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Definitions of terms.

Blog: a web log or site that functions as a journal where entries are posted in chronological order.

Button: a clickable image or text to navigate to another area or page of a website

Domain: easy to remember name for a numerical Internet address, ending in .com, .net, etc. such as www.yourname.com. You can check to see if your desired domain name is available, and purchase through our affiliate partner, GoDaddy.com.

Flash: a system that allows people to run animations and dynamic presentations on the web.

Html: Hyper Text Markup Language a computer language devised to allow website creation. These websites can then be viewed by anyone else connected to the Internet.

Links: clickable text that will bring the visitor to another area of the web site or to an external site.

Navigation or menu bar: a list of options (buttons), on a bar that contains hypertext links to navigate between the pages of a website; the menu bar is usually placed horizontally on top or vertically on the side of a web page.

PayPal: an e-commerce business that facilitates payments and money transfers through the Internet.

PDF: acronym for “Portable Document Format.” PDF was developed by Adobe as a cross-platform file format which can be easily viewed and printed on any type of computer with the free reader from Adobe. Download the free Adobe Acrobat reader.

Retainer: advance payment for a set number of hours or months.

Side bar: a menu bar on the left or right side of a web page.

Site format: a web site may exist of 1 to 5 pages, or more.

Site maintenance: regular updates to web site content to keep the site current with fresh information or images.

Template: pre-designed web page that can be customized with images or text to fit client’s needs.

Web hosting: space on a web server to host a web site and make it available on the internet. There are various plans available directly from our site or through our affiliate partner, Bluehost.com.

Web mail: e-mail that can be accessed on the web from anywhere in the world.

Web master: a person who manages a website and it’s content.

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