01. Is my name available
as a domain name?
02. What
is a domain name?
03. Why
do I need a website? I'm not famous
yet!
04. What
if I am just starting out, and I don't
have much work to put
up on
my website yet?
05. Isn't
making a website complicated? How do
I get one?
06. What
format do you want my reels in?
07. How
long can my demo reels be?
08. How
long does it take before my website is up and running?
09. OK,
I'm interested. What's
the next step?
10. When
I want to update my website,
how does that work?
11. If
I want to purchase the HTH Professional Package to take
advantage
of a promotion, can
I add my demos later?
12. What
is hosting?
01. Is my name available as a
domain name?
To
see if someone has already registered your name as a domain
name (i.e. www.yourname.com),
go to www.networksolutions.com,
type in your name
(as one word without ".com"), and click "Go".
It
will tell you whether
or not your name is taken.
But don't register
it there. Keep reading.
Whether
you are ready to get a website or not, it is always a good
idea to reserve your
name so that no one else can take it. To do this,
all you have to do
is go to www.GoDaddy.com
and register it. It's only
$8.95/year. When they
ask about hosting your website, choose the
option "Park
it for free."
Now
that you know about registering your domain name, the next step
is to take a look
at our web design packages to see
which one fits
your needs.
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02. What is a domain name?
A
domain name is simply the word(s) or letters after "www.".
So, our
domain name is "HearTheHype.com".
Your name as a domain name
would be "yourname.com".
There are also extensions like, ".net" and
".org" which
you are also able to use, but usually, ".net" implies
that it
is a network service,
and ".org" usually implies that it is a non-profit
organization. However,
those correlations doesn't really apply much
nowadays, as anyone
can buy domains with those extensions. But
most people associate
".com" with a website. So most people prefer to
get a domain with
a ".com" extension.
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03.
Why do I need a website?
I'm not famous yet!
The
fact that you aren't famous yet is even more reason to have
a
website. Since not
everyone knows you, nor is everyone familiar with
your work yet, you
need as much exposure as possible. The more
exposure you get,
the more people will see your work and offer you
gigs.
An
HTH Website can offer that to you,
and more. Not only will anyone,
anywhere, with a computer
and a connection to the Internet be able to
view you and your
work by going to your website, but you, being an
HTH
Member, will also be exposed to all of our visitors as well,
as we
will be featuring
and promoting you and your work on our site!
Another
great thing about having a website is that not only can you
put
up your current pictures,
demo reels, voiceover demos, etc., but you
can also put up your
work that might not be as current, but is still great
work of yours. It
might be frustrating to you because you think some
older work of yours
is great, but your agent doesn't think that it is
current enough. With
an HTH Website, you can show all of your talent!
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04. What
if I am just starting out, and I don't have much work to put
up on my website yet?
That
is why we have our HTH
Starter Package. Everyone has to start
somewhere, and you
never know how or where you are going to be
discovered. There
are countless stories of successful actors who were
discovered before
they even had a chance to be trained. The kid who
was in T2
comes to mind, Edward
Furlong. He never had any
acting experience,
was discovered by a casting director (see mini
bio),
and was offered the
part opposite Arnold
Schwarzenegger. So, you
never know. And the
sooner you start getting exposure, the better
chance you have! Time
stops for no one!
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05.
Isn't making a website complicated? How do I get
one?
Let
us worry about that. It's very easy for you. All you have to
do is
send us the content:
your headshot(s), resume, mini-bio/bio, pictures
for your portfolio,
contact info, your latest projects, your demo reels,
and your audio reels,
etc. That's it! We do the rest!
You
can either send us the content via email, via regular mail,
or by
dropping it off in
our HTH Lockbox. The addresses will be given to you
at the time of purchase.
How
do you get one? Go to our HTH Design
section to see what we
offer. Then
contact us and we'll take it from there.
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06. What
format do you want my reels in?
For
audio, we prefer either MP3's (which you can email), or CD's.
For
video, we prefer your reels to be on DVD. If you need to have
your
reel converted to
DVD, contact us, and we can refer
you to some
places.
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07. How long
can my demo reels be?
You
can have up to 10 minutes of video, and up to 10 minutes of
audio
for your reels with
the HTH Professional Package.
And they don't have
to be 1 ten minute
reel. They can be 2 five minute reels, 5 two
minute reels, etc.
If
you don't have any audio demos, then you can have 10 more minutes
of video.
Of
course, you can always put up more than ten minutes of audio
or
video for an additional
cost.
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08.
How long does it take before my
website is up and running?
It
depends which package you get, but it usually takes from 2 to
5 days. For Flash
websites, it takes 7 to 10 days.
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09. OK, I'm interested.
What's the next step?
The
next step is to contact us either
by email or by phone, and state
which HTH
Website Design Package you are interested in. We will
go over everything
with you, and advise you on what we think would
work best for you.
After
everything is decided on, all you have to do is send us a 50%
deposit for the website
package and your content, and we can get
started. If you send
your payment via
Paypal.com using your credit
card, visa check card,
or checking account, then we can get started
within a matter of
minutes!
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10. When
I want to update my website, how does that work?
Go
here to get the prices for
updating your website.
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11. If
I want to purchase the HTH Professional Package to take advantage
of a promotion,
can I add my demo later?
Yes,
you can, at no additional cost, because you will have already
paid
for them by paying
for the HTH
Professional Package. However, there
is a time limit on
how long you have to get us the content. Also, when
we finish the site
with the content that you have given us, we will need
the balance of the
cost of the website, along with any applicable
hosting fees, in order
to make it live (live = up and running).
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12. What is hosting?
Go
here to find out.
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