Hi! I just registered a domain name now what???

[rosie]

I looked for a forum that had discussion about building a webpage. I just figured out I don't know what I am doing! LOL! I am an Ebay Seller and want to have my own website.I am also Cheap! So want to do as much as I can without paying a service to help! I don't know if getting your name registered is the most important thing to start with ,but that's what I did. Now I don't really know what's next!!!! Any help?? I think I put this post in the wrong section! Itried to dlete it but I couldn't figure out how! Boy do I sound dumb lol!

[12noon]

First thing would be to get some free website hosting. You might get some free space from your ISP. Then either use a redirect with your domain name and point it to your free hosted website (if you can) or find a free place to park your domain name, that will let you redirect. You might be in luck and you ISP might let you park your domain name and let you use it with your free webspace.

Other than that, you would have to buy some web hosting and park your domain name with them.
 
Hope that helps.

[rosie]

Thanks 12noon! I first went to my isp because they DO have  free webspace ,but it says for personal use and I want my site for selling.I am not really sure what the parking my domain name means? I did find tripod webhosting and am trying to design a web page but it's kind of confusing .I thought I was doing ok , then it said something about my not having any blogs? So I made a blog, Published it , all the while not having any idea what in the %$#@ I was doing and why and still don't Yet anyway! LOL!I'm pretty lost at this point. I think I need like a numbered list of things I am supposed to do?...and/or need to get...??

[12noon]

You might want to try http://www.bravenet.com
and find help for it here : http://www.bravenet.com/help/hosting/index.php

Or you might like to try : http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/learn2/HowItWorks4_Free.html

Free is your best bet before splashing money about for something like this : http://www.web-store.co.uk/MainFrame.asp?p=1
e-commerce

[rosie]

Thank you very much 12 noon! I have copied those addresses and will check them out. I really appreciate this fast response and help!

[12noon]

Whoops, those were other places to get free hosting.

This will help with Tripod
http://help.lycos.com/LycosHelp/help/tripod/htdocs/tripod_1_help.htm
And
http://www.tripod.lycos.co.uk/support/
And
http://www.tripod.lycos.co.uk/taketour/

[rosie]

Thanks 12noon! Copied! I was just looking up the frontpage. Looks like software you have to buy so that's out. I like to get whatever I can for free. As it is, I already have a bunch of companies nickle and diming my internet sales away so I reaaalllllly try hard to get what I can for free.Thanks alot for your advice and help and will put it to good use!

[activeco]

Rosie, you just entered a new dimension 
It is a long but interesting journey.
Regarding free hosting you can also try http://www.freeweb-hosting.com/
It is bannerless and of course FREE, good enough for the beginning. Good luck.

Good links 12noon.

[rosie]

Hi Activo! Thanks for the link! I am kind of stuck on designing the site today. I worked on it for 4 hours last night with Fortune3 storebuilder before I decided I didn't like it. Will look for new (free) website designers  software today and also check out some of the web hosts. Thanks again!rosie.

[justjeni]

Rosie, you just entered a new dimension 
It is a long but interesting journey.

Ditto's on those comments!  But Rosie, it's worth it in the end- just try to be patient, and I'd suggest reading up on some basic HTML tutorials.  I've also been told yahoo's geocities has pretty easy to use web design page-makers (not sure what to call it, sorry)  -for free when you use their free hosting. 

I was so lost when I first started, too, but dig in and slowly it will all come to make more sense.

You could also use a WYSIWYG editor - here, check out this link to see what I mean:
http://www.thefreecountry.com/webmaster/htmleditors.shtml

Good luck and do keep us posted, okay?

[rosie]

Thanks justjeni! I copied that link and will check it out. I know html almost enough to totally create with it but am still learning. I's becoming more familiar all the time. I copied that link and will check it out. I have a few tutorials to which I refer to .

[susieq]

Hi Rosie,
html is not easy to remember, I am the first one to know that   Especially if you do hand-coding...(and there are an amazing amount of people on this site that continue to do so), But it is like riding a bike or maybe swimming, once you know it....it will always come back to you  
(She says - looking round a room full of papers for "align" tags )

[rosie]

Hi Susie, I am very glad I decided to learn some html. It's fun and rewarding. I just discovered yesterday after having mozilla on my pc for 6 mos that it has an html composer. I could have been using it all along for my ebay auctions and doidn't even know I had it. The more thins I learn, the less I feel I know somehow tho! . I do have a question or 2. I have another 24 hours before my dns nameserver change take hold. After that should I be able to type in my domain name and find my webpage? I cannot find it now. Boy I am lost! LOL!

[SensoVision]

yes nameserver usually take 24 hours, after this you should start see your home directory when typing your domain or your page once you upload it(just in case, usually server setted up to look and display pages named index.htm, index.html, index.php and sometimes home.* so name your page accordingly)

[rosie]

Hi phoenix. I am sure I WILL understandstand more of what you just said , soon, but right now I don't know what you meant by" name your page accordingly"? ???Could you give me an example maybe? So I can see what you are talking about???