Getting Started
Note: If you are undecided on a
domain name, I actually suggest getting start in reverse from what I list
below. That is, first gather all your resources (as you would building
materials to build a house). And then start building your website (house).
As you build your website, in a couple weeks, you'll get some good ideas
what to choose for domain name. Your domain name should reflect the content
of your website, so if you plan on having a wide variety of content, then it
would be good idea to choose a versatile domain name that would include that
content. In other words, if you call your website "banjo.com" but you are
promoting pianos, it just doesn't fit! But if you name your domain
"music.com," then it would cover anything and everything pertaining to
music, including banjos and pianos! That just some helpful advice.
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Choose
a domain name and purchase it (a domain name is the name of your website).
A domain doesn't cost much. Last I checked it was something like $10 per
year. Once you choose a name for your website, you can never change
it. This has nothing to do with the content on your website, which you
can change anytime you want. Your domain name ends with either .com,
.net, .org, .info, et cetera. You can pick any extension you'd like, it it
is available.
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Purchase a
webhosting plan (i.e., an agreement with a company which allows you to
upload and store your website onto their server hardrive, for others to access via
your domain name). A good shared hosting plan costs under $100 a year, which
is very reasonable I think. The webhosting company's computer is commonly called a
“server.” Some Christian ministries offer free webhosting to other
ministries, but I haven't found any who will freely host large websites like
mine. My earthly investments into these awesome website ministries is worth
every penny in eternal value. I'm laying up treasures in Heaven. Everything
that we do (including the sacrifices in secret that we make because we
believe in Jesus) are reaping eternal rewards that cannot be stolen,
corrupted or ruined in any way (Matthew 6:19-20).
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Purchase a
web-design software program. The only program I use is Microsoft
FrontPage (the program has been discontinued). I started with an older version, and then upgraded to 2003.
Microsoft has since renamed FrontPage to “Expression
Web”
(IT'S FREE! I have the paid Professional version 4).
Expression Web 4 has all the same
functions and more. So you can use Expression Web 4 to make all your
webpages, just like FrontPage. I have both, but I'm still using FrontPage
since it works fine for what I do. And as I mentioned, the program is now
available for free.
Note: I don't use the popular CSS (Styles Cascading Sheets), but
Expression Web 4 has everything you need if you want to. CSS simply
gives you pre-made webpages, which is what you see on many websites which
offer free blogs. The different layouts with a variety of themes, colors and
pictures are all made with CSS. There are some videos available online, but
my experience is that most of them are confusing and useless because they
assume that you know what they're talking about (In other words,
unless you've been to tech school, you're going to have difficulty
understanding CSS). I need things explained
slow and from the beginning. I make my webpages from scratch with HTML,
because I understand what is going on. CSS does it all for you, which fights
against you when you try to make individual changes to a particular webpage.
When I want to make changes to one particular webpage, CSS fights me,
because CSS allows you control all your webpage by changing just one main
.CSS file (and that very benefit fights you when you try to change one
webpage). I'm sure that there are ways around this, but I don't know enough
about CSS to do so. I just don't like CSS. I started my websites making just
one webpage at a time. I only recommend CSS if you use it from the very
start and plan for all of your webpages to look the same. There's plenty of
information online.
I highly recommend
KNOWNHOST web
hosting (which is what I use for Jesus-is-Savior.com, Godlovespeople.com
and Soulwinning.info. I have had no problems with them, and they offer a lot
for the money. I like this company a lot, based in Texas!
Shared
Or Dedicated Website Hosting?
There are two basic types of webhosting: shared and dedicated (virtual
private server or VPS). “Shared” means that you are sharing a server with an
unlimited amount of other customers (it's usually in the thousands). You all
share resources, including bandwidth and server space. At times of excessive
customer usage, your website's visitors could experience slowed webpage
loading. “Dedicated” means that only a specific numbers of customers share a
server, and you are guaranteed a certain amount of resources (i.e.,
bandwidth, server space, et cetera). Dedicated servers are also called
Virtual Private Servers (or VPS hosting). For the first 12-years I only used
shared hosting. One of the best decisions I've made was to go to VPS
hosting. It costs considerably more, but the peace of mind is well worth the
extra money. I pay $400 per year at KnownHost, which I think is very
reasonable. I also pay $400 at FatCow for VPS, keeping my websites in
separate baskets. I have seven websites. They are each unique and make an
impact for the Lord.
