Computer Mommy will be fully recreated in the
near future.
For now, I want to give you some practical advice...
Starting a website:
Steps
to getting your DOMAIN NAME and HOSTING set up...
Step 1) Domain name
: the name of your website (cost: yearly:
usually $14.95). I usually purchase my domains through Its
Your Domain . I have used them for years and have had no problems.
Their back end is user friendly. Changing DNS (domain name servers), updating
billing information, etc. are real easy. I recommend that you have your
domain name AUTO RENEW so you don't forget to renew them, or you will
lose them.
Step 2) Hosting
: the place where you store your files for your website (cost:
monthly: usually $10, or more depending on things you need).
I never purchase my domain names and hosting from the same place. I never
put all of my eggs in one basket in case something happens to one of them.
For hosting, I use Host
Gator (read
my story about why). Host
Gator also has lots of goodies for your website to utilize. Once you
have purchased your domain name and your hosting, you need to point the
DOMAIN NAME to the HOST by changing the DNS (domain name servers). I will
tell you how in Step 3 and Step 4.
Step 3) You will have received
an email notice that your domain name is purchased. You will also have
received an email notice that your Host
Gator account is active. Make sure you have also received your email
notice from Host
Gator that tells you the DNS (domain name servers) to use. The name
servers for your domain to point to will look something like this: Nameserver:
ns.hostgator.com. (there are two of these nameservers)
Step 4) You will now log
into Its
Your Domain and point your DOMAIN NAME to your Host
Gator HOST where your files will reside. Here is how:
- Go to Its
Your Domain
- Login and and go to the link that says "Change DNS/Hosting Info"
(Modify Domain Name Server & IP addresses)
- Check the box beside your domain name that you need to change the DNS
information on and click "Continue"
- On this next page, you will see a "DNS Information" table
with four little boxes.
- Replace the first two domain name servers to the new ones from Host
Gator.
- Click continue and you should be done.
After the steps above, you will either be hiring a website designer or
creating the website yourself.
Keep in mind that it takes 24-48 hours for the DNS to update across the
internet.
Take care,
~Wendy Shepherd
http://www.wendyshepherd.com
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