NEED A DOMAIN NAME?
Do you have a website domain name? That is the web address people will be type in the browser to find you and/or your business online. It’s the first thing you need to purchase. If you don’t have a domain name yet, Studio Matrix uses and recommends you register your domain name with Hover. We’ve been using that company for years. We always buy the domain names separate from the website hosting in case one goes down or out of business, we can still access to the other. Click here to visit their site.
NEED WEBSITE HOSTING?
You’ll need to purchase hosting service for your website. You need website hosting for your images, web page, etc. This is usually a monthly fee. Studio Matrix uses and recommends you register your website hosting with Host Gator. Click here to visit their site. We’ve been using that company for years and we researched A LOT before we found them. Click here to visit their site.
DON’T WANT A CUSTOM DESIGNED SITE? WANT A PRE-MADE TEMPLATE INSTEAD?
*Just note when getting a pre-made template, that you will need certain software to update the template, for example Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, etc. Studio Matrix does not have all of the software needed to tweak pre-made templates, so make sure to consult with us before you decide you want Studio Matrix to tweak your purchased templates.
Studio Matrix uses two websites for templates: Theme Forest (for Word Press themes) & Template Monster (for Word Press or Web Site themes).
NEED A NEWSLETTER ON YOUR WEBSITE?
Studio Matrix uses and highly recommends the aWeber company for multiple newsletter hosting and auto-responders. Click Here to visit their site and set up your account.
Aweber is a third-party newsletter service that works to make sure they are compliant with the email services so your messages are more likely to be delivered. On-site scripts for email service may get your website banned just because someone marked your email as spam. With Aweber, you don’t worry about software upgrades and deliverability. Easily set up html or text emails, auto-responders, tracking and much more.
The other thing we like about Aweber is that they charge for the number of subscribers, not the number of emails you send. So, you can have a subscriber list of people that you send a newsletter out to as many times in a month that you want to, not worrying about the number of messages you would be charged for sending out.