I really like
the VPS and will never go back to Shared hosting. Albeit, if you have a
small website, Shared is fine (and cheaper, for under $100 per year). You
can always switch to VPS when your website grows bigger (which is what I
did). You can host as many websites as you want under one VPS account. It's
like hosting your website. You have a main account, and you have control
over your own website's parameters. There's a ton of information online if
you'd like to read more about it. VPS is more complicated, but if you have a
good working brain and the determination, it is doable. I don't have any
advanced computer skills, just basic HTML. If you do decide to get VPS, make
sure to only purchase “managed VPS,” which means the hosting
technicians will help you. “Unmanaged” is a little cheaper, but they
won't help you at all, and unless you're skilled in UNIX programming, you'll
be up a creek without a paddle. All Shared hosting is managed.
When choosing a hosting company, I recommend searching the internet first
for complaints against the company. Include the word “bad” or some other
negative search word with the company's name. You'd be surprised how
horrible some hosting companies have become, which you should AVOID at all
cost! I believe in word-of-mouth strongly! Look for a hosting company that
advertises that they work with the customer and respect your First Amendment
rights. You won't find a perfect hosting company, but you're better off
finding a company that at least seems to have a desire to be loyal to their
customers. I like companies that own their own server equipment. They just
seem to be better managed than third party Mickey Mouse operations.
You'll never know if you have found a truly great company until there's a
complaint against your website and you find out first-hand how the company
handles the matter. Legal departments in bad companies threaten you,
customer service ignores you, employees treat you like garbage and they
couldn't care less about preserving your work or working with you. A good
company will still request that you remove information when complained
about, but they won't suspend or terminate your website without at least
giving you a chance to fix the problem, or they may just
remove the offending content, which is their right. A bad company will
terminate your website just because they can. They may unethically suspend
your website and not even send you an e-mail to notify you. I have had this
happen to me on multiple occasions.
So far, in 5 years,
I've had absolutely NO PROBLEMS with KNOWNHOST. When I had Netfirms for 12
years, they harassed me, deleted 25% of my website (and didn't tell me),
continually deleted my entire 9/11 section, threatened me with termination when
I was only using 5 GB of the 100 GB I paid for, my websites often wouldn't show
images due to bandwidth limitations, their legal department ignored me when they
suspended my website for 3 weeks in 2014 for a DMCA complaint, they waited 17
days instead of the legally required 10 days to reinstate my ministry website
when the complainant failed to sue me, they insulted me on the phone, called me
at 3 am in the morning to ask questions, their support department is horrible
and unhelpful, et cetera. The final straw that broke the camel's back was in
2014 when they terminated Jesus-is-Savior.com [because false prophet Eli Soriano
in the Philippines, who says Jesus is not God, didn't like my article. I removed
the photo I was accused of copyright infringing, but a punk at Netfirms' (their
"I-Power" VPS department) didn't like my ministry and terminated my website
anyway], and refused to reinstate it for 3 weeks until they decided to stop
hurting me. By then I had spent 125 hours uploading my website to KNOWNHOST,
where I have been since (and have never had a single problem in 6 years). Thank
you KNOWNHOST! I warn to everyone...RUN FROM NETFIRMS!!!
A good company might suspend your account until you remove the infringing
material if you refuse, but they won't terminate your website. As I
mentioned, I-Power in
2014 unfairly terminated my account, even after I gave them 100% permission
to delete the article being complained about. I also I offered to remove it
but they froze my account so I couldn't do anything. The webpage was a
debate over the deity of Jesus Christ. I called the false
prophet “a false prophet,” which offended him. I proclaimed that Jesus is
almighty God, but the complainant in the Philippines said that Jesus is not
God.
The Devil always attacks anyone who proclaims the truth, and so my website
was cancelled by one person in their legal department with a grudge. 50,000
server files were deleted over just 1 file that was complained about. Yes, just one file! Beware of
Netfirms, I-Power and their sister companies, who all share the same legal department
(same corporate address) on the east coast. I am a firm believer in word-of-mouth, which is all
we consumers really have, to look out for each other. I
like to find a hosting company with the attitude, “We're in this together!”
The worst thing is a heartless company with a bunch of rented servers (they
don't even own the servers), who
only want your money and have zero loyalty for you or your hard work on your
website. That's why I like family owned and operated companies, like
KNOWNHOST.
