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holder for your future web site
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Administrator username, the domain and password. This
information should have been supplied to you by your
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Access to User Administrator: http://acnesil-acne-treatment.com/user/
Each individual user within your site will have
access to their own administrator page. To login they
will need to supply their username, the domain, and
the password that was given to them. |
| Note: You may wish to
bookmark these links before replacing the contents of
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If your site is enabled
with Miva Merchant, you can access administration
functions via your Site Administrator and build your
E-Commerce site.
If your site is enabled with
Microsoft Frontpage, you may use it to replace or edit
this page by connecting to this server by using the
username and password that was supplied to you. Make sure
to open the RootWeb when you login.
You may also wish to use other
publishing tools to create your website, and in that case
you will want to use a FTP client to transfer your web
pages onto your web site. Here is a simple and quick
guide to getting your website up and running in no
time!
- Create
Content
- Publish your
content
- Publicize your
site
There are a variety of
ways to create content. The easiest way is to use a Web
content publishing tool such as Macromedia Dreamweaver,
Macromedia
Fireworks or a variety of other free publishing tools
that you can find on the internet. Other tools that are
helpful include graphical editing tools such as Paintshop Pro and even more
dynamic content generators like Macromedia's Flash. You
may also wish to edit your contents yourself by using a
text editor and learning HTML. Here are some pointers to
learning HTML
Once you've finished your
page/site, you'll need to upload it to your web server.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) allows a person to transfer
files between two computers, generally connected via the
Internet. You can either FTP your files via the command
line (i.e. DOS), or you can find yourself an FTP client
which executes all the commands in a drag-and-drop
interface. We would highly recommend the latter to
beginners and experts alike. FTP clients make the
publishing process simple.
FTP Basics
To FTP, you will need to know the host location, as well
as your username and password. All your web site contents
are stored in /var/www/html.
Using an FTP
Client
Most FTP clients have the same basic layout,
functionality, and price. Choosing one is simply a matter
of personal preference. Some of the more popular clients
for Windows-based computers include WS_FTP, CuteFTP, and BulletProof FTP and for
Macintosh computers include Fetch, and Interarchy. All clients
come with documentation, and it shouldn't take you long
to figure out how to get started. But here are a few
basics:
- There will be some kind
of "Site Manager" feature which will store all your FTP
locations and their corresponding login information.
Once you enter this info, the client will automatically
log you in.
- There will be three
screens. One representing your local machine, one
representing the remote host, and one which shows the
files that are queued for transfer. You will need to
navigate to the correct folders on both your local
machine and the host machine.
- You will then highlight
the files you wish to upload on your local machine, and
there should be a button at the top that queues the
files for upload. The upload might execute immediately,
or you might have to hit a "Go" button
first.
- That's it! Your files
are uploaded! You should now be able to go to your URL
and view the page.
Search Engines and
Internet Catalogs
Probably the most common way to publicize your site and
generate traffic is to submit it to search engines (i.e.
Google) and internet catalogs (i.e. Yahoo!). Most of
these sites have a form you can fill out to submit your
site. To save yourself some time, you can try a service
that submits your site to multiple search engines and
internet catalogs by filling out just one form. There are
many of these services out there, such as www.submit-it.com. By adding meta tags to
your site, you can increase the relevancy of your pages
in people's searches. Meta tags will be discussed a bit
later.
Reciprocal
Links
If your page has a theme, seek out pages with similar
themes and ask the webmaster to post a link to your site.
In exchange, you promise to add a link to their site on
yours. This is a great way to get the word out about your
site for free.
Newsgroups
Look for newsgroups where you think people who would be
interested in your site might frequent. Post a message
announcing your site and its features. Don't do this too
often as it is sometimes considered Spamming (unsolicited
advertising).
Web Rings
If there are other pages that are similar to yours, there
might be a web ring out there dedicated to your kind of
site. Do an internet search for "web ring" and include a
keyword related to your site. If you join a web ring, you
will need to add a web ring graphic and links to your
page.
Advertising
If you really want to give your site some exposure, you
can create a banner ad and find a company that will get
your banner put up on numerous pages. The cost generally
depends on the amount of impressions (how many times it
is seen) or click-throughs (how many times it is actually
clicked on).