Frequently Asked Questions

Pre-Sales FAQ

Questions and answers regarding account set up and general pre sales questions.

What is the minimum contract period?

The minimum contract period is 12 months.

How much will my website cost?

From as little as RM240 for a standard package which empowered your need for company profile page, news and update, products gallery, feedback form, mobile access pages; inclusive of directory-base domain name, hosting and search engine submission! When you compare this to the cost of printing and distributing sales brochures, you will agree that it’s surprisingly cost-effective.

What type of payment method do you accept?

We accept bank transfer, check, money order and cash (at our office). Credit card payment is not available now but we aim to support it in near future.

How long it takes to setup my hosting account?

We will setup your hosting account as soon as we received your registration information and payment confirmation, usually is within 1 working day.

Do you offer unlimited bandwidth or disk space?

Many web hosting companies offer “unlimited” as a plan feature. However, it is impossible for any internet service provider to actually provide an unlimited amount of bandwidth or disk space.

We provide free hosting and bandwidth to you together with your MacroPages service subscription. Our packages come with different content size limitation and these limitations will directly affect usage of server disk space and bandwidth. Our strategy is to upgrade the server and purchase more bandwidth quota as our businesses growth.

Do you provide email account?

No, MacroPages do not provide any email hosting services. Most of our customer already have their own email account hosted at free services such as Yahoo!, Hotmail and Gmail. We will consider adding email hosting services when there are hot request.

General FAQ

Miscellaneous support questions and MacroPages help.

Will I have unlimited access to update my pages?

Yes. You have unlimited access via our web-base control panel 24-hours a day. As such, you can create and maintain your web pages on your own computer and upload files to your web site at your leisure, anytime and anywhere.

My friend says he can build me a website. Should I just use him?

You will need to ask: Will he or she put a great deal of effort into the design? Does he or she have sufficient skills and experience to deliver what you want? Will the website look professional? Will they fix problems when you need them to? Can they grow with you as your requirement grows?

Domain Name FAQ

Questions and answers regarding the Internet Domain Name.

What is a Directory-Base Domain Name?

A directory base domain name appear in this format: http://www.macropages.com/your_user_name

Can I have a secondary domain name?

No, we do not provide secondary domain name as our system is not design for it. For your information, a secondary domain name appear in this format: http://my_user_name.macropages.com. However, we have plan to support it in near future.

Can I have a .com domain name?

Yes, you can redirect your .com domain name to your MacroPages website.

How do I register a .com Domain Name?

You can register your domain through an ICANN-approved domain registrar such as Network Solutions and Register.com. Alternatively you can register through approved Malaysian Resellers who are affiliated to these ICANN-approved registrars.

For Business User

Why do I need a website?

A web site is an additional communication channel between yourself, your existing customers, and possibly new customers. It serve like a name card but more which giving you greater market reach and is like having a 24 hour telephone line combined with a company sales brochure that can be updated quickly.

But will my customers look for me on The Internet?

With our assistance, your company web site will be registered with all the top search engines and online directories, so there’s a good chance that both new and existing customers will find you.

 

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