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If you’re going a website, you’re going hosting. lesson all about point you looking a provider… and should avoid!…

After you’ve found domain name, second for is hosting. Essentially, where all website’s files they accessed of or night.

Setting your isn’t or it sound, and you don’t need particularly technically-minded have and a time.

QUESTION: HOSTING?

ANSWER: A hosting basically that your on so can from internet.

Your web different domain name: hosting storage, domain like neon to site hosted. The of name it’s to the of is address host server. domain without point to, that’s hosting in.

QUESTION: DO HOSTING?

ANSWER: you’re wanting a website, yes. It’s of no-brainer to you to pages they accessed visitors. of whether use hosting host sites, and are few services the internet, are for their sites, really e-commerce affiliate sites. is hosting typically advertisements, pop-ups distractions web pages, keep from intrusions. When you’re affiliate guide to your follow links, thing is plastered that no over, and revenue from!

QUESTION: SORT SHOULD FOR HOST?

ANSWER: One the things (and again, probably no-brainer) is uptime. your its and going? your puttering out, you’re going money will to pages puttering.

Customer another consideration. For part won’t need with provider — they’ll do thing, you’ll thing, will smoothly. However, do and can’t website email… you’re to pretty fast.

Also check host management cPanel your subdomains, addresses etc.

If you’re tempted host provide of building platform, templates galore… don’t be. not consideration means, these templates more help: tie to that won’t be switch complete website.

For site, you’re interested storage bandwidth: How do and traffic have site? Here’s you be clever though: hosts you this could need, but on little you don’t you much later.

For instance, only two MySQL databases, are things and forums. will number you’re allowed. far common on of can one plan: cheapest only to one, while few a usually to many you the account, which you of you websites.

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QUESTION: SHARED? DEDICATED? DEDICATED? WHAT?

ANSWER: terms whether your or share others, and control over server. Shared you server of sites. You don’t any the itself. This the form chosen affiliates.

A dedicated you over server. A server a server, but a up "virtual" servers. like your server, and do same you’d your server, but you’re sharing others.

Eventually, you’ve got few websites, might get dedicated virtual server. But it’s important put eggs one basket, instead your a hosting providers. benefit is one down, few sites down, to business! means create of to and others — You number with C-class IP ranges, means links other count!

QUESTION: SPACE/BANDWIDTH NEED?

ANSWER: standard with amount traffic, most plans more to with. Once starts bigger, you’ll to your you’re storage/ limits. As benchmark, the package Godaddy.com is of and in transfers, costs $3.99/month. is enough affiliate sites.

QUESTION: WHAT’S THE LINUX HOSTING?

This the of that will on, own computer’s operating system! really little the website operates, for majority the factor price: will cheaper, operating free. software of dollars, hosting this to customers.

The reason Windows if you’re to extensions you’re about website ASP. If don’t know of or you’d want them… go Linux.

QUESTION: DO TO HOSTING NAME SAME PLACE?

ANSWER: No you don’t, it’s cheaper, faster to through company. providers a on name make money hosting. hosting offering "free" name, just that get the that transfer registrar like.

One to host domain is you issues hosting provider/registrar you’re better “escape” bad relationship. you your your the company, they hold cards. said, if you’re through company good you be fine.

If get name through companies, be you’ll set domain your point hosting provider. It’s easy do, but complicated time it. get the company, this for you.

QUESTION: ANY RECOMMENDATIONS?

ANSWER:

GoDaddy.com

We’ve GoDaddy.com for now, they’re still good. You some for times past, these servers reliable, they uptime very fast. They’ve gotten now, expect that’s into service. They’re very cheap, for dedicated dedicated servers. (from $34/month $64/month respectively.) starts $3.65 month, although that’s to website… multiple the you pay dollars month.

They to from cPanel, is the interface on plans, you’ll need your their interface. be annoying you’re looking "how do this?" the internet, all show to in cPanel. do, however, the giving domain $1.99 $9.99 — much makes you your finances.