NOTE
(TO REITERATE MY WARNING): I
have been with a company called “KnownHost” since 2014 and am very pleased
so far. All companies are in business to make money, and none of them will
stand by your side in a legal dispute, but at least KnownHost leaves me
alone. Netfirms between 2002 and 2014 frequently deleted portions of my
website without notice, suspended my websites, rarely contacted me when they
did these things. In particular, someone kept deleting my entire folder
titled “911_Cover-up.” Netfirms denied doing it each time. So I can't say
for sure, but I haven't had this problem even once since I've been compelled
to find another hosting company. They once deleted 25% of my
Jesus-is-Savior.com website (all of the sermons). I contacted Netfirms and
was told that I was using their server as “storage” (a violation of their
contact). But I told them the truth, that I had links on my website to every
sermon, and nothing was being “stored.” Of the 100 GB server space that I
purchased in my hosting plan at the time (this was many years ago), I was
only using a mere 5 GB at the time (including all the sermons). I left
Netfirms when I-Power stabbed me in the back in 2014, because they share the
same messed up legal department. It took me 125 hours to upload
Jesus-is-Savior.com elsewhere. One disgruntled employee in I-Power's legal
department terminated my website because he felt like it. I had completely
removed the photo which was an alleged “copyright infringement.” I even
toned down the article, removing the words “false prophet,” to be kind to
the false prophet that I was exposing. It didn't matter, I-Power maliciously
permanently suspended my website, and told me in an e-mail that they were
not reactivating it. I-Power did me very wrong! I would have gladly removed
the article entirely if they simply would have said so, but they refused to
work with me, being belligerent. I did contact the service department, but
in any matter involving the legal department, the administrative office
won't get involved. It has been a refreshing change to leave I-Power and
Netfirms. I used to check my websites each morning, because I never knew
when Netfirms would suspend them and not contact me to let me know anything.
Frequently I found my websites suspended. For about a year, frequently my
website's photos were not loading for Jesus-is-Savior.com, because the
company said my website was only allowed so many picture downloads per given
time. It was frustrating. I could mention a bunch more hassles. I can only
speak from my own experience with the companies.
I'm not criticizing GoDaddy webhosting (I've never had an account
there), but I wrote their legal department to ask them how they handle
infringement complaints and they literally told me to “get a lawyer” to explain their
terms of service to me. GoDaddy can GO TO HELL as far as I'm concerned! I
suggest doing a web search for “freedom of speech friendly web hosting” or
“web hosting for controversial websites.” This is your best bet to avoid
frivolous suspensions and terminations by paranoid legal departments who
don't understand anything about the law and are paid merely to terminate
websites.
Having said all
that, if you don't fight the good fight of faith as a Christian, the Devil will
leave you alone!
A great tool that I have
found is the “Print Screen” button. You can capture ANY photo from your
favorite YouTube video (or anything that appears on your computer screen) by
simply pressing the “Print Screen SysRq” button on your computer keyboard's
keypad. Pressing the button once copies your screen. “SysRq” simply means that
you need a supporting software program where you can paste the captured photo.
The standard Microsoft Paint program that comes with windows works
just fine. Just paste the photo into the paint program by pressing Ctrl +
V on your keyboard. These are called “hot keys.” Ctrl + C
is used to copy something, and Ctrl + V to paste.
Get a free HIT
COUNTER HERE. This free code will allow you to track either the
number of webpage hits or unique visitors to a particular webpage. Unique
means that if a visitor clicks 10 times on the webpage, it will only
register once. There are many nice looking counter styles. Just choose your
preferred style and the number that you want your counter to start off with
(I always choose 10,000 or something), then just copy and paste to your
webpage and upload it using a file-transfer program like the free program
FileZilla (which is what I use).
I create my webpages using
Microsoft FrontPage, but you can use any one of a number of programs.
I publish the website to my desktop, and then use FileZilla to transfer the
files from my desktop to the server at the hosting company. I use
KNOWNHOST VPS hosting company,
which I recommend. I don't think they offer Shared hosting, but I am not
sure on that. You don't need VPS unless you plan on having a large website
(1 GB and up), or upload a lot of MP3 sermons or videos, or you simply want
guaranteed uptime and a guaranteed amount of server space.
