A Domain Name (also called a "web address", "web name", or just a ".com") is simply an address for a website.  Vimsoft.com is an example of a domain name.  When you enter a domain name into a web browser, internet servers locate its corresponding website to display on your computer.  Domain names may also be used for personalized email addresses such as support@Vimsoft.com.  Every Vimsoft website plan includes at least one domain name.  Your domain names can be anything you like as long as they meet our Terms of Service requirements and are not already registered.  If the domain names you want are already registered, we will work with you to find alternatives.  If you would like to purchase a domain name without ordering our website plans, visit our partner website www.VimDomains.com for the best values on the Web!

A Domain Name Extension is the part of the domain name that comes after the dot.  For example .COM is the domain name extension for Vimsoft.com.  Domain names may have different extensions.  The .COM extension is the most popular extension.  The .ORG extension is often used for non-profit organizations.  And .NET is often used for internet or network related websites.  Other popular domain name extensions are .biz, .ca, .cc, .co.uk, .eu, .info, .me, .mobi, .tv, .us, and .ws.  The extension does not affect the website's content or performance.  While .COM is the most popular, other extensions are often used if the .COM is already registered to someone, or if a different extension helps provide more clarity to visitors about a website's content or purpose.

While only one primary domain is usually active, businesses and organizations often have more than one domain name for a variety of reasons.  Some like to reserve additional domain names for their slogan or tagline.   Or an alternate domain name may be used to showcase a current promotion or event.   And of course because there are multiple domain extensions in addition to .COM, such as .NET and .ORG, there is often a desire to reserve them as well.  Multiple domain names can point to the same website, so there's no need for extra web hosting.  For example for our website, Vimsoft.net points to Vimsoft.com so when visitors type in Vimsoft.net they are redirected to Vimsoft.com.  Vimsoft's deluxe and premium website plans include additional domain names which can be used for whatever you like.

Web Hosting refers to the means by which your website's content (articles, photos, product information, etc.) is stored on a secure server and made accessible to web visitors.  Every Vimsoft website plan includes high quality web hosting with a 99.9% network uptime guarantee!

A Personalized Email address is an email address that uses the domain name for your website.  For example with Vimsoft.com, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is a personalized email address.  You may use any handle (the part that comes before the @ symbol) for your personalized email address.  Every Vimsoft website plan includes at least one personalized email address.

Content Size refers to the amount of material you will submit to Vimsoft for placement on your website.  Types of content may include text articles, photographs, videos, products, etc.  Vimsoft uses "Low", "Medium", and "High" to describe the different quanities of website content.  Low indicates that all website content will fit onto approximately 1 website page (without the web browser needing to scroll much to view it all).  Medium allows for up to 5 pages of website content.  And high means anything that requires more than 5 pages of website content.  If you need help deciding which content size your website needs, simply contact us and we be happy to assist you!

Customization Level refers to the amount of tailoring that your website requires primarly in development.  Types of customization could be flavor graphic design, specific colorizing, special theme requests, clip art, etc.  Vimsoft uses "Low", "Medium", and "High" to describe the varying degrees of customization required.  A website with a low customization level would require very little additional development effort.  Whereas a website with high customization level would require extensive development work.  You can take a look at our example websites to get a better idea of customization level.  If you are still unsure of whate customization level your website will require, Vimsoft will be happy to assist you.

The Functionality level of a website is determined by the number of special functions or "Advanced Web Apps" that are used for it.  An Advanced Web App is a powerful application or utility for your Vimsoft website.  These often require more configuration and maintenance than standard functionality.

Maintenance allotment refers to how much maintenance time a website plan allows per month.  So for example a 1 hour maintenance / month allotment means that you can request up to 1 hour of maintenance requests to your website per month without incurring additional maintenance charges.  The maintenance allotment for your website plan does not rollover from month to month; any unused maintenance time expires at the end of the month.

PayPal is a very popular online payment service.  PayPal Integration means that we will connect your website's product catalogue and shopping cart to PayPal's payment processing.  This integration allows your website visitors to seemlessly make purchases through your website and pay you directly.  You are required to have your own, verified PayPal account.  Visit PayPal.com for more information on signing up for your free account.