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Home Getting your adult website up and running The process of setting up a website is nothing you should be afraid of, but there are definitely a few things every new webmaster should know. The whole process is divided in a few simple steps, starting with registering a domain name and ending up with a website on the internet. The first thing you should think about is the domain name. This is the key to a successful website. The major TLDs (.com and .net) are already pretty full, so picking up a domain name like myweb.com is almost impossible. That's why you should probably check for a more complicated domain name or try with a less common TLD (.biz, .info, .ws, etc), or eventually with your local country's TLD. Once you have found a domain name that is free for registration, it's time to get started. You need to decide whether to register your domain name by yourself or let your adult hosting company make the registration for you. Generally it is recommended that you do the registration by yourself, since you will have the freedom to do with your domain name whatever you wish, and later on move it to a different adult hosting company without complications. However, if you are a newbie and domain name registrations, configuation and DNSes is something you don't know a thing about - probably it is best that you let your adult hosting company register your domain name and do all the configuation. Next - web adult hosting company. This is where every webmaster should be very cautious. First you need to decide what type of adult hosting your website needs. If your site is built for ASP or any other windows-oriented scripting language or database, you need a windows adult hosting. However, most websites are simply html-based or use PHP scripting language and probably a MySQL database. In this case you need to go for the regular type of adult hosting - linux adult hosting. There are many adult hosting companies available on the net, but only a few are actually worth using. When searching for a adult hosting company you need to look for several key factors: - is it linux or windows type adult hosting. (depending on your website) - since when does the adult hosting company exist - do they offer 24/7 support - any customer reviews? - how much disk space is offered - how much monthly bandwidth - do they oversell their resources - is it a monthly or yearly payment option Once you have decided which adult hosting company to go with, it's time to sign up. During this process you need to be very careful to make sure you provide your exact contact and billing details to make sure your order goes through. Double-checking everything is a good thing to do. Check to make sure you're actually signing up for the package you wish, check the billing cycle, it is crucial that you verify your domain name for and typos since if you also request a domain name registration, you will have a wrong domain name registered for you. And finally, check to make sure that the payment routine is SSL secured. Once you complete this step you should receive your account details from your new adult hosting provider. Log into the control panel to look around. If you have requested a domain name registration, you will probably have to wait about 12 hours before it becomes publicly available across the internet. Otherwise, if you have registered your domain name by yourself, now is the time to ask what DNS servers you should set for your domain name in order to make it active from your new server. In the meantime, while waiting for your domain name to become publicly available, it is a good idea to upload your website files to the adult hosting server. Generally there are two ways for uploading content to a web adult hosting server. - FTP. (File Transfer Protocol) This is the most common way for file transfers. All you need to do is get an FTP client program (there are many available across the internet) and use the connection details provided by your adult hosting company to connect to the server. - control panel file manager. Some adult hosting companies provide a file manager that is built into the control panel. It is a good alternative to FTP, but sometimes custom file managers have difficulties with specific browsers, uploading multiple files or whole directories, so that's why professionals stick with FTP. - FrontPage. Almost all adult hosting companies also provide a gateway for uploading your content using MicroSoft FrontPage, however it is not a good idea to use this feature if you have a linux host. There are many incompatibilities between a windows based application and a linux based adult hosting server, which will most likely make you change your mind and use FTP insted. Once you have uploaded your website files to the server and your domain name has become publicly available across the internet, you have completed the final step in getting your website up and running. Voila, it is already online! Related topics: Overselling adult hosting resources - a recipee for disaster. Overselling bandwidth All about overselling The myth of "unlimited" adult web hosting How to avoid being cheated The myth of 99.9% uptime Free adult hosting vs. Paid adult hosting What to ask before you buy Going for dedicated adult hosting? Getting your website up and running Deciding which adult hosting plan to sign up for Changing web hosting companies Choosing an adult webhost How to establish a successful adult hosting company |
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