<html>  <head> <title>Congratulations! Welcome to your new Web Site!</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head>  <body onload="" topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginwidth=0 marginheight=0 bgcolor=white> <table border=0 width=760 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td colspan=2 width=760 height=150 background="images/e_top.gif" valign=top> <img src="images/e_blank.gif" height=5 width=5><br><img src="images/e_blank.gif" width=5 height=5><img src="images/e_logo.gif"></td> </tr> <tr><td width=139 valign=top bgcolor=#336699> <img name="welcome" src="images/e_left.gif" width=139 height=350 border="0" usemap="#m_welcome"> <map name="m_welcome"> <area shape="rect" coords="8,256,138,298" href="#3" > <area shape="rect" coords="8,156,138,198" href="#2" > <area shape="rect" coords="11,46,139,78" href="#1" > </map> <Br>  </td> <td width=621><blockquote> <P align="center"><FONT face=Arial>This page is a place holder for your future web site</FONT><BR></P> <P align="center"><a href="http://diabolocommunications.com/">http://diabolocommunications.com/</a></P> <table cellspacing=20 cellpadding=2 border=0 width=500> <tr><td width=50% valign=top> <FONT face=Arial size=2>Access to your Site Administrator: <a href="http://diabolocommunications.com/admin/">http://diabolocommunications.com/admin/</a> <BR> &nbsp;<Br> Clicking on the above URL will require the Site Administrator username, the domain and password. This information should have been supplied to you by your hosting company. </FONT>  </td>  <td width=50% valign=top> <FONT face=Arial size=2>Access to User Administrator: <a href="http://diabolocommunications.com/user/">http://diabolocommunications.com/user/</a> <BR> &nbsp;<Br> Each individual user within your site will have access to their own administrator page. To login they will need to supply their username, the domain, and the password that was given to them. </FONT> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2><font face=arial size=2><font color=red>Note:</font> You may wish to bookmark these links before replacing the contents of this page</font> </table> <P><IMG SRC=images/e_miva.gif ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT face=Arial>If your site is enabled with Miva Merchant, you can access administration functions via your Site Administrator and build your E-Commerce site.</FONT></P>   <P><FONT face=Arial>If your site is enabled with Microsoft Frontpage, you may  use it to replace or edit this page by connecting to this server by using the  username and password that was supplied to you. Make sure to open the  <I>RootWeb</I> when you login.</FONT></P>   <P><FONT face=Arial>You may also wish to use other publishing tools to create  your website, and in that case you will want to use a FTP client to transfer  your web pages onto your web site. Here is a simple and quick guide to getting  your website up and running in no time!</FONT></P> <OL> <LI><FONT face=Arial><A  href="#1">Create  Content</A></FONT>  <LI><FONT face=Arial><A  href="#2">Publish  your content</A></FONT>  <LI><FONT face=Arial><A  href="#3">Publicize  your site</A></FONT> </LI></OL> <H3><FONT face=Arial>1.<A name=1> Create Content</A></FONT></H3> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are a variety of ways to create content. The  easiest way is to use a Web content publishing tool such as <A  href="http://www.macromedia.com/">Macromedia Dreamweaver,</A> <A  href="http://www.macromedia.com/">Macromedia Fireworks</A> or a variety of other free  publishing tools that you can find on the internet. Other tools that are  helpful include graphical editing tools such as <A  href="http://www.jasc.com/">Paintshop Pro</A> and even more dynamic content  generators like <A href="http://www.macromedia.com/">Macromedia's Flash</A>. You  may also wish to edit your contents yourself by using a text editor and learning  HTML. Here are some pointers to learning HTML</FONT></P> <UL> <LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/">Web  Monkey</A></FONT>  <LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.builder.com/">CNET Web  Builder</A></FONT>  <LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/">HTML  Goodies</A></FONT>  <LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><A  href="http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents.html">Yale Web Style  Guide</A></FONT>  <LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/">W3C HTML  Homepage</A></FONT> </LI></UL> <H3><FONT face=Arial>2<A name=2>. Publish your content</A></FONT></H3> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Once you've finished your page/site, you'll need to  upload it to your web server. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) allows a person to  transfer files between two computers, generally connected via the Internet. You  can either FTP your files via the command line (i.e. DOS), or you can find  yourself an FTP client which executes all the commands in a drag-and-drop  interface. We would highly recommend the latter to beginners and experts alike.  FTP clients make the publishing process simple.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>FTP Basics</B><BR> To FTP, you will need to know  the host location, as well as your username and password.  All your web site contents are stored in <I>/var/www/html.</I></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>Using an FTP Client</B><BR>Most FTP clients have the same basic layout, functionality, and price. Choosing one is simply a matter of personal preference. Some of the more popular clients for Windows-based computers include <A href="http://www.ipswitch.com/">WS_FTP</A>, <A href="http://www.cuteftp.com/">CuteFTP</A>, and <A href="http://www.bpftp.com/">BulletProof FTP</A> and for Macintosh computers include <A href="http://fetchsoftworks.com/">Fetch</a>, and <A href="http://www.stairways.com/">Interarchy</a>. All clients come with documentation, and it shouldn't take you long to figure out how to get started.  But here are a few basics:</FONT>  <UL> <LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>There will be some kind of "Site Manager" feature  which will store all your FTP locations and their corresponding login  information. Once you enter this info, the client will automatically log you  in.</FONT>  <LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>There will be three screens. One representing your  local machine, one representing the remote host, and one which shows the files  that are queued for transfer. You will need to navigate to the correct folders  on both your local machine and the host machine.</FONT>  <LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>You will then highlight the files you wish to upload  on your local machine, and there should be a button at the top that queues the  files for upload. The upload might execute immediately, or you might have to hit  a "Go" button first.</FONT>  <LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>That's it! Your files are uploaded! You should now  be able to go to your URL and view the page.</FONT> </LI></UL> <H3><A name=3><FONT face=Arial>3. Publicize Your Site</FONT></A></H3> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>Search Engines and Internet  Catalogs</B><BR>Probably the most common way to publicize your site and generate  traffic is to submit it to search engines (i.e. Google) and internet catalogs  (i.e. Yahoo!). Most of these sites have a form you can fill out to submit your  site. To save yourself some time, you can try a service that submits your site  to multiple search engines and internet catalogs by filling out just one form.  There are many of these services out there, such as <A  href="http://www.submit-it.com/" target=_blank>www.submit-it.com</A>. By adding  meta tags to your site, you can increase the relevancy of your pages in people's  searches. Meta tags will be discussed a bit later.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>Reciprocal Links</B><BR>If your page has a theme,  seek out pages with similar themes and ask the webmaster to post a link to your  site. In exchange, you promise to add a link to their site on yours. This is a  great way to get the word out about your site for free.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>Newsgroups</B><BR>Look for newsgroups where you  think people who would be interested in your site might frequent. Post a message  announcing your site and its features. Don't do this too often as it is  sometimes considered Spamming (unsolicited advertising).</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>Web Rings</B><BR>If there are other pages that are  similar to yours, there might be a web ring out there dedicated to your kind of  site. Do an internet search for "web ring" and include a keyword related to your  site. If you join a web ring, you will need to add a web ring graphic and links  to your page.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>Advertising</B><BR>If you really want to give your  site some exposure, you can create a banner ad and find a company that will get  your banner put up on numerous pages. The cost generally depends on the amount  of impressions (how many times it is seen) or click-throughs (how many times it  is actually clicked on).</FONT></P> &nbsp;<BR> &nbsp;<BR> &nbsp;<BR> &nbsp;<BR>   </blockquote> </td> </tr></table> </body> </html> 
