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Does your website need a face-lift? Would you like to make your website interactive and collect user information? Want to add e-Commerce to
your website? If your current website isn’t meeting your needs WebMediaExpert can help.

You have taken the first step to creating an online presence by building a website. Make your investment worthwhile by ensuring your website
is effective in promoting your business and building your customer base. We have enhanced several websites by giving them a more
professional look, e-Commerce capabilities, and database applications to increase efficiency.

Contact us to request a Free Website Design Consultation.

Step-by-Step guide to building your first website

1) Register a Domain Name

Take some time to decide what you want to name your business. Then register your domain name for that
website. The most popular choice is .com but you decide what is best for your company. If your name is available
make sure you purchase it quick as someone else may take your name! I would suggest at least getting a 3-5
year registration to save yourself the money long term.

2) Make Your Domain Name Private

Did you know that when you register a domain, your name, address, email address and phone number are
immediately made available to anyone who wants to see them? That’s right. Your personal information is exposed
24 hours a day, everyday, to anyone, anywhere.

You have the power to change this. With a private ("unlisted") registration through Domains By Proxy®,
registering a domain name doesn't mean sacrificing your privacy.

3) Get a Merchant Account   

Increase sales! According to Visa International, of every $100.00 spent by consumers, nearly $40.00 is in a
form other than cash or check. Plus, the average credit card purchase is considerably larger than cash. A
Merchant Account is the quick, easy way for these customers to pay.

Get paid, fast! Make the move to credit card transactions and start receiving payment within 24-72 hours.
And we’ll approve your U.S.-based application within a day.  

Increase credibility! A merchant account means you’ve passed the approval process necessary to accept
credit cards. Give your customers confidence – accept credit cards!

Cut paperwork! Why spend your valuable time processing checks? Instead, have proceeds from all your
business’ transactions deposited directly into your banking account.

Reduce risk! Automate your transactions and take any hassle out of your sales. Visitors to your site want
the convenience, flexibility and security that credit cards offer. They want to spend

4) Purchase an Authorize.Net Gateway to transfer money to your bank account

What is an Authorize.Net Gateway?

The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway is a secure Internet bridge between Merchant Accounts and the credit card
and electronic check payment processing networks. Authorize.Net provides merchants with fast, reliable and
secure passage for transaction data via a 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Internet Protocol (IP) connection,
and manage the complex routing of payment information to the appropriate credit card processors. I strongly
suggest you use an Authorize.Net Gateway as it's the MOST COMPATIBLE Gateway with shopping carts.

5) Purchase a SSL certificate to secure data and transactions on your website

People are getting smart about online security. More and more of them are looking for the padlock icon and
“https” prefix in the address bar of their browser before submitting personal information online. If your Web site
doesn't’t have an SSL Certificate, visitors may leave before making a purchase, creating an account or even
signing up for a newsletter. But you can change all that with an SSL.

Why do you need it?  

Your visitors, prospects, and customers are on their guard. These savvy Internet users are wary of Web sites and
online businesses that aren't what they claim to be, and worried that their personal and financial information might
fall into the wrong hands. Turn your customers' concerns into a competitive advantage.  

A Secure Certificate verifies that:  - You met the thorough approval it takes to be issued the certificate.  -
Transactions with your site (like information exchange, or purchases) are secure. All certificates support both
industry-standard 128-bit encryption and high grade 256-bit encryption.  - Most importantly, it tells them they can
do business with you safely because their sensitive information is encrypted and remains private.  

6) Get an online shopping store for your business  

Online Sales are expected to hit $144 billion in the U.S. by 2010. Isn't it time you got your piece of the pie? With
the Quick Shopping Cart, you can create and publish a stand-alone Internet store or add one to your existing
Web site in a matter of minutes. Accept PayPal® and credit cards, offer multiple shipping options, issue coupons -
all via your secure site. And there's NO "percentage of sales" fee!

7) Set up an Email Marketing Campaign
Provide prospects and customers a sign-up form for requesting emails from you. The opt-in magnet also offers the ability to create and
manage special interest groups so that you can target e-mail campaigns to specific subscribers.
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