There are three basic ways that you can get your web page or web site up so that people can get to it on the internet:

1:  With your own domain name (www.yourname.com) 
2:  As a sub-domain on one of my existing domains (www.yourname.az123.com) 
3:  As a sub-directory on one of our existing domains ( www.ruidosoinfo.com/yourname)

There are advantages and disadvantages to all three methods, which I can cover with you in detail later if you wish.  For now, I'll just hit the major points:

Having your own domain name is generally considered a more professional way of having a web presence.  It will instill somewhat more confidence in your visitors, especially if you are trying to sell a service or product.  Many more features are possible with a full domain:  Your own email address(es),  greater "e-commerce" capabilities (even auctions), on-line database operation, scripting, multi-media presentations and much more.

However, having your own domain name is significantly more expensive to set-up and maintain.  There is no "built-in" traffic-  You will have to spend more time promoting your site, submitting it to search engines etc. before you get any traffic (or pay someone else to do it).  Owning your own domain name requires an additional cost of annual registration which is separate from design and hosting costs.

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A sub-domain is significantly less expensive to set-up and there are fewer administrative "headaches" to deal with.  You don't have to go through a third party (and pay for) annual domain name registration.  For a strictly "informational" web-site (words & pictures) a sub-domain site is fine.

Currently, I do not offer sub-domain email addresses or sub-domain "stand alone" e-commerce capabilities, (although I can show you how to set up a "shopping cart" and credit-card payment acceptance method that will operate on a sub-domain, even without a merchant account).  Sub-domain sites require that you do most of your own site promotion and search-engine submission.

A Sub-directory web page / site is the least expensive and generally most "headache-free" way to have a web presence.  It can benefit from the "built in"  traffic and be found by search-engine "bots & spiders" that come through the "main" domain website.  You will still want to do some of your own promotion and search engine submissions (or pay someone to do it for you) but this is not as critical to success as with the other options.

Sub-directory sites can have either a "stand-alone" Shopping cart for on-line ordering for those with merchant accounts, or I can show you how to set up a "shopping cart" and credit-card payment acceptance method so you can sell off of your web page without the need and expense of maintaining your own merchant account. 

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For more information, EMAIL :

Thompson Internet Consultants
P.O. Box 7778
Ruidoso, NM  88355
(505) 937-4694