1) Generally how much does it cost to develop a website?
It actually depends on how simple or complex a website is. Some websites have a few pages with limited, static content and simple logic whereas some websites have dynamic content, interactive features with large number of pages that are navigated. However, roughly we say that it costs between Rs. 6,000 to 50,000 to develop a website.
2) What are the steps involved in development of a website?
A ) Book the domain name and the space for the proposed website. (Jointly done by Brainlines and the Customer)
B) Document the purpose and the high level requirements of the website. (Done by Brainlines based on inputs given by the Customer)
C) Create the high level design / prototype / model / sample of the website. (Done by Brainlines and approved by the Customer)
D ) Provide the detailed content (matter to be published on the website) along with the navigation flow, layout instructions, colour and font preferences etc. (Primarily done by Customer; assisted by Brainlines)
E) Develop the full fledged website based on above inputs. (Done by Brainlines and approved by the Customer)
F) Launch the website (Done by Brainlines)
3) I want the name of my website to be say, ‘abc.com’. Can I get it?
Name of each and every website is unique. There is a website called www.name.com where one can check if ‘abc.com’ is available or already booked by someone else. If the name you want is not available i.e. already booked by somebody, then you will not get it.
4) I have observed that names of some websites are like xyz.com or xyz.org or xyz.edu and so on. Why is it so? and what is the name I should have for my organization?
Commercial business enterprises have their website names ending with ‘.com’.
Likewise, educational institutes or universities will have website names ending with ‘.edu’
Generally, charitable trusts or ‘not-for-profit’ kind of organizations have ‘.org’ in their website names.Websites of Government organizations have ‘.gov’.
In short, the name of the website reflects the nature of business of its organization.
5) How much time is required to create / launch a website?
In FAQ no. 2, we have given the steps involved in development of a website. You may notice that website creation is a joint activity and the time investment from both the parties - Customer and Brainlines - is very important. However, in general, it takes 3 to 4 weeks for creating a medium complex website. If the requirement is urgent, Brainlines can do it even in a week’s time.
6) Do we have to get the license or some kind of permission from Government Authorities for launching a website? (Something similar to Shop Act License?)
No. No such permission is required.
7) What technology do you use for developing a website?
We use HTML, Flash, PHP, Photo-Shop, .Net, SQL-Server and such other technologies.
8) Is it possible that two websites may have the identical names?
No, it is not possible as explained in FAQ no. 3. However, if ‘abc.com’ is booked but ‘abc.net’ if free, then you can get ‘abc.net’. The point is that ‘abc.com’ and ‘abc.net’ are not the identical names.
9) I have heard that websites are susceptible to virus attack or hacking. What do we do to protect our website?
There are fire walls/security checks to protect our uploaded site. Working of these is similar to anti-virus softwares.
10) Can I send and receive the emails from my own website instead of doing the same from other websites such as Yahoo, Gmail, Re-diff etc.?
Yes you can create email IDs like info@abc.com and use as a any other email ID
