| GLOSSARY OF INTERNET TERMS: |
| Domain name: | A name given to internet addresses, i.e. www.yourname.com A Domain Name must be registered for a minumum period of 1 year and renewed each year thereafter. This name is unique belongs to you alone. |
| URL: | Stands for Universal Resource Locator, it is the name that comes between http:///. and .com (or .org, .net, etc.) and when typed into the Location bar at the top of your browser, goes to your website. |
| Server: | large capacity computer which you can connect to through an "uploading" program to install the html coded files that are your website. Also referred to as "host". |
| E-mail forwarding: | method used by the webmaster to forward email sent directly to your site (i.e. yourname@phototalentonline.com) to your preferred e-mail address (i.e. you@hotmail.com). |
| Search Engine: | internet directories that allow a user to type in a request to find a website using keywords. Each search engines uses a different criteria to search for a website. Some use the metatag "keywords", some use the metatag "description" and some use the text that is on the "index page". |
| Metatags: | "hidden" coding on the website that allows
search engines to find specific webpages. |
| Keywords: | A metatag that uses as many
of the words that are associated with your website as possible. |
| Description: | A metatag that gives a
brief description of your website. Used by some search engines to "find" a website. |
| Index page: | The name for the 1st page your website open to, the Home Page. |
| html: | Coded language that a web designer uses to ensure that a browser "reads" a website correctly. |
| Browser: | A software program that is used to look at various kinds of Internet resources. i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape. |
| Hit Counter: | Small icon placed on a web page, usually at the bottom, that tells you how many people have visited the site. |