applications such as accessing data sources, generating
dynamic web pages, server administration, etc.. The most common languages
used for CGI are Perl, Python,
and C++.
CGI scripts can not be embedded into HTML pages, and are generally placed
in a separate executable directory called cgi-bin.
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SSI: |
SSI (Server Side Includes) enables the web server to execute
commands placed into HTML documents. SSI works best for displaying date
and time, merging multiple documents and CGI scripts, click counters, last modified date, and other
simple server side applications.
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PHP: |
This is the latest and most advanced language for server side applications. PHP is
superior to CGI, as it can be embedded into HTML, and can be executed from
any directory on the server. PHP performs all CGI functions such as accessing
databases, sending and receiving e-mail, reading from and writing to files,
user authentication,
form validation, sever administration, and much more. PHP is
a combination of C, Java, and Perl, making it easy to learn for most
developers.
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ASP: |
ASP (Active Server Pages) is a server side application platform developed by
Microsoft utilizing its VB
Script programming language. Its advantage is that the code is
easier to implement for those who know VB Script. ASP is similar to PHP as
it can be embedded into HTML.
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Cold Fusion: |
Cold Fusion is another server side application platform developed by
Allaire Corp. utilizing its proprietary scripting technology. Cold Fusion
is another alternative to PHP and ASP, as it too can be embedded into
HTML.
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Active-X: |
A plug-in designed by Microsoft which allows applications, usually written in VB Script, to be embedded in web
pages (similar to Java Applets).
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SSL: |
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a method of encrypting data on the internet. Each website must obtain a
digital certificate to prove its true identity to end users. This technology is used on
almost all eCommerce sites to provide a secure environment for exchanging personal and financial information.
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| DATABASES |
| The Database is a necessary component of dynamic, data driven websites, as it stores and
retrieves data in real time. The primary method of communicating with databases on the Internet is through server side scripts. |
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MySQL: |
A database especially designed for light to medium size applications on the Internet. MySQL is preferred
by many developers for its speed and ease of implementation, and its ability to import data from other databases such as Microsoft Access.
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MS SQL: |
Microsoft's SQL database (also known as SQL server) used
mainly for light to medium size web applications written in ASP and Visual
Basic.
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MS Access: |
A lightweight database developed by Microsoft for use mainly
on desktop personal computers. Access is also widely
used on the Internet because of its familiarity to pc users.
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Visual FoxPro: |
Although no longer widely used, Microsoft's FoxPro was
one of the first databases used on the Internet.
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Oracle: |
An industrial strength database designed primarily for large corporations and government agencies. Oracle
is known for its ability to handle very large volumes and variety of data.
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Sybase: |
Another industrial strength database used mainly by large corporations and government agencies.
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| Authoring Tools |
| To reduce the time it takes to learn the various web programming languages and design components, there are commercial products available that incorporate the most essential web authoring tools. |
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Text Editor: |
If you are familiar with HTML, JavaScript, PHP, and other web programming languages, you can use a simple
text editor such as Notepad or Wordpad to build your website. This is the most basic web authoring tool, and is free. |
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FrontPage: |
FrontPage® by Microsoft® is a web authoring program with a word processor-like feel, enabling web page design without having to learn HTML. When you enter text or insert images
onto a plain text page, FrontPage® automatically generates the HTML code
necessary to turn the text into a web page. You can also create special effects, use frames, edit, and upload your website. The Image
Composer and GIF Animator components can create and edit static and animated images. FrontPage® is the most popular and easy to use solution for basic web page design.
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Dream Weaver: |
A web authoring software package by Macromedia similar to FrontPage®, but perhaps not as easy to learn for some.
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Cold Fusion: |
Cold Fusion by Allaire is a software package that provides web development tools for both client side and server side applications. It is designed for those who do not know the individual programming languages involved, such as HTML, JavaScript, or PHP, as it generates the code dynamically.
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Visual InterDev: |
Microsoft's Visual InterDev® is a software package that provides web development tools for both client side and server side applications using Microsoft's ASP platform.
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Lotus Domino: |
Lotus Notes Domino is IBM's proprietary server software which incorporates a database, server side, and client side
programming functions into a single package. This platform is mostly used for industrial strength applications which allow local
database functions to operate on the Internet without extensive modifications.
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Photo Shop: |
Photo Shop by Adobe is a professional web graphic design application package. Photo Shop allows more flexibility and provides more features than Front Page's Image Composer, but it is also much more costly. Nevertheless, Photo Shop is an industry leader for professional graphics design.
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| Important Design Factors |
| When designing your website, it is very important to consider the following factors: |
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Browser Type: |
All websites should be tested in both the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator to ensure full
compatibility with both browsers. Sometimes a site may look one way in the Explorer, but completely different in the Navigator. |
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Screen Resolution: |
Each web page should be designed to fit in the smallest screen resolution (640 x 480 pixels). Doing so
will ensure that your entire page can be seen in all types of monitors, regardless of their screen resolution settings.
Also, using tables to define page boundaries allows you to control the
overall layout and appearance of your site. |
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Fonts: |
Please keep in mind that not all users have the same fonts available on their computers as you do. If your site uses
a font that is not available to a user, his or her browser will automatically substitute a default font,
usually Times New Roman, making your site appear completely different from the way you intended. Therefore, whenever possible, you should use either: Times
New Roman, Arial, Helvetica, or Sans Serif, the most widely available fonts.
Font size can also play an important part in the appearance of your site.
Since users can specify a default font size, there is no way to guarantee
that your text will line up the way you intended. The best solution is
using cascading style sheets to define the fonts for your entire website. |
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