SiteSource presents our services for webmasters. Designed to web useful for every skill level, from advanced to beginner. Our simple four step process categorises the tools that we supply, so you can get yourself onto the Internet.
Our four sections are divided into -
In the domain section you will find online registration tools that enable you to register domain names in real time online. Our services all include dns forwarding, we are not a 'parking' provider. Our customers register domains because they intend to use them as their website or email addresses. We pride ourselves on supplying a domain name registration service with some of the cheapest prices around. When you compare cheaper prices though, please ensure that the service is just a parking service then you ave to pay more to actually 'use' your domain.
We offer domain sales for Australian domain names and American domain names. There are a variety of suppliers and packages on offer. You can purchase domains in Australian or US dollars, as well as discounts if you sign up for hosting at the same time.
Please use our registration interface to check if a domain name is available. Just type in the name you would like to check, and if it's available our website will advise you, if not try some others. Remember to register an Australian domain you must be an Australian business with ABN or state Business Number.
Once you have your domain you are ready to start designing your website. (Of course you might want to do this before you register your domain, however if you are using the name anywhere in the text on your web page, you should purchase a domain name first).
There are many different ways that people design and create a website. The three most popular ways (not in order) are -
Coding your web pages by using a text editor gives you an enormous amount of control over how your website will look, however it also involves you knowing at least 1 (if not several) mark-up or other programming languages. Fortunately, the Hyper Text Mark-up Language is a fairly simple system to learn. If you would like to know more about it and have a go coding web pages yourself, then we have links to useful free tutorial on HTML design in our design section.
If you work better in a more visual environment, then an application program might be of greater assistance to you. Functioning similarly to word processors or desk top publishes, they let you place text, images and other elements on a page using a simple graphical interface. Some of the popular web design packages are made by Adobe, Macromedia & Microsoft.
SiteSource offers a variety of these computer aided design packages for sale online, and can be purchased for delivery if you are in Sydney.
Finally, for those with less time to spend on designing your website, or perhaps needing a little 'left brain' inspiration, we also have access to a variety of web page design templates. These are preformatted web pages, and you simply add the content that you want to each pages. Colours, backgrounds, text... all these design elements have been taken care of for you. You use a simple wizard to set up your site, answering specific questions, pointing to the location of any pictures on your computer that you want to put on your website. It's simple, easy and fast.
The third step in the process is to Host you website. To do this you need a website host. With our online setup procedure you can have a web server set up in no time at all. In fact the entire process is automated, once you've signed up you only need to upload your web pages, and once the dns servers update (usually 48 hours) you will be up and running. Best of all, as this might be a little more computer 'technical' that you are use to, there is a 24/7 email support ticket system. Someone is always available to help out, and you usually receive a helpful email response to your query within half an hour.
If you have registered your .com.au domain name in the previous step, then the default dns servers are already pointing to our host web server, if you have registered your domain name elsewhere, then you will be provided with the dns details to update with your domain registrar.
SiteSource is please to make web site hosting easy and efficient! All our web hosting plans also come with traffic analysis & stats, so you can see how many hits your site gets.
Finally, our DIY interface provides the ability to register your new website with search engines. The web is a big place and you need as many links to your site as possible to make it popular. Links will drive hits, and hits will drive business. So the last step is just as important as the others. We also provide a variety of webmaster tools and services in this section that lets you test your site for - broken links, met tags, loading time and many other services.
If you don't have a Flash player, you won't be able to access our interactive interface, but many of our services are also provided on our basic web pages.