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Web
Design & Development:
For
more information regarding
our web design &
development services,
please visit the web
design / development
page. You may request a
free quote / constultation
by filling out our easy
online Web
Quotes Form
.
For
more information regarding
our web marketing
services (search engine
optimization, submission,
increased rankings, etc.,
please visit the web
marketing page.
1.
What
is the process?
2.
What
do I need to have my website
online?
3.
How
much will my website cost
me?
4.
Can
RE designs
still develop my website
even if I'm not local?
5.
How
should I send my materials
for my website?
6.
What
kind of website hosting
will I need?
7.
How
long will it take for my
website to be developed?
8.
What
about the graphics and video
for my website--can you
provide them or format them
as well?
9.
How
will people find my website?
10.
I
would like to sell items
online. What are my options
for a shopping cart?
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Graphics
Design:
For
more information regarding
our graphics design services
, please visit the graphics
design pages: media
manipulation, photo
collage, media
medley.. You may request
a free quote / constultation
by filling out our easy
online
forms on these pages..
1.
I
would like to order a photo
collage of some of my sports
pictures; do I have to size
and format them? Can you
also fix the lighting and
quality?
2.
I
have some photos that I
would like to be graphically
manipulated, something like
your gymnast example on
the motorcycle. Can you
provide the final product
as a poster as well as a
photograph?
3.
I
have my pictures I would
like to submit for a photo
collage, but I don't have
an email address. How can
I send them to you?
4.
Can
I view my graphics project
online before I ok it for
printing? Do you provide
proofs?
5.
Can
I pick the colors I would
like to be used in my picture
manipulation project? How
can I specify exactly?
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Print
Media:
For
more information regarding
our print media services,
please visit the print
media page. You
may request a free quote
/ constultation by filling
out our easy online Contact
Form
.
1.
I
need a custom invitation
card designed and printed.
Do you provide the finished
product of the actual cards,
or just the design? What
about the envelopes?
2.
What
about postcards? Can you
include the text for the
"from" label directly
onto it, so that it will
already be printed on?
3.
Can
I view my print media project
online before I ok it for
printing? Do you provide
proofs?
4.
Do
I have to provide all of
the graphics, or can you
create them?
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Videos:
For
more information regarding
our video & editing
services, please visit
the videos
page. You may request a
free quote / constultation
by filling out our easy
online Videos
Form
.
1.
Are
the videos made for special
occassions, such as for
weddings / birthdays / bar/bat
mitzvahs, like slideshows?
2.
Can
you incorporate pictures
with video as well?
3.
How
should I send my materials?
4.
Can
you include text and sound
in the video as well?
5.
Do
you make videos for the
web as well?
6.
Will
the picture quality be good
enough for enlarging for
viewing on a large screen,
like for at a wedding?
7.
What
format will the end-product
video be provided as--a
dvd? How can it be played?
8.
How
much do the videos cost?
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Answers
Web
Design & Development:
1.
What is the process?
After
discussing what you would
like on your website, the
content, the style, we will
go over with you the different
options available, a flat
project fee, and the
development time necessary.
You may fill out the
Web
Quotes Form
. Expedited
web construction can also
be arranged for rush projects.
Next, you will need to submit
any materials you have that
you would like to be on
your website; you may send
materials easily online
through our Online
File Upload Form
or through your own email
if you would like. If you
would like to specify specific
colors for your website,
you may use the Online
Color Picker Tool
. Next, your website
progress will be put online
at a special URL address
for you to view at different
intervals and request any
changes. Once the website
is designed and developed
we can set up your web hosting
and configure is so your
website is online and open
to the public through your
own domain name. You may
also choose to have your
website optimized
for and submitted to search
engines for increased rankings.
Please go to our Web
Marketing page for
more information.
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2.
What do I need to have my
website online?
First,
you need a website developed,
programmed, and designed.
You will also need a domain
name such as wwww.yourname.com
and website hosting
to actually have your website
online. RE designs can develop
your website and set up
everything for you, from
the design and programming
to the domain name and website
hosting, and even your emails,
such as yourname@yourwebsite.com
.
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3.
How much will my website
cost me?
The
cost of your website depends
on many factors including:
number of pages, amount
of content, amount of complexity,
how much interactivity with
the users--such as message
boards, tag boards, chat
rooms etc., online forms,
flash or animation, if it's
an e-commerce website where
visitors can purchase items,
number of options shopping
cart has, number ot items
you are selling and the
variations of each item
(such as color, size, etc.)
. Beside the design/development
of your website you
will also need to purchase
a domain name and
website hosting,
both of which can be purchased
through RE designs; we can
set it up and configure
it for you as well. We can
work with your budget and
discuss your options. For
a free quote/consultation
fill out our online Web
Quotes Form.
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4.
Can RE designs still
develop my website even
if I'm not local?
