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Cruising Website Options
Sherry Becketts/v Soggy Paws
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Why do you want a website?
Communicate your travels to friends Showcase your boat Share ‘refit’ information Advertise something
(cruising books, charter boat, etc)
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Website Options
Do your own website Free sites (yahoo page, etc) Pay for space
Have someone else do it Try a free ‘blog’ Just share pictures Others ???
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Steps for doing your own website
1. Pick a ‘domain name’ svsoggypaws.com
The pointer to your website
2. Get a ‘web host’ A place to put your web pages that is
accessible to everyone
3. Create the web pages on your computer
4. ‘Publish’ (upload) the pages to your site
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1. Getting your Domain Name
Go to a ‘Domain Registrar Site and use their tool NetworkSolutions.com GoDaddy.com (cheapest in general)
Put in the name you think you want See if it’s taken Keep trying…
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When the name you want is taken
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2. Get a Web Host
I use ReadyHosting.com $100/year for first site, $50/year for additional Virtually unlimited space, bandwidth, mailboxes Good basic support, FrontPage Extensions
Other alternatives http://www.godaddy.com ($4/mo very basic
site) http://reviews.cnet.com
Look for Web Hosting and Basic Hosting Plans
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Monthly Fee
Min. Purchase Length 2 months 1 month 1 month
Discounts Available
Disk Space
Monthly Data Transfer
FTP Users
Email Accounts
Number of Addresses
Disk Space
Webmail
$3.99 $6.99 $14.99
No Long-Term Contract Required!
12 or 24 months 12 or 24 months 12 or 24 months
5 GB 100 GB 200 GB
250 GB 1,000 GB 2,000 GB
1 1 1
500 1,000 2,000
10 MB 10 MB 10 MB
• • •
Sample Web Host Options(godaddy.com)
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Free Web Hosting
AOL Earthlink RoadrunnerEtc Limited space, complicated URL But free and a good way to learn
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3. Create Web Pages on your Computer
Options Some web hosts have online ‘web builders’ Microsoft Front Page (my recommendation) Microsoft Word ‘save as web page’ (limited) Macromedia Dreamweaver (complicated, $$)
Used by most web designers Coffee Cup Visual Site Designer (??) Link HotDog Junior (??) very simple, very cheap
Link Pure html (very complicated, free)
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3. Create Web Pages on your Computer
Front Page Very ‘Microsoft-like’ (if you know Word…) Extensive help Good books written/DVD classes available Free Microsoft training (office.microsoft.com) Look for ‘academic discounts’ when purchasing
if you have kid/relative in school (25-50% off) FrontPage 2000 or higher
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3. Create Web Pages on your Computer
Photos MUST resize photos from today’s cameras Web page speed directly related to size of
photos I use CompuPic (fast, batch resize, etc)
Any program will do No photos bigger than 800 x 600 Use ‘thumbnails’ on the main page, link to blow-
up FrontPage has ‘auto thumbnail’ option (Easy!)
Consider photo-sharing sites with link from your webpage
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4. Upload Your Site
Front Page Click ‘upload’ button, enter site password Only uploads changed pages Must have ‘Front Page Extensions’ on web
host FTP (file transfer protocol)
WS_FTP CuteFTP (what I use) Drag and drop via Windows
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Sample Cruising Websites
http://www.svsoggypaws.com http://www.thetwocaptains.com http://home.earthlink.net/~caliberlrc/ http://www.seerose.cruiser.co.za/seerose/
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One Important Caution
Do NOT post your email address on your siteTHIS INVITES SPAM
Trick: Turn your email address into a jpg(use free ‘Paint’ program)
Don’t make a linkPeople CAN read the address
‘web crawlers’ CAN’T ‘harvest’ the address
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The ‘Blog’ Option
What is a ‘blog’? (“web log”)A website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic.
Sample Blog Sites http://yacht-maiken.blogspot.com/http://www.svsoggypaws.com/blog/ http://csysailboats.blogspot.com/ http://www.sailblogs.com/member/whosyourdaddy/
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Your First Blog in 10 minutes Sign up for free at blogger.com Chose a template (site layout) Enter a description of the site,
and fill out a questionnaire-style form Upload a photo (optional) Write a log entry (text + photo(s)) Tell your friends! soggypaws.blogspot.com
Site templates can be changed later Customize features as you figure them out MUST be online…
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Where to get a free Blog
Blogger.com SailBlogs.com (designed for cruisers) CaptainWiki.com 360.yahoo.com OurStory.com MySpace.com
Most have a free ‘basic’ account and charge a monthly free for extras (more space, features)
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Blogspot.com Simple, free Can email in ‘posts’ (log entries) via winlink Web readers can post comments on
your posts Can have multiple users post (his & hers) Can post on your own website
‘sailblogs.com’ looks very interesting—no time to investigate before the Gam!
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The ‘Downside’ of Blogs
Your precious log is in someone else’s hands Limited control over format Mostly an ‘online’ tool If you are cruising extensively, and/or write
and take pictures a lot, will cost eventually
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Photo Sharing Sites
SnapFish.com KodakGallery.com Photos.Yahoo.com Picasa.com (Google’s site) ShutterFly.com Flickr.com
All are free sites, upload photos, share with friends, limited ability to comment
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Other Free Options
HomePageNow.com