A website offers several benefits that you may not get from
any advertising in any other media. Also, as an automated service center or store front
promoting your products or services 24 hours, it can reduce your cost, maximize your
profit and give your business an exposure that a traditional business office or service
center can't provide. For more information on the advantages of having a website, please
check out our web advantage page. What is web
hosting service? A virtual server is a web server with a
logically-partitioned space in a network-connected computer. A virtual server allows you
to host one or multiple websites without requiring you to buy, install, and maintain your
own server hardware and software. What is virtual hosting? How is it different from a virtual server? Virtual hosting is another way of hosting a website without
requiring you to buy, install, and maintain your own server hardware and software. Virtual
hosting accounts usually support one website, while a virtual server can support multiple
websites within the same account. What is a subdomain or a subdirectory hosting? A subdomain is an internet address that attaches your company or preferred name to a domain name owned by your hosting service provider. A subdomain account does not require you to have your own domain name, and therefore it does not involve domain registration fees. An example of a web address (URL) with subdomain account would be: http://yourcompany.globalfront.net/ Subdirectory hosting is another way of presenting your company to the web. Subdirectory hosting is preferred by smaller companies and organizations that would like to get their website hosted at a minimal cost. With subdirectory hosting, your URL looks like this: http://www.globalfront.net/yourcompany/ Domain names are names that humans can use
and memorize as substitutes for IP numbers used in the internet to provide addresses for
specific network connected components in the world wide web. For instance, when you are
visiting this page, you are using our domain name globalfront.com as part
of the URL of this site. The most commonly known usage of domain names is in the URL of
websites and email addresses. Whether a web user is aware or not, he or she must have used
some domain names to connect to the internet, visit websites and exchange emails. Does it matter if I have a virtual hosting account or a subdomain or subdirectory account? Virtual hosting and virtual server accounts allow you to
use your domain name to access any directory and subdirectory in your website. So, you can
use http://www.yourdompany.com/ as well as
http://www.yourcompany.com/anydir/anypage.html for your URLs. Also, you can use yourname@yourcompany.com for email purposes including POP accounts, forwarding addresses,
autoresponders and mailing lists. Additionally, since you are using your own domain name,
your web addresses and email addresses would not change even if you change your ISP or web
hosting company! Finally, a domain name represents your business in a more professional
way to your clients than a subdomain or subdirectory address would. More than ten thousand
domain names are being registered every day in the USA alone, and the names are available
on a first-come first-served basis. Can you afford to
let somebody else register your business name as their own domain name making it none of
your business? How much does a domain name cost? So, how can I order my own domain name? You can order a domain name through us with or without a
hosting account. If you order a virtual hosting or server account
from us, we register your domain name for you, configure it in our server and point the
domain to the web hosting account you order from us. If you would rather like to order a
domain for use with domain service only (without a virtual server or virtual hosting
account), then please visit our domain
services page for more information on how to get your domain name. In either case, you
can order a new domain name using our online order forms. Yes. Once we process your order and setup
your account, we will provide you with the FTP host name or IP address and your login
information, so you can move your files from your previous website to your new account in
our server. (If you upload your website files to your new account before moving the
domain, then the transition from your previous host to the new account would be totally transparent
to the visitors of your web site). We will also provide the names and IP addresses of our
nameservers that you would need to use to update your domain name record with your
registrar. If you know how to modify your domain's nameservers, then you can simply update
your domain name record with our nameserver information. If you are not sure, then please
ask us and we will provide the required information. Most registrars authorize only the
current Admin or Technical contact for a domain to update the nameserver information for
the domain. If you or your company is the registrant of
your domain name, YOU (NOT your ISP) have the ultimate right to select your web host and
move your domain to the ISP or web host of your choice. How do I verify that I am the Registrant or Admin Contact for my domain? To instantly check the registrant and contact information for your domain, please visit our domain lookup page, enter your domain name, and click on "Check Domain" button. Once our lookup script reports the domain as "not available" for registration, click on the "More Information" button and the script will automatically locate and display the Registrant and Contact information for your domain from your registrar's database! Our proprietary domain lookup system works fine for all .com, .net and .org domains, provided your registrar shares this information with a whois server and the server is not busy.How long does
it take before my domain name is active? How do I transfer
files to my web site and update my site? Will I have unlimited
access to update my pages? How to I update emails and other features for my website? With all web hosting and virtual server accounts, we
provide you access to Global Web Control Panel, our
own proprietary software that allows you to setup, manage, and update several features
related to email alias, email redirection, autoresponders, mailing lists, listservers,
list subscribers, and password protected web directories for your account, all with a
"point-and-click interface" accessible with your browser from anywhere in the
world, 24 hours a day, in real time. How long does
it take to set up a new account? The following schedule applies to domain registration and forwarding services ordered during business days: domain registration and forwarding service orders are processed within 0 to 8 hours, while domain forwarding with existing domain service orders are processed within 0 to 6 hours. Orders received over the weekends are usually processed within 2 to 24 hours after we receive and process your payment. Please note that it takes 24 to 72 hours for any new domain to be functional across the internet or for any moved domain to start using our servers. This is due to propagation of InterNIC updates, and depends on how frequently DNS servers check and accommodate registry changes for any new or modified domains. While you won't be able to use your domain and email forwarding features until the propagation is over, you will have access to Global Domain Control Panel to verify or change settings for your domain as soon as you receive our confirmation email stating that your order has been processed. Web design service and web
presence service orders are delivered in 3 to 30 business days, depending on what
you are asking for, but for most small to medium websites, the process does not not take
more than 7 days after we receive all the material (electronic or paper copies of text,
images, pictures, and so on) that you would like us to put on your website. Depending on
the design services you are requesting, we usually give you a time-frame that we might
need to work on your website. Can I use my
account for commercial purposes? Can I subdivide my
space and resell it? Can I have
additional domains forwarded to my main domain? Can I register
additional domains forwarded to a subdirectory of my main domain? Can I access my domain
with or without the "www"? Do you offer
dial-up internet access? How can you provide accounts packed with so many feature for so little price? We have automated many of the configuration processes in our servers. Additionally, compared to many fortune 500 companies, we spend very little money in advertising as our satisfied clients help us promote for our services. We fully believe that each one of our satisfied customers can promote our business to several potential clients in a much effective way than any of the traditional advertising methods could. As of September 30, 2005, after our more than 7 years' of operation, we have more than 130% growth rate and less than 2 percent customer drop-out rate. Where can I find books and software related to internet and web services? There are numerous books related to computer, programming, internet, web design, html, graphics, java, perl and many related topics. You can get a selection of them by clicking the following link on Computers & Internet books from amazon.com. Also, you can find more specific books and software related to internet and web services from amazon.com site by entering your choice of keyword in the following search box:
My question is not answered here. What do I do? If you have any question or concern about your order or payment, then please visit our Payment FAQs. If your question is related to domain services offered by us, then please check out our Domain FAQs pages. If your question is related to services for an existing hosting or virtual server account in our servers, then you may find your question already answered in our extensive Online Support Manuals, or you can contact our support team at support@globalfront.com. If you would like to discuss with us about your web site needs, then please feel free to contact us, and we would be glad to help you. Thanks. webmaster@globalfront.com |