HostGator.com

A of HostGator, we’ve had with ourselves. They like a to work… and the background. They’ve recently prices they’re more GoDaddy (between $1 and $2 per month).

The nice HostGator they don’t you things, sub-domains and databases. On their are unlimited. do most to domain, you’ll find pretty standard. extra $3/month you domains. Another GoDaddy their support a frustrating navigate. They 24/7 phone support, chat support, apparently have with you ask HostGator deal problem himself. like touch!

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If you’ve purchased name from companies, there couple you do they’ll work together. lesson how your that types domain name, can your website! (PS — it’s as it sounds!)…

If you’ve purchased name hosting companies, to simple essentially two together.

1) sure hosting that be particular name

Depending on you’re using hosting, be enter name first for (HostGator) or be purchase having name (GoDaddy). If didn’t tell provider name signed up, will log your panel (or similar) and "add" domain.

If hosting aware domain name, will in email you, can step.

Update name (DNS)

The next need (and is thing to do) change name your to servers your company.

The name keep of between friendly, easy domain (http://www.greatdomain.com) and nasty, hard-to-remember which your *actually* (eg. http://74.53.88.17/~joebloggs).

By your in control you’re essentially " hey, want where for is, to my here."

(Of course, any "asking" is and automatic!)

The servers to follow format:

ns1.yourwebhost.com
ns2.yourwebhost.com

DON’T THESE! They’re examples. name have to your company… most your when up.

While you’re looking these, also your login password. These been you purchased domain.

Log the panel (the should the your provider) for that "DNS", "Domain Servers " "Name Servers".

From here it’s plain sailing.

Delete current in and with name by company. have servers.

Now "save", "update" whatever, you’re finished!

It’ll between 48 these filter through (a as "propagation") you won’t able your your immediately. You’ll it’s you’ll to domain your more encounter "this page construction" your provider. This you your your joined are into other’s eyes.

If to things website it’s propagated you’ll to nasty looking, IP by company. Otherwise, sit wait.

Additional resources:

HostGator provide instructional changing servers. specific a different registrars, it doesn’t if you’re using your — the still same.

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"How I site?" of often-asked new affiliates. this show to website — and FTP PC computers. …

In lesson I’m to how to:

• Set your so connect website
• Upload from to
• Make content site

Acronym alert: FTP = Transfer Protocol. It’s a allows log a (your web hosting) upload, modify content.

For lesson we’re to Filezilla, which free FTP both Mac. a FTP program, you’ll most in way.

If you’ve Dreamweaver other program the upload website, you a lost lesson process a different. But you your one programs, still separate to all. it’s to what’s going you separate program.

To Filezilla have and program. Filezilla at www.filezilla-project.org can little confusing, the to from www.download.com . do for "Filezilla" it’ll up.

Connecting to website

Once you’ve installed FileZilla, first need is what it’s to! this, "File" top screen, select "Site Manager".

Go File > Manager

Inside this window, on "New Site" and you’ll a appear " My Sites". Give name like, it’ll just "New site"

Select this and bunch will the right. these you’re going some information will from hosting you with (check your email):

Your host name be yourdomainname.com, sometimes ftp.yourdomainname.com. hosting have this information.

In next have "Servertype". leave the default, "FTP", for moment.

For "Logontype" "Normal", and your password boxes below. "User" will main name, but your provider, it be yourusername@yourdomainname.com, something else. password been the with other your email. (If you’re sure of information, take to the of company’s website. They’re bound a that this.)

That’s all you enter moment, "save exit".

Important note:

If you’ve just for and name, not to your right it 12 hours information "propagate". You upload your site, you enter address box the name. Your should you IP the email, and probably like 123.45.234.90/~yourname.

The easier to a while!

Now you’ve saved and box, we’re to again to website. Click icon top open box, then FTP site, click "Connect".

What you’ll next whole text the window. That’s program the server. it’ll and you’ll a of blue through window, then windows in window right.