Nearly all Shared hosting
companies are dishonest, because they all advertise “unlimited”
bandwidth and server space, which obviously is impossible. I ran into
this problem numerous times, where the hosting company came back later and
said, “We'll, we didn't really expect a website as big as yours!” We'll,
that makes the hosting companies, LIARS! They ought not make promises that
they cannot honor for everyone. They know that 97% of websites never grow
bigger than 25 MB's (no MP3 music or videos). So when I come along with a 20
GB website (800 times bigger), they freak out! The offer of “unlimited”
anything is false advertising! With VPS, you know exactly how much
server space and bandwidth you are guaranteed per month (and you can easily
purchase 80 GB of space and 5 TB of bandwidth per month. My
Jesus-is-Savior.com website draws around 1.2 TB per month bandwidth. With
Shared hosting, the hosting company keeps telling you that there are no
limits, which leaves you to wonder, but there are always LIMITS (because
their resources are limited). I love knowing my limits with VPS, instead of
constantly feeling like a charity case on Shared hosting (like the hosting
company is doing you a big favor since your website hogs their resources). I
felt that way for several years. I love VPS (but it costs me $400 per year
instead of $60)!!! I've had no downtime or slowed webpage loading problems
with VPS.
You'd be surprise at how easy
and inexpensive it is to
design and publish your own site.
Don't believe those online ministries who beg for money because of the “high
costs” associated with operating a website. They're lying to you. A domain name
will cost you about $10 per year, if that. You can build a website for under $75
per year. I pay around $400, but that's for VPS (Virtual Private Server), which
is much faster, allows much more bandwidth and is suited for BIG WEBSITES like
mine. I get 60GB of disk space, 4 TB of bandwidth per month and 1500GB RAM. My
ministry is God's ministry and He always blesses and sustains my labors in
Christ. Amen!
A word on domain names...
Once you've purchased
your domain, it cannot be changed. You would need to start another
website, so choose carefully something that sounds good to you, that you
think would be easy for other people to remember. Although I used the
dash symbol in my domain name, I wouldn't repeat that choice. I
recommend that you choose a name that only uses alphanumeric characters.
Also, although the
“.com” extension sounds “internety” (I think I just made up a new word),
I prefer the “.org” or “.info” extensions. Using “.org” sounds like a
big organization, which you don't need to have of course. The type of
extension you use is a matter of pure preference. To my knowledge there
is no other difference. I chose
www.soulwinning.info because it is an information website. I like
that domain name.
Most web hosting
providers offer free domain privacy. You definitely want to unable
domain privacy unless you want strangers calling you at dinner time on
your home phone. Some companies only offer domain privacy for .com or
.net extensions. I like my privacy, so I ended up moving my .info and
.org websites to a different company. The domain name of a website is
completely separate from the hosting plan. As I mentioned, I use two
different companies (one where my domain is registered, and the other
which hosts my website).
Also, I'd recommend
avoiding loooong domain names that are a nuisance to type in all the
time, and it will be for your visitors as well. Most webhosting
companies will allow you to create different sub-domain names (that can
be changed) which are then redirected back to the primary domain name
(which can never be changed). It's best to choose a shorter, easy to
remember, domain name with an extension that you feel best suits your
type of website.
All you need is "Microsoft FrontPage." FrontPage even has the built in FTP feature which enables you to
upload your files directly to your website's URL (i.e.,
your internet address). If
you have "Microsoft Office Professional", "FrontPage" may be
included with it (depending on the version).
It will be a bit frustrating at first until you
learn how to work FrontPage; however, the program will allow you to create a
very nice website fairly quickly. FrontPage is designed specifically for
creating websites. You can learn how to use Front
Page by reading the
"help" articles included with the program. Also, there are many articles online. You do NOT need to
know HTML to use "FrontPage," but a very basic knowledge of HTML would
be a plus.
Learn more on how to use FrontPage HERE
If
you'd like to learn HTML, click
HERE—25 page
HTML basics. You really don't need to learn all this, but
it wouldn't hurt to learn as much about the basics as you can (it
let's you be more
creative in designing). You'll learn as you go.
To
learn how web pages work, click HERE
You can
evencreate and upload a website using just "notepad"; however,
this is the very hard way of doing it.
Go buy a web design program! I
recommend Microsoft FrontPage. I used
FrontPage 4.0 (an older version) and then upgraded to version
5.0; FrontPage 5.0 is basically the same as version 4.0 with
a few added features. Either version is fine to use. I haven't
upgraded to version 6 because I'm happy with version 5.0, it does what I need.
There are tons of free resources available online to help you create your own
website—use them!
