Anne in TN
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I want to set up a web page but I don't know where to go to do it. Any body got any recommendations? How much will it cost? Can I get my own domain name? How much will that cost?
Anne
Anne
[OT]I want to have a web page!
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AbbyLane2001
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I haven't a clue Anne but I am getting ready to jump in with both hands tied and try and be a web page designer. No laughs from the peanut gallery out here, hey stranger things have happened.
Abby
Abby
You need a few things:
1) Find out if your ISP allows you free "personal web space". Ask HOW MUCH they provide you with. (Typical is 5-10Mb)
2) Find out the BASE URL that would be used to access your "personal web page".
3) Make sure you ask for the NAME of the "main page" file that will be automatically accessed. (It's USUALLY "index.htm")
4) Learn a little HTML code. Get one of those "for dummies" books on HTML. I learned it in about 48 hours, having NEVER touched HTML in my life.
5) You'll need FTP software. I recommend FTP VOYAGER from ZDNET.COM. Shareware. Try for 30 days, pay if you like it. (WELL WORTH the price!)
6) when you have (5) above, start it up, then call your ISP's tech support again and have them walk you through configuring your site logon. (Takes about 5 minutes)
7) You need to create a web page file(s). This is usually done in a word processor program. An HTML file is EXACTLY the same as a DOC file, but you end it with a suffix of ".htm"
Inside the HTML file you place codes that tell the browsers what to do. For example, text color and size, how and where it's placed on the page, etc. If you want to see how this looks, open ANY web page, then RIGHT CLICK your mouse on a NON-ACTIVE section of the page, and LEFT CLICK on "VIEW SOURCE" when the little dialog box comes up.
The text will look like gibberish to you, but NOT after you spent a coupla days with the HTML book. It REALLY IS EASY.
I went from nothing to my first experimental web site in 3 days. And I was/am a COMPLETE web neophyte.
To buy a URL, you gotta go to a company like Network Solutions and select one. (They check to see if someone else already has it). If you're okay, you cough up $35 a year, and you own the URL. Simple as that. BE SURE to add "web site forwarding" WHEN YOU BUY the URL. You CAN'T add it afterwards.
It normally takes about 24 hours for your URL to "activate". (Like our "www.timebomb2000.org") At that point you have an official web site.
If you want further info, email me.
Dennis
EDIT: Oops, I forgot to talk about FTP. That's the program that allows you to transfer files to and from your web server and you PC. You MUST edit your files on your PC, then transfer them up to your server when they're ready.
BTW, when you make changes to a web page, you MUST do a "forced refresh" to see them. In Explorer, that's (CTRL)F5. (Not just the "refresh" button.)
[ 06-02-2001: Message edited by: Dennis Olson ]
1) Find out if your ISP allows you free "personal web space". Ask HOW MUCH they provide you with. (Typical is 5-10Mb)
2) Find out the BASE URL that would be used to access your "personal web page".
3) Make sure you ask for the NAME of the "main page" file that will be automatically accessed. (It's USUALLY "index.htm")
4) Learn a little HTML code. Get one of those "for dummies" books on HTML. I learned it in about 48 hours, having NEVER touched HTML in my life.
5) You'll need FTP software. I recommend FTP VOYAGER from ZDNET.COM. Shareware. Try for 30 days, pay if you like it. (WELL WORTH the price!)
6) when you have (5) above, start it up, then call your ISP's tech support again and have them walk you through configuring your site logon. (Takes about 5 minutes)
7) You need to create a web page file(s). This is usually done in a word processor program. An HTML file is EXACTLY the same as a DOC file, but you end it with a suffix of ".htm"
Inside the HTML file you place codes that tell the browsers what to do. For example, text color and size, how and where it's placed on the page, etc. If you want to see how this looks, open ANY web page, then RIGHT CLICK your mouse on a NON-ACTIVE section of the page, and LEFT CLICK on "VIEW SOURCE" when the little dialog box comes up.
The text will look like gibberish to you, but NOT after you spent a coupla days with the HTML book. It REALLY IS EASY.
I went from nothing to my first experimental web site in 3 days. And I was/am a COMPLETE web neophyte.
To buy a URL, you gotta go to a company like Network Solutions and select one. (They check to see if someone else already has it). If you're okay, you cough up $35 a year, and you own the URL. Simple as that. BE SURE to add "web site forwarding" WHEN YOU BUY the URL. You CAN'T add it afterwards.
It normally takes about 24 hours for your URL to "activate". (Like our "www.timebomb2000.org") At that point you have an official web site.
If you want further info, email me.
Dennis
EDIT: Oops, I forgot to talk about FTP. That's the program that allows you to transfer files to and from your web server and you PC. You MUST edit your files on your PC, then transfer them up to your server when they're ready.
