Getting Your Website Template Online, Domain name, hosting, ftp
Once you are ready to bring your template online for the world to
see, you will need to have several things in place including:
1. A Domain Name
A domain name is the literal name of your website, it is what is
typed into a browser window when going to any website on the internet.
An example of a website domain name is www.tsiwebs.com.
2. A Website Host
A website host is a service provider that will store your web page
files for public access, and the location where your domain name
will be assigned. Once you have uploaded your website files to your
host, they will be public at your domain name for public viewing
and you will be open for business.
Typically both of these items can be acquired in a single location.
You can find both at::
Blink Web Hosting
http://www.blinkwebhosting.com/
There are also many thousands of website hosts to choose from and
you may pick any host that you find suitable to host your template
files. However the one listed above both offer reasonable rates and
fine service.
As stated above, once you have acquired a hosting service and a
domain name, you will need to upload your files to your website host.
Uploading your files is a very simple task, and usually requires
only a FTP software, however in some cases your host may provide
you with an online file management system and in such instances FTP
software will not be required.
In instances where it is necessary to use FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
software, there are many programs that will work. A few popular choices
include:
WS_FTP
http://www.wsftp.com/
Smart FTP
http://www.smartftp.com/
FileZilla
http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
FTP Explorer
http://www.ftpx.com/
After you have downloaded and installed your FTP software of choice,
you will only need to upload the contents of the HTML folder from
the zip file that you have extracted. You will notice that there
will be two template versions within the HTML folder, these versions
are Filled and Blank. You may upload the contents of either of these
templates to your web server. When deciding which version is right
for you, it may help to review the differences between the filled
and blank versions in the Using
Adobe Photoshop to Edit Graphical Image Text and
Using
Alternative Graphic Programs to Edit Graphical Image Text articles.
For further information on uploading using FTP, please review the How
do I Upload my Website Template Using FTP? tutorial.
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