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NorthForkWeddings.com is a geographically specific website for weddings on the North Fork, Long Island, including Riverhead Southold and Shelter Island and is targeted to the wedding market. A beautifully designed site reflecting our natural and human resources, it stands as a central resource for brides and grooms, their families, and their friends.

Until now, no avenue has existed to reach this particular group of potential clients and customers. Your participation in this site will allow you not only to reach them, but welcome them to the unique and personal nature of the business community in our area.

As a local business itself, North Fork Weddings maintains the integrity and work ethic of which we are all so deservedly proud. We will help your business grow and provide you with professional, personal attention.

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Web Development and Design Services

North Fork Weddings has the resources, experience, and skills to successfully create a web presence for your company!

How do we ensure success?
Through a four-step web development and design process backed by state-of-the-art technology.

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Terms You Should Know
How to Plan & Design a Website

TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Internet Domain Name: an organization's unique name on the Internet.

As of early 2001, there were more than 20 million registered domain names. The name chosen by the organization combined with a top level domain (TLD) makes up the Internet domain name. For example, northforkweddings.com is the domain name for the publisher of this website.

In order to access the North Fork Weddings site, you have to type in "www.NorthForkWeddings.com", because the "www" is the name given to the computer that actually hosts the site. WWW is commonly used for uniformity on the Web, but different names are also widely used. For example, www1.NorthForkWeddings.com could be just as valid a name.

Technically, NorthForkWeddings.com is a "second level domain," because the top level domain is ".com". NorthForkWeddings.com is also known as a "root domain." In practice, both NorthForkWeddings.com and www.NorthForkWeddings.com are called domain names.

Generic TLDs
Following are the "generic" top level domains. The .com is the most desired because all major U.S. corporations adopted it early on, and it became trendy. The .com, .net and .org TLDs are not restricted. If a .com name is already taken, a .net or .org TLD is often chosen instead.

.com (commercial)
.net (network)
.org (organization)

.edu (U.S. educational only)
.gov (U.S. government only)
.mil (U.S. military only)
.int (international treaties between governments only)

New Domain Names
In November 2000, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the following new top level domains. Top level domains are not added at Internet speed. The last time new domains were introduced was in 1989. Stay tuned! More TLDs are expected.

.biz (a business)
.aero (aerospace)
.coop (cooperative)
.pro (professional)
.museum (museum)
.info (information service)
.name (individual/personal)

Web Hosting
Placing a customer's Web page or Web site on a commercial Web server. Many ISPs host a personal Web page at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.NorthForkWeddings.com/alwaysin/. Multi-page, commercial Web sites are hosted at a very wide range of prices, and the customer's registered domain name is used. A single computer can hold dozens to hundreds of small Web sites, while larger Web sites use a dedicated computer or even multiple computers.

Web hosting organizations can provide full service, including site design and programming as well as all e-commerce facilities. If Web site customers wish to use their own servers and software, all their privately owned equipment can be co-located at the ISP, which provides the power, the on-ramp to the Internet and some level of maintenance.

When a large enterprise runs its own Web site internally with its own equipment, it is not incorrect to say that "it hosts its own Web site" as well.

Getting a great website up and running does not have to be a frustrating or difficult experience - even for those that don't have the time or the skill set to do it themselves. All it takes is a little knowledge and access to a pool of talented service providers. While in the past accessing talented service providers has been time consuming and expensive, in today's interconnected world it is just as easy to find a great service provider in India as it is to find someone down the street.

But before you go looking for web designers and developers, you will need a to take a few minutes to become knowledgeable about what it is that you are buying. Taking the time to understand exactly what you want, some key terminology and how to put together a project plan for your Website will improve your experience and ensure that you get the results you are looking for.

What You Need To Have Thought About Before Starting A Website Design And Development Project.

Below is a brief four step process that is essential to every website design and development project.

Step 1: Business Requirements
First, determine what kind of activities you want your customers to be able to perform on your website. Do you want to set up an e-commerce site where potential customers can learn about and purchase your products? Do you want a billboard site with information about your company and where potential customers can go to purchase your products? Activities that you can provide your customers may include:

• Shopping
• Registration
• Requesting information
• Searching a database
• Downloading or uploading files
• Discussion forums

Step 2: Feature Requirements
Identify the features that you want to add to your website to make it more engaging and interactive. For example, if you want to set up an e-commerce site, you may want to have a shopping cart. Some common features are:

• Forms - allows visitors to easily submit or request information
• Message Boards - visitors can leave or respond to messages
• Photo Galleries - display graphical information on your products or services
• Counters - track the number of times a page has been viewed
• Flash Animation- create interesting animated content
• Search - allow visitors to search for content
• Shopping Cart - software that collects and records the purchases of your customers
• Inventory Management - automatic updating of your inventory

Step 3: Service Provider Requirements
Determine the expertise you need. There are two components to the creation of a website: Design and Development; Design deals with the front-end look and feel. Development deals with the back end functionality. These are distinct skill sets so make sure you hire a person or persons that can provide you with what you need.

Step 4: Budget Requirements
Website projects typically start at under a thousand dollars and go up to several thousand depending on the complexity and size of the site you would like. In addition to the cost of designing and developing your site, you need to consider these additional costs: domain name registration, site hosting and site maintenance.

PLANNING YOUR PROJECT

Now that you know some of the basics, you need to put together a simple project plan to help you communicate your project needs. Follow these guidelines when putting your plan together.

• Determine the objective of your website.
• Define your audience.
• Determine what content you will need.
• Look at other sites for inspiration
• Develop a rough storyboard for your site to ensure that you have all the components.
• Write up a detailed project description based on the information you have gathered.

By taking some time upfront to understand what you want and how to get it done efficiently and cost effectively, your website project is sure to be a success.