Sure,
no problem! All materials
you would like to send for
inclusion in your website
can easily be sent through
our Online
File Upload Form
or through email. Throughout
the process of the development
of your website, you can
give your input. We will
discuss online or by phone
your budget and what you
would on your website, features,
etc. As your website
is being developed, you
can view the progress online
at a special URL and request
changes as well. It
is not necessary at all
for you to be local.
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5.
How should I send my materials
for my website?
You
can send your materials
through our Online
File Upload Form
or through email. You may
also fax them at (650) 342-5114
if you prefer.
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6.
What kind of website hosting
will I need?
The
kind of website hosting
you will need depends on
the type of website you
have, how big it is, how
much traffic you will need
to go in and out of your
website and whether it is
an e-commerce website.
If you plan on selling items
on your website and would
like to accept credit cards,
you will need a secure
server, in order to
protect the users' privacy.
Features of the website
hosting we can set up
for you include 5 GB
disk space (which is
enough for about 50,000
web pages), 150 GB data
transfer (bandwidth)
per month (which should
handle about 50,000 unique
visitors daily), and unlimited
number of visitors accessing
your website and unlimited
number of web pages
that are viewed. If you
require increased disk space
or data transfer, we can
also set that up for you
as well.
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7.
How long will it take for
my website to be developed?
The
development time depends
on the size and complexity
of your website. We will
provide you with an expected
completion time along with
your flat project fee.
Expedited development of
your website is also available
for rush projects.
Generally, simple websites
containing up to 5 pages
take about a week, more
complex websites such as
8-10 pages with interactive
features such as message
boards, tag boards, online
forms, complex effects such
as flash animation, etc.
can take about 6-10 days
for completion.
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8.
What about the graphics
and video for my website--can
you provide them or format
them as well?
Yes,
we can provide and create
the graphics for
your website, including
any flash animation,
graphics animation, and
video. You may also
send the materials--graphics,
video, etc.--you already
have for inclusion in your
website. If the graphics
or video is not in the correct
format, we can format it
for you, as well as crop,
fix the coloring, lighting,
etc., for you.
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9.
How will people find my
website?
Once
your website is designed
and developed, we can configure
your web hosting
to have your website
online. Then, users
will be able to access your
website by typing in your
domain name (i.e. www.yourwebsitename.com)
in the search engines. Your
website can also be found
by online surfers
searching for certain
key words in the search
engines and clicking
on your website when it
falls within their search.
When your website is
optimized and submitted
to search engines,
your website will be searchable
in this way once the search
engines have "spidered"
or gone through your web
pages.
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10.
I would like to sell items
online. What are my options
for a shopping cart?
Your
shopping cart can
be customized to
suit your needs. You can
accept online credit
card payments, payments
via check, or have
them print the order and
mail it to you along with
their payment. The credit
card info can be sent to
you directly before being
processed and you can process
and charge the card yourself,
or the shopping cart may
be configured to be connected
to a payment gateway
systems such as PayPal
or WorldPay so that
they can charge the credit
card for you. The shopping
cart will add all the costs
for the user, including
shipping and handling
charges and taxes,
if any. The shipping and
handling costs can be calculated
based on location as well
as number of items purchased,
weight of items, or type
of delivery requested, such
as Ground Mail, or Priority,
or Express, etc. Tax can
be calculated based on the
location of the shopper.
You may display your
items for sale as small
thumbnail pictures
that can be enlarged, and
include a description as
well as different variations/choices
for each item (such as color,
size, etc.). We can format
the pictures for you, as
well as fix the sizing,
lighting, etc. For more
information, please check
out the e-commerce section
of the web design &
development page to get
your catalog online.
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Graphics
Design:
1.
I would like to order a
photo collage of some of
my sports pictures; do I
have to size and format
them? Can you also fix the
lighting and quality?
We
can size, crop, format your
pictures, as well as fix
the lighting, brightness,
and contrast, bettering
picture quality.
This is especially good
for dark photos. It is best
however, that your photos
have a good resolution (such
as 300 dpi, or 150 dpi).
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2.
I have some photos that
I would like to be graphically
manipulated, something like
your gymnast example on
the motorcycle. Can you
provide the final product
as a poster as well
as a photograph?
Sure,
no problem. You may choose
the sizes as well. Just
fill out the form on the
Media
Manipulation page
or
contact
us to get your poster
and glossy photo! Other
options are available as
well, such as cards like
baseball cards, etc.
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3.
I have my pictures I would
like to submit for a photo
collage, but I don't have
an email address. How can
I send them to you?
No
problem! You can easily
send your materials for
the picture graphics using
our online form on the Photo
Collage page or our
Online
File Upload Form
. No email necessary!
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4.
Can I view my graphics project
online before I ok it for
printing? Do you provide
proofs?
Sure.
Before your graphics project
goes to printing, whether
it is a poster, photocollage,
cards, etc., you may view
it online at a protected
private page. The design
will have a copyright watermark
on it, however, when it
is put online for copyright
purposes. You may specify
specific colors you would
like to use for your project
using the Online
Color Picker Tool
.
