In order for the world to
share your destination, you need a home on the Internet.
You need a hosting solution that will meet your need and
allow you to grow.
First: Let's look at the various hosting
options.
If you search on Google for website hosting, you will get over 267 million pages of responses. The number of hosting companies is staggering! You can spend hours sifting through the details looking for the best solution.
My advice: Find someone you trust and ask them who they are using and if they are satisfied. I have used over five different hosting companies and have two that I recommend regularly to family and friends.
Here is what I look for in a good hosting company:
cpanel
server size
bandwidth
reliability
customer service
cost
number of domains
fantastico
You may not understand what all of these terms mean. If you go through the tutorials I explain the key terms you need to understand. You want to find a solution that will meet your needs for now and will allow your business some growth.
NOTE: Many of you are going to want to know about free sites. There are several options for free web sites. Just remember, when anything is free, there is usually a down side. If you are wanting a personal site to share with family and friends with minimal expense, free is fine. If you are wanting to start a business and establish credibility, I would recommend your own domain name with a paid hosting service. One free site we have used for the kids is
FreeWebs
Step 2: Set up the DNS
Step 3: Upload the Website
FTP: File Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files between your computer and your website hosting.
There are several software programs that will upload your files to you hosting server. You will want a piece of software that you install on your computer to upload your files. (The best way to understand is to watch one of the video tutorials.)
There are several FTP programs. I am just going to list a couple of the free ones:
FTP is the simplest way to exchange files between computers on the Internet. You will use this skill quite a bit.
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