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You
may also wish to use other publishing tools to create
your website, and in that case you will want to use
a FTP client to transfer your web pages onto your
web site. Here is a simple and quick guide to
getting your website up and running in no time!
- Design & Create Content
- Commerce Enable
- Publish your content
- Publicize and Promote your site
A2Z
Site Solutions also provides very affordable web design
services for your business or personal website. Visit
our Web Design
Area and send us your requirements.
There are also a variety
of ways to design and create your own content. The
easiest way is to use a Web content publishing tool
such as Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Fireworks or a variety
of other free publishing tools that you can find on
the Internet. Other tools that are helpful include
graphical editing tools such as Paintshop
Pro and even more dynamic content generators like
Macromedia's Flash. You
may also wish to edit your contents yourself by using
a text editor and learning HTML. Here are some pointers
to learning HTML
If
your are opening an online store or thinking about
commerce enabling your new web site, please visit
our E-commerce
Area. Your hosting account includes both Agora
cart and OSCommerce cart. These are both provided
free but we cannot provide support for these, You
will need to visit their site for documentation and
support. We also provide custom
commerce solutions, Merchant
Accounts and free use of our shared ssl certificate.
If you want your own personalized SSL certificate,
please visit our SSL
Secure Certificate area.
Once you've finished your
page/site, you'll need to upload it to your web server.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) allows a person to transfer
files between two computers, generally connected via
the Internet. You can either FTP your files via the
command line (i.e. DOS), or you can find yourself
an FTP client which executes all the commands in a
drag-and-drop interface. We would highly recommend
the latter to beginners and experts alike. FTP clients
make the publishing process simple.
FTP Basics
To FTP, you will need to know the domain name or your
IP Address, as well as your username and password.
All your web site contents are stored in the /public_html
directory.
Using an FTP Client
Most FTP clients have the same basic layout, functionality,
and price. Choosing one is simply a matter of personal
preference. Some of the more popular clients for Windows-based
computers include WS_FTP, CuteFTP, and BulletProof FTP and for Macintosh
computers include Fetch,
and Interarchy.
All clients come with documentation, and it shouldn't
take you long to figure out how to get started. But
here are a few basics:
- There will be some kind
of "Site Manager" feature which will store all your
FTP locations and their corresponding login information.
Once you enter this info, the client will automatically
log you in.
- There will be three screens.
One representing your local machine, one representing
the remote host, and one which shows the files that
are queued for transfer. You will need to navigate
to the correct folders on both your local machine
and the host machine.
- You will then highlight
the files you wish to upload on your local machine,
and there should be a button at the top that queues
the files for upload. The upload might execute immediately,
or you might have to hit a "Go" button first.
- That's it! Your files
are uploaded! You should now be able to go to your
URL and view the page.
Search Engines and Internet.
Catalogs
Probably the most common way to publicize your site
and generate traffic is to submit it to search engines
(i.e. Google) and Internet. catalogs (i.e. Yahoo!).
Most of these sites have a form you can fill out to
submit your site. To save yourself some time, we provide
unlimited access to our free use online list of Website
Promotion Tools. If you decide that you would
like to spend your time on other aspects of your business,
A2Z Site Solutions offers some very affordable Website
Promotion Packages.
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