If you would like a FREE Website;
but with audio limitations, some hosting companies offer it. However, for
just $5 to $10 a month, you can have a fully hosted website. I highly
recommend a paid website so you can use MP3 sounds and such, and get rid of
any advertisements.
Building a website couldn't be easier nowadays,
but search the internet for customer complaints first before choosing any web
hosting company, to see if they are jerks.
Once you get your basic website going, here are some
sites to really enhance everything:
FREE
graphics for your web
After you've mastered the
basics, you'll love the FREE goodies at the site below:
Dynamic
Drive
Free Logo Designs (real nice
banners you can make for free). Here's one I made...
Adding
Sound (MIDI's are best to use because they are small
files and play quickly. MP3's are the best
sound quality but can take 10-15 seconds to load. Note: mp3's will only
work if you purchase a premium package for about $60-80 a year. Freebie
offers won't allow you to upload any files larger than 3 MB...
most mp3's
are around 4-5 MB.) A MIDI file is around 20-50KB.
To add sounds with FrontPage, simple right mouse-click
on the webpage you're working on, and select "Page Properties." Then look
for "Background Sound" and browse for the sound file you want to use. Click ok. It's that simple. Please note that MP3 sounds don't
appear, as this is a problem with FrontPage. You can type the MP3
file location in manually, or copy/paste the file from your folder list to the
left (i.e., from within the FrontPage program).
Also, here's
a nifty list of FrontPage keyboard shortcuts,
some of which I use often. SHIFT + ENTER is a favorite of mine in
FrontPage, as it allows me to go to the next line without having a space
between the lines.
You can build a basic website in as
little as an hour. Of course, it takes time to build a larger website. What takes the MOST time is deciding what to build, as website building is an
art. The hardest part about anything is taking the first baby steps to get
going, then it gets easier as you go. Building a website is fun,
challenging, and a rewarding if it's done in Jesus' name to reach
lost sinners with the Gospel.
You don't need all the latest and greatest tools
and technologies to build a website. In fact, I prefer keeping it simple.
That is, you don't need Flash Presentations and a degree in HTML coding
to build a website. I have neither and look what the Lord has done through
my humble efforts. If you want to make a website, just start somewhere, and then ask questions as
you go. There's several forums online that you can join to ask questions
about web building. I won't sugarcoat it too much though, you're going to
have to work at it and have enough DESIRE to be patient. I was
determined, and stuck with it, and learned as I built. The nice thing is
that you can start with a homepage, and then build from there, a little at a
time. Rome wasn't built in a day.
My website has become like the
haunted mansion in the movie, Rose Red, it grows on it's own. I'm just
kidding of course.
I'll give you some really
helpful
tips on Using FrontPage
You don't need any templates. I don't like
them and never use them. They are confusing indeed. Here are some
instructions to make a new web. I'm using the 2003 version:
- In FrontPage, go up to "File" and then
select "New."
- In the right menu on your screen, select
"One page Web site"
- Under the "General" tab, select "One page
Web site."
- Your new website is now created. You need
to go to the location where it was stored, which is likely at...
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Webs\myweb2
- You want to rename your new website from
"myweb2" (or "myweb1") to whatever you'd like to call it. I renamed
mine "JIS." It's just easier to recognize by renaming it, and I think a
good idea. Also, one thing that I do, but you don't have to, is to
relocate the new website folder directly into the C: directory. I just
don't like my web buried in a bunch of subfolders. To move your web,
simply copy the folder and paste it into the C: directory.
- That's it, you've got a new web.
Very Helpful
Tricks I've Learned When Making Webpages
-
COPY things you like
from other people's websites, but then PASTE that content into a text file
(Right mouse click on DESKTOP> NEW> TEXT DOCUMENT to create a new .TXT
file) to lose the formatting and hyperlinks, then Copy and Paste
the non-formatted text into your article instead. Doing this gets rid of all the spying garbage, formatting, hyperlinks, cookies, et
cetera that copy/paste causes. One of the most frustrating things is when you go to COPY/PASTE something from another person's website to your own,
is that
they try to take over your webpage. Never PASTE any text that you've
COPIED from the internet, without first pasting it into Notepad
first, to remove all the unwanted garbage that will be pasted in the
background of your webpage.