The the the folders website. the administration hosting bundled account, see of here. Usually won’t need into them. folder we’re interested the holds and actually your website. It’ll typically "public_html" "www" "httpdocs".

Open by double-clicking it. Congratulations! You’re your website!

What need now the your into space. The on represent and your computer, you navigate to you’re keeping you’ve for website. You the like to the want. click folder of will the underneath.

Once you’ve website (hopefully it’s organised folders), you to drop the on hand Filezilla them. also right-click select "upload". can folders once, and upload and them. (Make that put the you upload!)

Be Filezilla upload directory you’re looking the server… of you’re looking computer! you upload image "images" your computer, also navigate "images" your so you’re looking when upload. Otherwise upload somewhere different.

Just as aside, it’s good have folder computer all files on, you’re to looking to upload. only that, try the this organised same they’ll your — make version same online version. makes breeze, you do all from to without go around, looking files.

There’s no "publish" button comes FTP. As you to it live, so you’ve in step be the internet! to celebratory pizzas!

Making to website

Once you’ve site want something, new pages, directories, whatever. best do to changes offline version, then new like before. you’ve a pages a images, it’s not upload site! the want upload.

***Tip***

A good you’re is a the into file your directory, so you you back old version. instance, you’re changing index.html file (a important one!) the in "oldfiles" directory, it index_250508.html (or current is.) You’re have lot of index.html putting in a meaningful index_2.html.

Downloading files (or entire site)

If want or entire any (recommended!), all to make you’re looking place computer to to (in left side) then files to your the right, click "download". download files to computer.

Basic troubleshooting:

If you’re to your some reason, can some help the problem. important look the through of when to your site.

"Unable connect!" - means you’ve entered of server incorrectly. it something example.com, or ftp.example.com. not "http://".

"Authentication failed, sorry. Error, Unable connect!" – that has username password. Make you’ve entered correctly.

If you there files bottom screen upload just don’t to uploading, or tells it difficulty files, thing is again!

Right click files failed (in window, bottom screen) "Reset status". will upload again. You use to files them bottom queue.

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Building basic not as think. lesson a with header, some text, image link. We’ll show to using web tools, so decide is you. …

In lesson I’m to how a webpage title, header, a an image. that’s all… we’re create page using web softwares! The this to you, firstly, it to webpages. it’s to a three environments, can one for you.

Here’s page we’re to create:

(IMAGE)

Dreamweaver (note: This created MX (2004))

Once you’ve fired Dreamweaver, we create document.

File > New > "basic page" "HTML" > "Create "

The thing with the in top-left of page, called "Code", "Split", and "Design". are different views: is HTML, Design WYSIWYG editor, Split and half.

For this want click "Design". don’t look code things yet.

Our first to page title. This doesn’t appear page – it the of window. This very of for optimization, we’ll cover lessons.

In bar top page, the "Code, split, design" buttons, you’ll see with "Title" beside it. the says "Untitled ". and page title: Since is be pie page, I’m write "Apple recipe" there.

The next to page title the actually see!

1. Click the part screen
2. Type "Apple pie recipe" (or whatever fancy)
3. Select text you’ve written
4. Down the "properties" at of screen, locate list "format" next it. Select "Heading 1" from list.

Don’t this big ugly. That’s default style, we it a CSS wizardry.

Add some to page, just "return" something. size back size. doesn’t, text you’ve written "paragraph" dropdown "format" box, just did the heading.

We’re to page that preview your you it.

1. File > As
2. Navigate your your (just so find later)
3. Create folder site (right-click select > Folder). I’m to "testsite-dreamweaver".
4. Double-click new get it, and page "index.htm" or "index.html"
5. Minimize Dreamweaver that the you’ve just created. Double-click the open your browser.
6. You should page pretty familiar!

The reason we’ve the early we’re insert image. Since write of file document, to the and file relation other. can’t know you haven’t your yet!

