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Net
Novice No More
Author:
Jesse S. Somer
A
relative novice when it came to the Internet, not too long ago
I didn’t have a clue where to start when trying to create
a website or why I had the need for one. Luckily though, with
time and practice, it became apparent.
Having
a website has advantages, providing solutions to a wide range
of everyday problems. Websites can be used as a personal identity
to promote you or what you offer, to the world, be it global,
local or personal.
Web
hosting, where one puts a web presence and stores it along with
pictures, pages and 'tricks'. As a novice I felt the need to have
things explained to me in the simplest of terms and I know I’m
not alone.
For
all those out there who quietly sink into their seats when friends
or colleagues start discussing the "Net", I am going
to explain to you, what web hosting is. Simply.
The
web page. This is a document file, created by a web Editor software
such as FrontPage or DreamWeaver. It is your first step, this
is the page you will view. It will hold your pictures, your logos,
your text, your links to other places and your Internet 'tricks
and fancies'.
You
then need to create your content, as above, pictures, logos, text
etc. Once compiled, as you have with other computer design programs,
you need to take the images and web pages and find a web host.
This a service provider that offers space for your 'Net presence'.
Now
...once you have negotiated a 'rent' for your presence on the
providers land (his servers), you will need to "move in".
You will be given the key, a secret password and ID that only
you will know, which will unlock your "plot" of web
presence.
Once
you are here, then it is only time you will need for unpacking
your gear, and nestling into your web presence. You will be faced
with a space to put up your web pages; drag and drop your created
web pages; and you will be advised to create a folder called "Images",
where you will double click to open, and you will place your pictures,
logos, and other images in.
A
good tip: take note of the web address, path, http://www.yourdomain.com/images/pic1.gif
as you will need this to direct your picture (pic1.gif) from the
images folder to your web page. Also note, that you can direct
the image off to another page by applying a hyperlink address
to it in your web page-creating software.
This
is basically it, once you have gotten this far, you are more advanced
than the majority of the world. You have a web presence, you have
a folder which looks and acts like any other folder on your computer's
desktop; in which you have web pages and a folder called "Images";
and finally the images are in the"images" folder. Web
hosting is really the selling of virtual space for you to store
your websites. There’s really nothing too complicated about
it.
Now
the decorating is up to you, you can adorn it with pictures and
text or in time add automated and smart features; and to provide
invitations to your 'presence' warming, (promotion of your site)
you can find help with by searching the Net for"Online Promotion".
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can get details of the writer at the end of the article.
About
the author:
Jesse S. Somer M6.net http://www.m6.net Jesse S. Somer is a strange,
ignorant, flawed creature hoping to show others like him that
technology is going to help humans become more human.
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