Time to get started!
*It's time to get started on your custom designed website. In order to work efficiently, we will need the following information from you*
If you would like suggestions, or assistance in purchasing your hosting, domain, and secure server certificate, we will be happy to assist in any way that we can.
One of the first things you'll need is to purchase hosting for your web site. It will need to support ASP.NET. (a programming language that we use to develop your web site) Once you have purchased your hosting we will need your user-name and password that you used to set up your account. This will give us access to your account and allow us get it set up and ready to develop your site.
One of the hosting companies that we personally use is Server Intellect. (Click on Banner to see hosting plans available) We have been very happy with their customer service. Please don't feel obligated to use this hosting. But should you decide to, the Teir one hosting plan should be sufficient for hosting one domain name. If you'd prefer to go with an alternative company, just be sure that you purchase hosting that supports ASP.NET. If you have questions about that, please fee free to email us at info@cottagecollections.com.
You will also need to purchase your domain name if you don't already have one. Server intellect offers domain registration for 14.95 a year. If you already own a domain name that has been purchased from a company other than the one that is hosting your site, we will need to know your user-name and password for that account as well so that we can change the name servers to point to your hosting account.
In some instances you may also need to purchase a secure server certificate for your site. This can depend on several factors. The basic SSL certificate that server intellect offers for 49.95 a year should be sufficient for your site.
We will need to know the name of your business and how you would like it to appear in your banner.
Do you have a tag line that describes your business and will appear on your banner below your business name
Will you be using paypal? If so, we will need your paypal id, and you will need to please follow the instructions below, and send us the PDT code via email. Your paypal ID is just the email name that is associated with your paypal account. You do not need to send us your password. We do not need access to your paypal site.
Instructions for enabling PayPal Payment Data Transfer:
- Sign in to your PayPal account at <http://www.paypal.com/>
- Click on the "Profile" sub-tab (My Account > Profile)
- Click on "Website Payment Preferences" link
- Turn on the "Auto Return" preference if not already on, and type the URL of your website for the "Return URL" field (ex: http://www.mywebsite.com)
- Turn on "Payment Data Transfer"
- Save your preferences and you will be given an "Identity Token" for PDT which will be needed for your website
Instructions for enabling Instant Payment Notification:
- Sign in to your PayPal account at <http://www.paypal.com/> (if not already signed in)
- Click on the "Profile" sub-tab (My Account > Profile)
- Click on "Instant Payment Notification Preferences" link
- Click the "Edit" button
- Turn on IPN by checking the check box, and type the URL of your website in the "Notification URL" text box (ex: http://www.mywebsite.com)
- Save your preferences
What pages would you initially like to have on your web site? It's ok if you don't know for sure. You can add pages yourself anytime.
What categories would you like to start out with? We'll set up the initial categories for you, but you will be able to change this at any time yourself.
Would you like to start a blog? If so, will you use a blogging service or will you use a simple blog on your own website?
Do you have a product or vignette photo you'd like to use on your main page?
We'll need you to provide us with a couple of relevant paragraphs about your business. Be as descriptive as possible about your business and products and services offered. The search engines look for sites with good relevant content.
What categories would you like to start out with? We'll set up the initial categories for you, but you will be able to change this at any time yourself.
Would you like to start a blog? If so, will you use a blogging service or will you use a simple blog on your own website?
Do you have a product or vignette photo you'd like to use on your main page?
We'll need you to provide us with a couple of relevant paragraphs about your business. Be as descriptive as possible about your business and products and services offered. The search engines look for sites with good relevant content.
We will need to know the email address you wish to use for your contact form. If you'd like to use a domain associate email, you will need to set that up in your hosting account. Once you have that set up, we'll include that in the set up.
In addition to decorative font headers used in the design of your site, you will need to choose a standard font for the text content of your website.
In addition to decorative font headers used in the design of your site, you will need to choose a standard font for the text content of your website.
Standard Fonts:
Arial
Verdana
Times New Roman
Georgia
Courier New
Please let us know the colors you would like for the text on your site, as well as the page headers, links, etc... If you want very specific colors please send us the Hexadecimal value for that color. You can do a search for color charts, in order to get these codes for us. below, you will find a few helpful links:
*If you have purchased a Pre-Designed website, we will need the following information from you to get started*
If you would like suggestions, or assistance in purchasing your hosting, domain, and ssl, we will be happy to help. Please see recommendations at the top of this page for hosting, domain name purchase and secure server certificates.
We will need to know the name of your business and how you would like it to appear in your banner.
Do you have a tag line that will go beneath your business name in your banner?
Will you be using paypal? If so, we will need your paypal id, and you will need to please follow the instructions below, and send us the pdt code via email:
Do you have a tag line that will go beneath your business name in your banner?
Will you be using paypal? If so, we will need your paypal id, and you will need to please follow the instructions below, and send us the pdt code via email:
Instructions for enabling PayPal Payment Data Transfer:
- Sign in to your PayPal account at <http://www.paypal.com/>
- Click on the "Profile" sub-tab (My Account > Profile)
- In the "Selling Preferences" column, click on "Website Payment Preferences"
- Turn on the "Auto Return" preference if not already on, and type the URL of your website for the "Return URL" field (ex: http://www.mywebsite.com)
- Turn on "Payment Data Transfer"
- Save your preferences and you will be given an "Identity Token" for PDT which will be needed for your website
Instructions for enabling Instant Payment Notification:
- Sign in to your PayPal account at <http://www.paypal.com/> (if not already signed in)
- Click on the "Profile" sub-tab (My Account > Profile)
- In the "Selling Preferences" column, click on "Instant Payment Notification Preferences"
- Click the "Edit" button
- Turn on IPN by checking the check box, and type the URL of your website in the "Notification URL" text box (ex: http://www.mywebsite.com)
- Save your preferences
What pages would you initially like to have?
What categories would you like to start out with? (all of this can change later. You will have total control over adding categories)
Will you start a blog? If so, will you use a blogging service or will you use a simple blog on your own website?
What categories would you like to start out with? (all of this can change later. You will have total control over adding categories)
Will you start a blog? If so, will you use a blogging service or will you use a simple blog on your own website?
We will need a paragraph or two about your business for you entry/index page. Be as descriptive as possible about your business. The search engines look for sites with good relevant content.
We will also need to know the email address you wish to use for your contact form.