Web Site Hosting

If you are looking for hosting for your website, have a look at the following hosting companies.

• AssociateHost.com

I recommend that you get a domain name. It makes you look more professional when you have your own website address. Also, it looks better if you get a domain name that ends with .com instead of with .net or .org

I have registered domain names with several registrars, and the one that I find that is both low cost and easy to use is Dotster (I have registered many domains with Dotster and I have had no problems with them.)

If you need some books or software to design your website, have a look at the following items.

Creating Web Pages For Dummies® Web site design books Web programming books Other computer books

If you are new to website design, I recommend that you get Microsoft FrontPage. I've used it and found it very easy to use and recommend it for beginners. Microsoft FrontPage 2000 software FrontPage® 2000 For Dummies® Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft FrontPage 2000 FrontPage 2000 Simplified (Idg's 3-D Visual Series)

• Other Web Page Editors

In order to upload your website files to your webserver, you will need an FTP program (File Transfer protocol). I recommend that you have a look at the following FTP programs.

• Windows: I've used all three of these Windows-based programs. If you manage multiple websites, I recommend CuteFTP.
  • WS_FTP -- FTP program
  • CuteFTP -- FTP software
  • Site Publisher -- site synchronization software (not FTP software)
  
  
• Macintosh:
  • Fetch -- FTP software