Hosting a web site
Criteria for choice of
a host : 
Must possess the
technology you need to get your web site up and running
1 - Free Web
Hosting
Banners, lacks
direct customer support no FTP, own domain name not available.
2 – Entry Web
Hosting
Bare bones, lacks features,
To start out.
3 - Serious Choice
All the
features you need... and some to spare
:
Domain Names:
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www.Your_Name.com,
.net, .org, .biz, .info
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Domain
Name Registration (not more
than $15.00/year)
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International Domain
Name Support
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Free Setup &
Domain Transfer
Hosting Features:
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Quality hardware
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T3 connections or
better
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100 MB Disk Space
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Unlimited Data
Transfer
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Your Own Static IP
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Unlimited E-Mail
Accounts
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Unlimited E-Mail
Forwarding
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Unlimited Auto
Responders
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Catch All E-Mail
Capability
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Web Mail Access
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List Manager
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Web-based admin interface
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Manage your server
via the web
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E-Mail Control Panel
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FrontPage
2002/2000/98
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SupportFTP
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Support
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Unrestricted CGI Access
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ASP SupportPERL
Support
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PHP Support
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JSP Support
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.Net Support
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MS Access Support
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MYSQL Support
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Streaming Server
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Secure Server Access
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e-commerce
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Shopping cart
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24X7 Monitoring
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Automated Mirrored
Backups
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WebTrends Web
Statistics
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Live Customer Support
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30-day money back
guarantee
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No long-term
contract
How
to choose
of a web host :
Resources To Help You
Find a Web Host :
Free Web Hosts
:
Some free web space providers that don't have policy of:
"giving themselves
unlimited license to republish without compensation to you"
Free sites vs. Paid sites
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Your potential customers won't take you seriously
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It's hard to build large amounts of traffic to your
site
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Can't add meta tags
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Yahoo, Looksmart will NEVER list your site in their directories
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You can lose the traffic you worked so hard to get
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Host can go out of business
eg: MyFreeOffice, HotYellow
Must change URL!
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You could lose the contents of your website
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Your website traffic can easily be
stolen!
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Host places their banner!
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Your
site may not always be operational!
No money for maintenance – don't even know!
Monitor your Server Free
:
Message for internautes when you're working on your server
Use two because these sites go down too!
www.webpartner.com
Online Store Monitoring
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Purchase
your new domain space
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Upload
your website to the new space using the IP number
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Set-up
any emails you have at your_name@your_domain.com
to catch your email
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Ask
your new provider to transfer your domain name from the old
server
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You
will need your Network Solution (or where you originally
purchased the domain name) password to access your
administration area. If you don't have it, your new provider can
help you obtain this
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Keep
both sites active until the new domain name location is "propagated"
throughout the internet. This can take around 48 hours after
sign-up
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Wait
until you have NO traffic coming to your old location (see your
statistics) before deleting the pages.
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