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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
  • To: 1corey AT bellsouth.net, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Websites
  • Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 06:58:18 -0400

On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 22:12:19 -0400, you wrote:

>I must first apologize, because I know this was discussed earlier this
>year, but I cannot locate the information on website creation. I seem
>to recall that someone asked if Register.com was a good resource, and
>several of you said no, and a few other - "better" alternatives were
>given. If it would not be too much trouble, could any of you who can,
>direct me to a better way to create my website. I would be most
>appreciative. (I did search the archives and couldn't locate anything.)
>

There are three components here and I'm not sure which
component you are inquiring about. Maybe all three.

I'm going to quickly explain what is involved, because I
don't get the impression, from your message, that you are
very knowledgeable in this area. (If that's a mistake, and
you already know all this, then please just ignore it and
excuse my error.) :)

1. Domain name registration - that's what Register.com
does. That comes first, really. You choose a name, you
tell it to Register.com or similar services, and they
register it with the organization that keeps website names
(domain names) around the world. If your first choice of
name is already used, then you must try again. There is a
small charge for registering the name, and a small annual
charge to keep the name - about $20 for the initial
registration and about $20 annually.

2. Website creation - this is where someone actually
creates the website, and puts your written text into HTML -
the mark-up language used for the Web. This would include
graphic design, photos (if used), and various other extras
and options as desired. Some people do their own, others
pay someone to do it for them.

If you pay someone to do it for you, they will also make any
desired changes later (for a fee, of course), or perhaps you
could deal with making the changes (and getting them
actually up to the site) yourself, or have someone teach
you.

3. Website hosting - this is where you pay a hosting
service to keep your website information on their servers
(their computers). There are many, many website hosting
services. This is where your website physically 'resides'.
You are assigned a certain amount of space at your web
hosting services' computers.

This is charged by the month, or year, whatever: I think by
the month is ordinary. There are different levels of
hosting (and prices) - the differences would include how
much space you are allotted at their servers, how much
traffic your website is allowed (how many people come to
look at it daily or monthly, etc.) and if you do or do not
use various services they offer (mailing lists, shopping
carts, email services, etc.).

OK, having established all that, I can offer a
recommendation for Items #1 and #3 (but not for the website
creation and design - I have no experience with website
designers).

Our website is hosted at Pair Networks and we have found
them to be very satisfactory. They've been in business a
very long time as Internet times goes. We've used them for
seven years. They have not raised their prices in that
seven years, but have increased the services they offer for
those prices. In our experience, they've been very reliable
(almost no downtime) and offer very fast access.

Pair will register your domain name, if you wish, or you can
use a separate service such as Register.com for this, if you
prefer to do it that way. It's simpler and easier just to
have your website host do it for you, though.

http://www.pair.com

(Since I've praised Pair so, I suppose I should offer the
usual - and true - disclaimer: My only association with
Pair is that of a happy customer.)

Cheers,
Pat
--
"Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of
supply and demand. It is the privilege of human beings to
live under the laws of justice and mercy." - Wendell Berry




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