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5.
Can I pick the colors I
would like to be used in
my picture manipulation
project? How can I specify
exactly?
Yes,
you can specify the colors
you would like to be used
by using the Online
Color Picker Tool and
emailing the number of the
colors you choose using
the tool along with what
color you would like for
what (i.e. for any text,
or picture background, etc.)
if you have a preference.
You may also just like to
request a color for the
majority of the project
in general, like a blue
tone or a green tone, etc.
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Print
Media:
1.
I need a custom invitation
card designed and printed.
Do you provide the finished
product of the actual cards,
or just the design? What
about the envelopes?
We
can do the design as well
as the printing, cutting,
etc. and provide you with
a finished product of your
invitation cards. We can
provide the envelopes to
fit the size of your card
as well. We do special To
and From labels as well
(go to the Print
Media page for examples),
for example where the "T"
is formed by a gymnast doing
a handstand, or the "O"
is formed by a ring. You
may specify specific colors
you would like to use for
your project using the Online
Color Picker Tool
.
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2.
What about postcards? Can
you include the text for
the "from" label
directly onto it, so that
it will already be printed
on?
Yes,
we can include all the text
you would like to appear
on all of the cards, such
as the "from"
label, as we design it.
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3.
Can I view my print media
project online before I
ok it for printing? Do you
provide proofs?
Sure.
Before your print media
project goes to printing,
whether it is adveising
fliers, postcards, invitation
cards, business cards, etc.,
you may view it online
at a protected private page.
The design will have a copyright
watermark on it, however,
when it is put online for
copyright purposes.
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4.
Do I have to provide all
of the graphics, or can
you create them?
You
can send the materials you
have that you would like
to use and also request
for illustrations, graphics
design to created for you.
Materials can easily be
sent using our Online
File Upload Form
. You may specify specific
colors you would like to
use for your project using
the Online
Color Picker Tool
.
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Videos:
1.
Are the videos made for
special occassions, such
as for weddings / birthdays
/ bar/bat mitzvahs, like
slideshows?
If
you would like, they could
be like a regular slideshow,
or some variation of a slideshow.
Or, we can use more complex
technique and use the pictures
to make it seem more like
a video--not just a slideshow.
Techniques we use include,
zooming in/out, picture
order, type, moving across
the pictures, etc. There
is an intro of a wedding
video shown as an example
on the videos
page; for privacy issues
the full version is not
available online.This video
includes custom graphics
and animation as well, and
text and audio too.
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2.
Can you incorporate pictures
with video as well?
Sure,
just send the materials
through the Online
File Upload Form
or through your
email if you prefer; if
the video format needs to
be converted, we can arrange
that for you.
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3.
How should I send my materials?
You
can send the materials through
the Online
File
Upload Form or
through your email if you
prefer; if the video format
needs to be converted, we
can arrange that for you.
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4.
Can you include text and
sound in the video as well?
Yes,
you may specify which text,
sound, or music you would
like to appear in your video,
as well as request suggestions.
If you would like, you can
also specify text types
you like, sizes, and colors
(go to the Online
Color Picker Tool
to get the numbers specifying
the colors you would like
to use). The text can be
animated, fly ina nd out,
go from zoomed in to zoom
out, etc. to match your
specific video. Sounds and
music can be timed and synchronized
to the various parts of
your video and certain pictures.
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5.
Do you make videos for the
web as well?
Sure,
even your video that is
made for the screen can
be reformatted to be viewable
on the web (got to videos
page for example). Videos
can also be made solely
for the web, to illustrate
your company, club, to visitors,
etc.
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6.
Will the picture quality
be good enough for enlarging
for viewing on a large screen,
like for at a wedding?
Yes,
we have the best video quality
on the market. To ensure
picture quality with high
enough resolution for enlarging
on the screen at a big event
such as a wedding, we request
that pictures submitted
for inclusion in the video
be at least 300 dpi; pictures
with lower resolutions such
as 150 dpi may also work,
depending on the specific
photo.
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7.
What format will the end-product
video be provided as--a
dvd? How can it be played?
If
you have requested a video
for viewing on the screen,
you will be provided with
2 dvd copies of your video.
You can play it on all computers
with a dvd player, as well
as dvd players hooked up
to your tv. For viewing
on the screen, you will
need to hook up a projector
to your computer/laptop,
and your video will be enlarged
and viewable on screen as
it is playing on your computer.
You may have to adjust the
colors/brightness/contrast
on your computer screen
and/or projector for best
results, just as you would
your television. Videos
for the web will be formatted
in the type necessary for
your website (such as quicktime
video, realplay, etc.).
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8.
How much do the videos cost?
The
cost of your video depends
on the size, amount of pictures/video,
length of video, and amount
of complexity desired. We
will provide you with a
flat project rate after
we have discussed your project
and your different options.
We can work with you on
your budget.
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