Thanks, Phil. ... This is very helpful.
But, now I have to go back to a very elementary question.
I thought you could just save a Word file in HTML format, right from
Microsoft Word, and just import it into your personal web site.
In fact, I just checked my version of Microsoft word, and, under files of
type in the "save option", I have options like XML, single web page, and web
page.
Am I missing something here?
Maybe this is more complicated than I thought it would be.
73 from Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: creating your own web page
> Tom,
>
> Learning the HTML coding is a lot more trouble than it is worth. There
> are
> programs to do the coding for you automatically. However, unless you go
> to
> a server that sells you an account that allows you a web control panel
> where
> it does everything for you and you just fill in the blanks, you will first
> need both a domain name, which is the www address, and those run anywhere
> from 10 to 30 dollars a year, mine runs 10.95 per year and I own three
> active domain names, and you'll need a server where the html files are
> stored. When that happens, a universal hidden address is assigned to your
> server provider where the html files are stored for your website and then,
> when anyone types in your URL, or website address, they are routed
> directly
> to your site. So your domain name is unique to you and you alone
> worldwide.
> Now, of course, there are many dot addresses to pick from such but when I
> started many years ago, I only could pick from dot com, dot org, or dot
> net.
> You've likely heard that now they are going to just words for domain
> names,
> without a dot com for example, and just the word, or website name, will
> take
> a
> person to their site. A website provider, where you files in html are
> stored, will run you any where from 5 dollars a month on up. I pay about
> 30
> dollars a month but many servers offer 5 and 10 dollar a month storage
> service with maybe 50 to 100 megabytes and that is a ton of storage space.
> I use 300 megs of storage and only use a fraction of it because nearly all
> I
> have are text files and text takes up very little space on a server's hard
> drive. Graphics, lots of graphics, and big graphics, as well as audio
> files, take up many megabytes of storage but now a days, you can buy
> gigabytes of storage space. There are many places selling domain names.
> I
> use buydomains.com but most internet web providers have special offers and
> can register a domain name for less money. Many providers of storage
> space
> also are website designers and charge flat rates to build a website to
> your
> specifications. It all depends upon how much money one wishes to spend.
> I
> think my provider.
>
> www.liquidneon.com
>
> who I have used for years, has many of these services but he is one of
> thousands and thousands of providers all over the world. You can even use
> offshore providers. Many of those are used, for example, by people who
> want
> to spam or do business in, shall we say, less than an honest manner. If
> you
> did a google search for web providers, you'd find millions of hits. The
> best way is going with your own provider you are using now, call and ask
> about their web services, or with one a friend has used for awhile. Then,
> too, I use an FTP client piece of software called Cute FTP to transfer my
> html files from my hard drive to my web provider. I used to do it all in
> FTP, that is in UNIX, by hand but now there is even windows based software
> for all that work. So the field is wide open for whatever you want to
> spend
> and how involved you want to get.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
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