BTW, when you make changes to a web page, you MUST do a "forced refresh" to see them. In Explorer, that's (CTRL)F5. (Not just the "refresh" button.)
[ 06-02-2001: Message edited by: Dennis Olson ]
just me
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If you want to save money buying your url, go somewhere OTHER than Network solutions. Nameit.net costs only $10/yr.
If you want to create a webpage quickly, you can do it in MS Publisher (lots of overhead, but much cleaner than Word does it when you have graphics) and export it as a webpage - no need to write the html. You should learn html, but it does take some time.
Here is a website that is good for html http://www.geocities.com/jibroo/html-2.html
If you want to create a webpage quickly, you can do it in MS Publisher (lots of overhead, but much cleaner than Word does it when you have graphics) and export it as a webpage - no need to write the html. You should learn html, but it does take some time.
Here is a website that is good for html http://www.geocities.com/jibroo/html-2.html
AbbyLane2001
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I am taking notes also Anne
Abby
Abby
Also, if you are running Windows 95/98/2000/NT it is NOT entirely necessary to get a 3rd party FTP program. FTP is built right in to Windows (at the DOS Command Prompt) and within Internet Explorer referenced as ftp:// rather than http://.
Depending on how you are set-up at your PC and what the ISP will allow, you can actually drag and drop your html files from a folder on your PC to Internet Explorer and upload them that way.
Lot's of ways to skin these cats without spending much money.
And I know all you HTML and web page purists will not agree but I still contend that for the average human being who is not doing heavy duty commercial web sites that FrontPage is a perfectly adequate tool - my small business customers love it because it allows even the computer illiterate to take over the casual updating and maintenance of their web site after we have done the initial design for them. And it does allow you to get in and add your own real HTML should you so desire.
YMMV,
KrisG
Depending on how you are set-up at your PC and what the ISP will allow, you can actually drag and drop your html files from a folder on your PC to Internet Explorer and upload them that way.
Lot's of ways to skin these cats without spending much money.
And I know all you HTML and web page purists will not agree but I still contend that for the average human being who is not doing heavy duty commercial web sites that FrontPage is a perfectly adequate tool - my small business customers love it because it allows even the computer illiterate to take over the casual updating and maintenance of their web site after we have done the initial design for them. And it does allow you to get in and add your own real HTML should you so desire.
YMMV,
KrisG
Heather, as I mentioned, I started a home page at Homestead but haven't as yet finished.
Do you have a home page using Homestead? Is it public info? Link?
Mine is for genealogical purposes, as I am trying to trace my family origins. Thought this might be one way to go to have other folks contact me and for me to possibly glean more information about my ancestors.
No, I am not Mormon, but I do use their great services and libraries.
AZ
Do you have a home page using Homestead? Is it public info? Link?
Mine is for genealogical purposes, as I am trying to trace my family origins. Thought this might be one way to go to have other folks contact me and for me to possibly glean more information about my ancestors.
No, I am not Mormon, but I do use their great services and libraries.
AZ
Here's the link to the first place I made about a year ago. I haven't done any work on it in a long time! The frame thing I was talking about is still on this site:
Heather's Place
Here's another one I just started a few months ago. I haven't worked on it much though.
Heather's Links
There are really a lot of options with it.
Heather's Place
Here's another one I just started a few months ago. I haven't worked on it much though.
Heather's Links
There are really a lot of options with it.
Anne and Abby, if you create an email account at Geocities you get 5Mb free web hosting.
Geocities has a walk thru to build a webpage with their online Page builder and html editing. It's really easy to do and no knowledge of html is needed, although handy if you know the basic layout of html. There is also an advanced editing link for exp users. The email account can be either yahoo or geocities for you to begin.
Geocities has a walk thru to build a webpage with their online Page builder and html editing. It's really easy to do and no knowledge of html is needed, although handy if you know the basic layout of html. There is also an advanced editing link for exp users. The email account can be either yahoo or geocities for you to begin.
Orion:
I'm not familiar with ME2000...
However, there is Microsoft Millennium Edition (ME) which is the latest version of the consumer operating system after Windows 98.
Then there is Windows 2000 Professional which is the business oriented replacement for Windows NT Workstation.
I suspect you are talking about one or the other of those two operating systems.
If you have a fairly new system that you purchased for home use it likely has Windows ME on it while new business PC's are typically coming with Windows 2000 Professional on them.
KrisG
I'm not familiar with ME2000...
However, there is Microsoft Millennium Edition (ME) which is the latest version of the consumer operating system after Windows 98.
Then there is Windows 2000 Professional which is the business oriented replacement for Windows NT Workstation.
I suspect you are talking about one or the other of those two operating systems.
If you have a fairly new system that you purchased for home use it likely has Windows ME on it while new business PC's are typically coming with Windows 2000 Professional on them.
KrisG