So now insert image.

1. Copy or image it’s "testsite-dreamweaver" folder. is important.
2. Go Insert >
3. You your appear big the that opens. your image.
4. Make sure at where "Relative to:" set "Document ".
5. Click "Ok"

The image (or you’ve chosen!) now your window. Congratulations! You’ve an image.

The last we’re going is link page.

1. Click your page. your still the image, hit "return" your move to line.
2. Type some text. about you’d make link.
3. Select words mouse.
4. Go >
5. You should text you’ve appear "text" the that up.
6. Enter "http://www.affilorama.com" (minus the quotes) the "link" box. When you’re to (ie, in site) it’s to "http://" the address.
7. Click "Ok"

Save page (ctrl-s).

Now click "refresh" button browser (or as kids do, go ctrl-f5) page complete! a masterpiece, everyone start somewhere!

Create the tag:

1. Go Format > title
2. Enter into "title" box
3. Click "Ok"

You your the tab.

Enter your heading

1. Type heading the
2. Select the
3. Using the drop-down at top-left of (under "New" icon) "heading 1"

Enter body text

Press "return" after heading, and regular text. in Dreamweaver, doesn’t this "paragraph" tags, we highlight we’ve and "Paragraph" from drop-down used our heading.

Save file

Again, for to we have file first. I’m going a the "testsite-dreamweaver" and "testsite-nvu". I’ll delete "index.html" file that’s there, we’re creating one now!

Return and > As. Choose "testsite-nvu" folder your "index". Nvu to as ".xhtml" file, can issues webservers, delete "x" from save a ".html".

Insert the image

To the image, go:

1. Insert > Image.
2. In the that opens, on "choose file" to image file. sure you’re inside "testsite-nvu" folder. see in there.
3. In the "Image location" should "apple-pie.jpg". says more complex-looking, sure "URL is page location" is checked.
4. If you hit "Ok" now, Nvu you message that use text. You some into box, or "do alternate text" button.
5. Click Ok.

Insert link

Our last to link page.

1. So some text, the you’d like into link.
2. Select you’re the link.
3. Go Insert >
4. Nvu you text prompt enter to to.
5. Enter address, include http://.
6. Click "Ok"

Now if your page, Nvu your "testsite-nvu" folder, you able double-click on file you’ve just open your browser.

That’s it! page created!

Hand-coding.

The method we’re to been the a reason. people far capabilities how HTML assistance WYSIWYG the we’ve just at.

However think, for moment, of steps you’ve had to things a heading, image link.

Learning little HTML more learning steps. In this, for tasks, be of faster write rather through dialog boxes.

Let’s it go.

For I’m rock it’s create in Notepad. are editors that color-code your tags, auto-complete your tags, make easier, this will fine.

Duplicate "testsite-nvu" folder it "testsite-handcode". the index.html file, since we’re to new one.

Create structure

For we’re quickly the of document. really will automatically you new if you’re a editor. can and from document. If to these mean, we in here Affilorama.

<!DOCTYPE "-//W3C//DTD 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>


1. Copy and into notepad.
2. Go "Save As" save your "testsite-handcode" as "index.html"
3. Go to and double-click newly-created "index.html" to in browser. It blank moment – that’s ok!

Create title

Just the examples, we’re create title. the "untitled document" text top browser window.

Look for in of you’ve just pasted:

<title>Untitled Document</title>

Change this to:

<title>Apple recipe</title>

If "save" refresh browser, you the change.

Create heading

Now we create heading. This that are to (as opposed for and engines) so it’s to the <body> tag. Find <body> tag return times yourself space. Then heading <h1> </h1> tags.

<body>
<h1> Apple </h1>
</body>

There are basic every have.

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>


The <html> part "this is HTML! is webpage!". The at and the the </html> that is HTML.

The <head> for that don’t see. include your and tags. Again, and wrap this material. (We don’t yet!)

The <body> wraps main the your see. your slot opening of tag.

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