- To avoid someone
claiming copyright infringement, only quote their work as a part of your
work. For example: Let's say you find an awesome article called
"THE GREAT THING ABOUT CATS." The worst thing you can do is
title your article with the same title and copy the work as is. You've
basically just mirrored (cloned) the article on the internet. Most
people don't like this at all. Besides, search engines will likely block
out more than one of the articles anyway. So what you do is make your
article UNIQUE in title and in related content. Instead, name your
article, WHY I THINK CATS ARE AMAZING, and then quote the
website as part of YOUR article. Write a few brief paragraphs on
why you like cats, add a few of your own pictures of cats. Maybe
add some funny quotes or jokes about cats. Maybe even a good cat stew
recipe... JUST KIDDING (or not)!!! In other words, don't clone other
people's work (unless you trust the source, that they won't make a fuss,
or they give permission to repost their content).
- A great tool that I have
found is the “Print Screen” button. You can capture ANY
image from your
favorite YouTube video (or anything that appears on your computer screen) by
simply pressing the “Print Screen SysRq” button on your computer keyboard's
keypad. Pressing the button once copies your screen. “SysRq” simply means
that you need a supporting software program where you can paste the captured
photo. The standard Microsoft Paint program that comes with
windows works just fine. Just paste the photo into the paint program by
pressing Ctrl + V on your keyboard. These are called “hot
keys.” Ctrl + C is used to copy something, and Ctrl + V
to paste.
- When copying
photos from the internet, take a look at the original webpage and
website. I can usually determine quickly if using a particular
photo is a risk, simply by looking at the website that it comes from. If
it is a business, I wouldn't use it. Use your judgment. Usually I get
the impression that the website I am copying from has copied photos
themselves. Look for any warnings at the bottom of the main webpage
about using their content (Usually there is nothing). It also depends on
the content. If it is a personal picture, I wouldn't use it. If it's a
glass of ice water, then I would. Feel free to use newspaper clippings,
magazine covers and book covers (not photos within a copyrighted book),
which I like to use, because they are public and no one can complain.
Look for public images which everyone uses. In general, anything over 50
years old is safe to use. Never copy images from a website that you are
exposing or criticizing. Here's a great trick... when you search Google
for a photo to use, pick one that appears on dozens of websites, which
is a very good indication it is safe to use.
Creating New Folders
in Your
Web...
- Your new website should be opened in
FrontPage. On the left of the screen you should see a "Folder List." You can place your mouse over the wall separating the two screens and
slightly drag the wall to the right, so you can see the files in your
folder list. If you don't see the folder list, go up to "View" and
click on "Folder List."
- In your folder list you will see a page
called "Index." This is, and always be, your main webpage. NEVER name
this anything else. The search engines recognize your "index" page as
your home page. Also, you only want ONE "index" page. You can name
other files anything you want.
- To expand your website, the sky's the
limit. You can create additional webpages simply by going up to "File,"
and then selecting "New." This time, select "Blank Page." A blank page
will appear and you can design it any way your heart desires. Then
simply save it into the C:/yourwebsitename directory. Once you save the
first time, FrontPage will remember this location.
- Over time you're going to have many files,
and I wouldn't recommend saving them all into your root directory. You
want to create some new folders. Your root directory in simply your
websites main folder, i.e., the C: yourwebsitename folder. Your index
file is in the main root folder. In the folder list to your left,
you'll see two folders. One is called "private" which you never need to
touch. It is used by FrontPage, so just ignore it. The other folder is
"Images" which is empty for now, but this is where you should store all
your photos. You don't have to put your pictures here, but trust me,
being organized from the start will save you a lot of frustration later
on. I say... A place for everything, and everything in it's place. I
would recommend creating several folders in your root directory other
than just the "Images" folder. To do this, simply right-mouse-click on
the main folder at the top of your Folder List to the left. Select
"New," then "Folder. This is where you'll store things.
Also, don't make the same mistake I did
years ago by naming everything real long. For example: When I started
my web, I named a folder "Books Tracks
and Preaching." Big mistake. Notice
the empty spaces! The internet puts the “%” sign in place of blank
spaces, which some search engines don't recognize (like StartPage).
Always use an “_” (underscore) or “-” (dash) sign instead of a blank
space.
Also, avoid lengthy
folder and file names. The problem is that when you go to copy/paste the internet link in any
e-mail to someone, the link is cut into half and often won't work. I
cannot rename the folder now, because all my articles in the search
engines will show up as dead
hyperlinks. So I am stuck with my mistake
of giving very long names to folders and files. Uggh! I
recently created a new folder, for all additional books, sermons, and
preaching... I simply named the file...
