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Need a Website - Start Here
Decide what you will be doing with your website. Is it for fun,
business, friends, family, opening a store? Examine a website
you like. Does it have a blog, lots of text, lots of pictures, slide
shows, video or music? Which of these features are you wanting to use on
your website?
Choose a domain name for your site and check its availability
here. More than one domain name may be purchased and all of them
can point to the same website.
Register the domain name. When you find an available domain name you
will need to register it. Select "Continue to Registration". Customize
your choices and Checkout.
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Note: Step 4 of the
domain name registration process "Activate Your Domain" allows you to add email
to your domain name. This is only needed if you want multiple email
accounts but do not wish to open a website at this time. There is a free
email account and free 100-pack email forwarding included with your domain name
registration. If you will be opening a website, email will also be
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With your domain name we provide free services to allow you to create a simple
Starter Web Page, a blog and Photo Album. If you choose to use these free
ad-supported services, you are done. It is simple and quick. If you
need help getting started, call Product Support at 480-624-2500.
Choose a hosting package. We have numerous website hosting plans available.
If you are just beginning and not too sure what to use a Linux Hosting Plan or
Website Tonight® will
work just fine.
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Linux -
Linux is a free open source operating system that is placed on most hosting
servers. It is very stable and with our control panel easily
manageable. There are thousands of free add-on applications that will
run on this OS.
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Windows -
These plans use a Windows based operating system. Some of the latest
online technologies are created by Microsoft for website development. They can
be a bit technical, but they are very powerful. Free add-on
applications are also available for Windows OS hosting.
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SmartSpace®
The best all around website builder for beginners.
Create a 5-page website, a blog, photo album, social page and your own chat
rooms all managed from your personal control panel. Email is also
included.
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Website Tonight® -
Use pre-built designs and content. Pick a design, make it yours,
publish it. Over 1500 pre-built templates ready to go.
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Quick Shopping Cart®
- Create and publish a stand-alone internet store or add one to your
existing website in a matter of minutes. Choose a design, add your
products, then sell online.
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Quick Blogcast™
- Publish your own blog, podcast, or both. Generate and publish RSS
feeds for iTunes®,
FeedBurner®,
iPodder®
and more.
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Virtual Dedicated Servers -
For those of you who need full control of your server.
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Dedicated Servers -
The ultimate in performance, control and convenience. It's like owning
your own equipment and someone else keeps it running for you.
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Helpful Information
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The SLD (Second Level
Domain) is part of the domain name to the left of the dot.
Only letters, numbers and hyphens may be used for the SLD with a length of 3-63 characters.
The TLD (Top-Level-Domain) is part of the domain name to the right of the dot. Most websites use the popular .com TLD.
But on your personal website you may be interested in using a .me or .name TLD. Organizations tend to use .org.
We provide you with a choice of 62 TLD's.
WHOIS database searches let you find information about an existing domain name such as who owns it and when it was created. It is public information.
Domain names may be registered for 1-10 years at a time and may be renewed as long as you wish to keep it.
Multiple domain names may point to the same website.
Content is the information you present on your website.
The host server is the equipment where your website content physically resides.
Publishing or uploading is the process by which you send your content from your computer to your website on the host server. |
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Create your site's content and publish it to the internet. How you create your content will depend upon which hosting package you choose. If
you use SmartSpace®, Website Tonight®, Quick Shopping Cart® or Quick Blogcast™ you will be using our online
Control Panel to manage your site. If you decide to use Linux or Windows hosting packages or our Dedicated Servers you will need a third-party website
editor (HTML editor) to create your content. An HTML editor will usually publish your work automatically. If it doesn't there are numerous ways to upload
your content. See our Help files for more information.
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Note:
Our technical support phone numbers allow you to contact
technicians who help you setup and use our products and services. But they
are not able to walk you through designing your website using a third-party HTML
editor. There are numerous editors available and you will need to use
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24/7 Phone
Support (U.S.)
Product Support
480-624-2500
Billing Support
480-624-2515
Domain Transfer
Concierge
480-505-8866
Support Forum
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