Welcome to our FAQ page. Here we list many of the common questions you may have, along with simple answers. If there is something you would like to see covered here please email us and let us know.

General Questions

1. Does my business need a website?
2. I'm a small business that works locally, and I don't want to sell online.
3. Do I need to use a website design company that is local to me?
4. Databases?
5. Carts, e-Commerce?
6. What is PR / PageRank?

Web Site Updates

1. I already have a website. Can Graphic Horizons update it?
2. Can I maintain my website myself?

Search Engines

1. How will people find my web site?
2. We submitted our site to thousands of search engines, but hardly got any hits. Why?
3. So then, how DO I get my site ranked high on search engines?
4. How soon can I expect search engines to list my site?
5. What's the earliest I can expect visitors to come to my site?

Hosting and Domain Names

1. Besides designing a web site, what else do I need to have?
2. Does Graphic Horizons offer web hosting services for my new web site?
3. Can you help me select a domain name?
4. What if I've already designed my web site? Can you host it for me?
5. What is Hosting?

Web Site Design Cost

1. How much does it cost to set up a website?
2. What's the difference between the $300 and $20,000 site?
3. Can you finance my web site investment?
4. Why do some companies charge half of what you do, and others charge three times as much?

Design of the Web Site

1. Do you use "template" designs from other sources?
2. How many pages will I need?
3. What do you need from me in the design process?
4. Do I have a say in what my website looks like?
5. How long will it take to have my website created?
6. Who actually owns my website design?
7. Static vs. Dynamic Sites, What is The Difference?