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That is why we put this glossary of Internet terms in plain English:

Website -
A website is composed of documents that have the content of your site.

Hosting -
In order to be able to be seen by the world, your website must be hosted (or served) on a computer called a server. The server "Serves up" your website for others to see. You are provided webspace from a hosting company.

Webspace is measured in Megabytes. Bumble Bee studio offers web-hosting accounts starting at 10 megs for $15 per month.
There are many different hosting plans. You should choose a host depending on the services and amount of space that you need. Please see our hosting features to see what services we have available.

IP Address -
An IP address is a number assigned to a computer. A web server (hosting computer), personal computer, Internet Service Provider, all have an IP address.

Domain name -
A domain name is the name given to a website. A domain name is recorded in a special computer called a domain name server. Bumble Bee Studio can help you in the process of choosing a domain name. We recommend that you choose a .com domain name that is descriptive to your business and as short as possible. If your .com is not available, consider making your name more descriptive. You may also consider a new extention like .biz or .info. If you need help in this area please ask before you choose a name.

Meta Tags - This is special code to help Spiders (robots or software) find your WebPage.

Keyword Meta Tag - The Meta Tag that holds your keywords (descriptive words about your business)

Keyword - This is what people use to search for website at a search engine.

Title - This term as it applies to a website is the title of you page. It it is what is found at the top of the browser windrow when someone loads your page. The title is also found in a bookmark when someone bookmarks your page.

Search Engine - A search engine is a website that has special software to take a keyword, keywords or phase and find a relevant site.

Search Engine Submission - Search Engine Submission is the process of notifying a search engine that you want your site listed. Every search engine is different as far as the appropriate methods if submission.

Search Engine Software - Search Engine Submission Software is special software that will submit your site to the search engines. It must be used with care, as some engines do not react favorably to automated submissions.

Hand Submission - This method of Submission is done by hand directly at the search engine's website.

Major Search Engine - This is a word for the more popular search engines.

FFA - This is a page that has many links to it. It is controversial as to whether this method is an effective method of advertising. Some people believe that submitting to FFA's can leave an unfavorable impression on some Search Engines.

Ranking - Ranking as it applies to search engines means your position in rank if someone searches a particular keyword, keywords or phrase.

Spider - A Spider as it applies to search engines is a robot, or software that crawls the web looking for pages to list in its search engine. Some Spiders have unique names. For instance, Google's spider is named Googlebot. And AltaVista's Spider is named Scooter. For a list of spider names and the search engines that they belong to you may go here:

Stats - The term Stats as it applies to web design means a system that gathers statistical information about your websites visitiors.

Website Maintenance - This term refers to changes and updates made to your website.

Multimedia - The term Multimedia refers to an interactive environment rich in many medias such as graphics, sound, and animation.

E commerce - E commerce refers to a shopping enabled website.

Merchant Account - A special bank account which allows your customers to purchase with a credit card.

Check software - Special software that will print check and allow phone checks, online checks and fax checks.

Shopping Cart - Special software that allows for more then one product to be purchased during a "shopping session" this allows for your customer to go pack to your site and continue shopping.

POP3 (e mail) - A type of e mail that can interface with e mail programs such as "Eudora" and "Outlook Express" . It stands for "Post Office Protocol version 3". Internet Glossary