My last blog entry, I mentioned that I thought I was going to have to build my site from the ground up. I thought there were no administrative pages or options, like on Blogger and I would have to learn coding!
A scary thought indeed.
Here though, is an example of learning the ropes as you go along. I tend to try to do as much as I can on my own. I hate to bother anyone. However, it occurred to me that I am paying a fee to the hosting company and that's part of what the fee is for. SUPPORT.
I contacted them about my problem. I couldn't access the administrative page. I was coming in as if I were a visitor with no ability to change or add anything! What good was that?
In a fluster, I contacted support and explained the problem. They looked and it turns out that I was right, there was a problem. In a few minutes, they had me up and running and my website is well on its way. I have quite a bit of work to do with it, but at least I've got a good start!
Want to take a peek? Here's the link: Groom Your Dog - Tips
Hey, if you've got a critique, I'd be delighted to hear it!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Web Sites, Domains and Hosting - YIKES!
If you've ever embarked on a journey or an endeavour, you will likely understand that as you go along, you realize how little you understood at the beginning about what you were undertaking.
If you want to work from home as a serious blogger, webmaster, you will need to move from a free blogging site, like this one, to a self-owned domain and hosted by one of many companies.
Some free blogging sites such as this one, limit the kind of advertising that may be done, so if you are trying to make an income, trying to really work from home as a business, the next step will take you into a small investment in domains and hosts.
Once you set up a domain, get it hosted, you will need to download a web building program. However, unlike Blogger or other program hosted by Google or Yahoo, the site will need to be built from the ground up. It is becoming apparent to me that the user friendly set up here is only available because it has been set up by experts in the field. Your own site is not that easy! I'm getting into an area now of having to build elements into my site, which are already pre-programmed into Blogger. Like the edit feature, settings designs and the ability to monetize a site.
So, here I am stuck at a point which I think happens to a lot of us. What is the answer? Fortunately, the programs have tutorials. So its read read read, for me.
Be aware though, as I was not, of the masses of work ahead of you before you start on a site building, web marketing enterprise. Hmmmm, babysitting is starting to look pretty good!
If you want to work from home as a serious blogger, webmaster, you will need to move from a free blogging site, like this one, to a self-owned domain and hosted by one of many companies.
Some free blogging sites such as this one, limit the kind of advertising that may be done, so if you are trying to make an income, trying to really work from home as a business, the next step will take you into a small investment in domains and hosts.
Once you set up a domain, get it hosted, you will need to download a web building program. However, unlike Blogger or other program hosted by Google or Yahoo, the site will need to be built from the ground up. It is becoming apparent to me that the user friendly set up here is only available because it has been set up by experts in the field. Your own site is not that easy! I'm getting into an area now of having to build elements into my site, which are already pre-programmed into Blogger. Like the edit feature, settings designs and the ability to monetize a site.
So, here I am stuck at a point which I think happens to a lot of us. What is the answer? Fortunately, the programs have tutorials. So its read read read, for me.
Be aware though, as I was not, of the masses of work ahead of you before you start on a site building, web marketing enterprise. Hmmmm, babysitting is starting to look pretty good!
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