Anyone can have their own website, after a few simple steps you
can be up and running.
1. You need to decide on a domain name and register it
at www.LonghornDomains.com.
When they request you enter your Name server information please
use the following if you plan to host with us.
ns1.longhornhosting.com
ns2.longhornhosting.com
2. Next you need to sign up for hosting service,
this is done by filling out the form here.
That page will ask you to fill out a form, it will then send you
to a page to select your payment plan, next you will be taken
to paypal who will process your payment and automatically charge
you for your subscription until you cancel. Payment is made over
a secure server, using either credit card or electronic check.
3. Even before you start your plan, you can begin designing
and creating your website. There are many ways to do
this. Pages on the internet are written in what is called HTML.
To create a document in HTML you can use software such as Microsoft
Word and then select the save as HTML option. Other software that
also creates HTML documents are Frontpage, Publisher, GoLive,
and Dreamweaver (the best). You may also learn HTML yourself at
any of the many online tutorials available, it is very simple.
The first page you need to create is the page your visitors will
see when they first visit your site, it should be named index.html
. There are many professionally pre-made website
templates available for those who desire it.
4. Next you will upload your new index.html file
to the appropriate place. This also can be done in one of several
ways. Your account will have a directory titled public_html .
All of your documents will go in that directory.
- You may use FTP
software such as Cute FTP or WS_FTP on windows, or Fetch for Macintosh,
all of which are shareware.
- You can also upload your file by using our web based file management.
By logging into your site's control panel you navigate to the
file manager and follow the instructions to upload your file.
- On some operating systems such as Win 2000 you can log into
your account directly from your desktop. By typing in ftp.yourdomain.com
into any windows explorer window it will then prompt you for your
username and password, after which it is just a matter of drag
and drop, copying files just like you always do.
You may update your site as often as you like. Of course these
instructions are just the basics. There are many resources on
the internet that will teach you how to develop more advanced
websites. After you upload you site, you will want to create Email
accounts and/or email
forwards. This is done in your account control
panel, which also provides links to your webmail
(which you should then bookmark so you don't have to log into
your control panel to acess it).
That's it! Now you can visit your new home on the web. Please
visit the FAQ and Forum
to find other helpful tips.