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What is GO Promotions? |
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There are thousands of individuals and business’ (large and small) throughout New Zealand who would benefit by having a web presence but due to the high entry costs and the highly technical nature of developing, hosting, and maintaining a web site many simply don’t bother.
On average a business website will cost anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 for a very basic site, to $10,000+ for a very smart site with all the bells and whistles. And these costs are just to develop the site. Next comes the hosting and maintenance costs, which again can run into thousands of dollars.
Apart from the costs of owning a website, there is the technical nature and complexity of computer systems and web site maintenance. Most of us don’t have a degree in computer science, so designing your own site from scratch can be a daunting, if not impossible, task.
GO Promotions is a website hosting company that aims to rectify this high cost, high dependency problem by providing user friendly, cost effective and easy to administer web site solutions. |
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How is this achieved? |
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GO Promotions offer cost effective, yet flexible, websites through the use of a template driven interface. |
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What is a template driven interface? |
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Simply put, it gives anyone the ability to create and maintain a website from their home or business computer by simply selecting and editing a template. Each page on their website is based on a template that is chosen by the user. There are hundreds of ways to use the templates, giving each user the ability to create a unique looking website. Templates can include text, images and animations.
Go Promotions has spent several years developing an environment where people can maintain their own websites without having to know anything about web programming languages. The site has been professionally designed to provide a wide variety of appearances while maintaining a common simple format. Websites are quick and easy to build and have a fresh and uncluttered appearance.
The Go Promotions website you are looking at now was built using the template interface!
GO Promotions also offer a free listing for all their customers on their products and services search engine. This service allows anyone to search for products and services in their area or around New Zealand. |
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How do I get started? |
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First you need to choose one of the web site options Go Promotions offer. This can be either a business directory listing or your own domain name website.
A business directory listing is a fully functional website that is found by connecting to one of the Go Promotions Regional or City based websites. For example www.goauckland.co.nz/mywebsitename, where mywebsitename is the name you choose for your site.
Having your own domain name website allows you to have a fully functional website that has your own name for example www.mywebsitename.co.nz. This identifies your business and is a powerful marketing tool. You can link your email to your domain name and present in a well established, professional manner to your clients. If you already own a domain name you can still set up a website to use this name. |
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Advantages of a Business Listing |
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- It is cheaper to setup and maintain than having your own domain name website
- Advertise your products and services to your local community
- You choose from professionally designed page layouts
- No requirement to learn programming languages to get your pages up and running
- Change pages at any time without extra charges
- Setup any number of users to administer, edit and publish your site
- Select keywords that describe your products and services that show up in search engines
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Advantages of Your Own Domain Name |
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- You have extended control over the look and feel of your site
- It helps maintain your identity
- You choose from professionally designed page layouts
- No requirement to learn programming languages to get your pages up and running
- Change pages at any time without extra charges
- Setup any number of users to administer, edit and publish your site
- Select keywords that describe your products and services that show up in search engines
- You get to list in at least one business listing directory so you can advertise your products and services locally
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6 Steps for setting up your site Website |
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- Decide on a business directory listing or your own domain name website.
- Decide on how many pages you want to start with (you can add more at any time)
- Purchase your new website online by selecting Purchase Online menu.
- Select a template for each page (from the large range on offer)
- Edit the template for each page, adding your text and/or images as you would like them
- Publish the finished pages so that everyone can see them
That’s it! Done!
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What about the security of my site? |
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As part of getting your site up and running you need to setup one or more users that are authorized to perform certain tasks on your site. In order to make any changes to your site, one of these users must logon to the site with a secure username and password.
Each user is assigned one or more of the following security rights:
| Editor |
Enables the user to add/modify the content of pages |
| Publisher |
Enables the user to publish any new/modified pages |
| Administrator |
Can add new users and asign them roles |
GO Promotions also insures that the latest security patches have been applied to the site to defend against hacker attacks and also ensures that daily backups are performed to protect your data.
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What do I need to maintain my website? |
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A computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer v 5.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator v 6.0 or later and an Internet connection (preferably a 56k modem or better). That’s all! It’s as easy as that! |
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What is the cost? |
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Select the Website Pricing menu to see a full breakdown of our pricing.
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