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Doteasy
is the best place to host your website. If you buy a domain name
then the hosting is free!
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How and where to host your website
After you make a website, you have
to send it to another computer that will host it for you. This means
that the other computer will act as a server, serving out your website
to visitors. We use a free web host service called Tripod
in our classes. Another free service is Geocities,
but Tripod allows us to have a short website address (yourname.tripod.com);
compare that with the longer addresses you see at Geocities. Tripod
is free because they make their money by putting an advertising
banner on each of your webpages. 
To get hosting space at Tripod, you have to go to
www.tripod.com
and sign up. Make sure you write down the exact name and
password you use to do this; You will need it later. When
Tripod asks for other information such as your home address and
email address, put in false information. If you don’t, you
will be getting a lot of junk mail. In the birth date section, be
sure to pick a date that shows you are over 20 years old.
If you want to buy a domain name for yourself, such as www.mariko.com,
you have to check to see if the domain name is available, buy it
(for approximately $25.00 Canadian a year), and find a company to
host it. I use Doteasy at www.doteasy.com
. If you buy a domain name from them they don’t charge for
hosting. This is the only company I know that does this, and I have
have been using them for years quite happily. And if you sign up
through my website I get five bucks! The cheapest price I have seen
for a domain name is about $10.00 U.S. at www.godaddy.com,
but you might be required to have them host your website.
There seem to be a lot of misconceptions about finding a good host.
Many people don't realize that just because a host is cheap, it's
a good deal. More often than not there is a downside. This could
include:
- Slow Internet connection to your website for
visitors.
- Significant downtime of your site.
- Extra charges for email addresses.
- Penalties for exceeded bandwidth.
- Poor support from the company if you need something
like a password or have a question.
- Limited web space.
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