| So you've decided the time is probably right to have get your own Domain Name and maybe even your own Web Site but you're not 100% sure exactly what to do and all those funny words are a bit puzzling to say the least. Well, here we go, let's see what we can do to get you started. Domains
We presume you are convinced that having your own Domain Name is rapidly becoming a vital necessity for everyone, just as necessary as having a real name and a mobile number (remember when only the "oddballs" had mobiles?). Your Domain is YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE FUTURE and the Future is Just Around The Corner so let's get cracking. First of all you need to choose and register your Domain and you want to ensure you are not paying over the odds. Believe it or not it is very easy to end up paying $35 a year (we charge $8.75) and you will not get anything more than we supply you with, possibly less. So you've settled for us, good, then you have no problems. Just click here, decide what "extension" you want your name to have, .com, .biz, .co.uk etc., click the appropriate banner then follow the instructions and you'll be finished in about 5 minutes or less. Which "extension" is best for you? That is for you to decide but generally speaking .com is the most universally acknowledged, .biz could be very useful for a business account, likewise .info is very good for a site which is full of useful information, and if you want one which is more relevant to where you live choose .us, .co.uk, .au etc. The only difficulty you are likely to have is getting the name of your choice because all the good names are being snapped up very quickly. If you are going to register your own personal name then your chances are still very good but if you are after a name which describes your business then you may have to come up with a few alternatives. If you can't get the name of your choice with the .com extension then it might be available with .net or some other extension instead. Remember when you register a name it must be either one word or a hyphenated word, no spaces are allowed. For example you can't have john doe.com but you could have either johndoe.com or john-doe.com. Web Sites
Web sites used to be very complicated things to set up, best left to people who understood funny things like html which is the language computers understand, but nowadays there is an abundance of software available which makes designing web sites something even the inexperienced novice can quickly grasp. Examples can be found here. So now that we have shown you where to get help to design your web site we are going to continue to make life a whole lot easier for you with the "hosting" side of things. A Web Host is a Company (like GJBhosts.com) who put your site on the Internet and make sure it stays there. You have to pay that Company for this service. Web Hosts vary in the amount of service they provide from those who offer only the very basic to companies like GJBhosts.com who provide a full, all inclusive, truly comprehensive package suitable for all web sites from the very small to the very, very big. It is so easy to make the wrong choice when selecting a Web Host. It is very easy to end up paying too much money for a package which is insufficient for your needs. If you visit our hosting page you will see how the packages we have offer so much more than most yet cost so much less, but perhaps best of all is the fact that even on our most inexpensive package (a steal at only $2.95) we include cPanel and Fantastico which Webmasters the world over are acclaiming. cPanel and Fantastico Explained.
There is so much content in cPanel and Fantastico that the average Webmaster will probably never use it all, but even the average Webmaster will delight in the abundance of tools and scripts which he/she can use to enhance his/her web site whilst the webmasters who have commercial sites will delight in the quality and detail of the traffic and visitor analysis sections. cPanel
Every Subscriber to our Plans (even our Standard Plan) get comprehensive information all about cPanel but we would like to give you a brief insight here into a few of the items included. Space prevents us from detailing everything so we have purposely omitted those items we feel only the more experienced webmaster will use and have selected those we feel everyone will benefit from.
Mail The Mail area allows you to manage all aspects of your e-mail, from adding new accounts, managing mailing lists, and setting spam filters. There are quite a number of options available, so take your time.
Parked Domains You can set up a domain name that you own to point to another domain name. This is known as "parking" a domain, saves you separately hosting every domain.
Addon Domains An addon domain is a domain name that that points to a subdirectory within your account.
FTP Manager The FTP area deals with all the tools relating to setting up and managing FTP accounts, as well as managing FTP sessions. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a method by which you can transfer files between computers, usually using the Internet. There is a huge amount of information stored on FTP servers around the world that can only be accessed by using FTP. When using FTP you use an application called a "client" to connect to a machine called a "server". cPanel allows you to set up FTP accounts so that certain external users can access a restricted part of your system. You can also set up an anonymous FTP account so that anyone can access a restricted part of your system. You can also manage these FTP sessions, cutting them off if they go on for too long.
File Manager The File Manager allows you to manage your site through HTML, rather than an FTP tool or other third-party application. You can upload, create or delete files, organize files in folders, and change file permissions.
Backup The Backup area allows you to download the daily, weekly, or monthly backup file of your entire web site, or a particular MySQL, alias, or filter backup file. If your computer crashes, or your personal backups are destroyed, these files allow you to recover your site in a convenient manner.
Frontpage Extensions Frontpage extensions are necessary if you have designed your site using the very popular FrontPage. We provide them FREE with all accounts whilst many other Companies charge for installing them.
Search Engine Submit cPanel allows you to submit your web site details to several search engines at one time.
CGI Center This CGI Center area allows you to use many pre-installed CGI scripts through cPanel,
Scripts Library The Scripts Library area provides an easy to use method of installing and uninstalling complex scripts. The following scripts are available: osCommerce - An online shop e-commerce solution, InvisionBoard - A free-to-use forum software package, PHP-Nuke - An open source content management system, Interchange shopping cart and Agora Shopping Cart
HotLink Prevention Hotlinking is when another web site owner links directly to one or more of your images or multimedia files and includes it on their web page. Not only is this theft of your intellectual property, you are paying for the bandwidth used by that site. cPanel can prevent hotlinking by only allowing named sites (such as your own web site) to access files on your site.
Index Manager The IP Deny Manager enables you to block access to your web site from specific IP addresses. This is useful to remove nuisance surfers who use a large amount of bandwidth or to prevent hotlinking to your site.
Much, much more Lots more from cPanel when you subscribe. Fantastico As the name implies a fantastic addition for any site. Use Fantastico to automatically install any of these scripts to make your web site come alive, Blogs, Content Management, Customer Support, Discussion Boards, E-Commerce, F.A.Q., Image Galleries, Mailing Lists, Polls and Surveys, Project Management, Wiki , Other Scripts Hope that Helped
You have now had a very small taste of the feast which is awaiting you when you join us. Hope to see you soon. Please click here to check out our Hosting Plans or click here to visit our Domain Names.
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