BTP. That is so much simpler than,
“Books_Tracts_And_Preaching.” SO KEEP IT SHORT! I would name a
“soulwinning” file just "soul." Or an
“Evils In America” page, "eia." You get the idea. Keep
file names short!
Another bit of advice is
to name files and
photos in lowercase lettering, as some files, like photos, may not show
up if they're in UPPERCASE, Now, it's OK to name Folders in upper or
lowercase, but not the files stored in the folders. I learned this all
the hard way. Folders can be either upper or lower
case, but files ought to be only lower case. Sometimes uppercase files
will read, but photos often will not appear on a webpage unless they are
lowercase. And remember to use _ or - in between file words. For
example: You might name webpage file,
“FOLDER/important_things_to_remember.htm” or
“FOLDER/five-things-to-do.htm” (all file names in lowercase).
If you right-mouse-click on the page you're
working on, a menu will appear. Select "Page Properties." You'll see
"Background sounds." This is where you add sound, as you mentioned you
are able to do. However, here's what you don't know, and I learned the
hard way. MP3 sounds won't appear here. It's a bug in FrontPage. To
add Mp3 sounds, you need to find the sound file located in your folder
list, copy/paste it into the "Background sounds" box. I store all my
sounds in a folder I created called "sounds." I have another folder
called "videos."
NEVER rename a folder or file once it's
been stored into the search engines, or else people will find a dead
webpage. I never rename or delete webpages once their stored in the
search engines. Another reason for this is because many people link to
my webpages, and I don't want their links to refer to a dead page. I
never rename anything, so I try to get it right from the start, because
I can't change it later.
Content content, content. Your website
will not be popular unless you have a lot to offer. It's just like a
store. If you want more customers, you've got to give them what they
want. You are welcome to use anything from my web to speed along your
website. Please keep in mind that I only had a couple thousand visitors
my first year. My second year I only had 64,000. My third 117,000
(and so forth). It takes time to get your web popular. Please don't fall
for the gimmicks, like allowing Google to advertise on your web in
exchange for a hot spot on their web. They promote Catholicism, false
doctrine, a prosperity gospel, and all sorts of ecumenical garbage. I've built my site from the ground up, no gimmicks.
Although I do have
my site listed in the Fundamental 500, and I think this is certainly
appropriate. You should do that. There's the
Baptist 1000, and some
others. Also, I hate pop-ups, as I feel like taken advantage of when I
go to someone's web and they bombard me with pop-ups. My site is plain
and simple. No pop-ups. No credit card ads. I will never use my
ministry to make a penny. No Google garbage. I think it's unethical
for Christians to be willing to promote heresy for the sake of getting
higher ratings.
These are just a few helpful suggestions. You'll be using your Folder List quite often, and it is a big help. Here you can see all your folders and files at a glance.
I create all my hyperlinks from scratch. Simply type your phrase, highlight it, and then choose your
"Hyperlink." Also, here's a big tip... you cannot copy/paste into the
hyperlink bar using copy/paste; BUT, you can using CTRL + C (to
copy), and CTRL + V (to paste).
And here's another awesome tip. You'll get
frustrated at times because there's too much of a gap between lines. The solution is to simply press, SHIFT + ENTER.
There are other keyboard shortcuts online,
and some FrontPage forums where you can get tones of helpful
information.
Well, this ought to be enough information
to make you dangerous...lol. Here's the latest
Microsoft software program for designing and uploading your own website
(this replaces the old Front Page program)...
The Need is
Great for Christian Websites
Why not glorify Jesus Christ with your own
website? Start with the
Gospel of John and a couple of articles. You can publish the whole New Testament with less than 1 MB of space! You can get many ideas from my website, and from hundreds of
others. There's nothing worse than a webpage that's hard to read, or
annoyingly bright, with weird colors and lots of advertisements. I hate
pop-up messages and don't recommend them.
The fastest honest way to get your website noticed
is to add tons of content! I mean thousands of articles! Have your family
and friends all write a hundred articles on all sorts of subjects, or a
particular subject. Gives the articles different names and make them each
unique. People love anything about the future, occult, satanism, illuminati,
prophecy, 2012, the devil, demons, hell, religions, Bohemian Grove... you
get the picture. The subjects I've just mentioned have thousands of related
things that you can write about.
You're welcome to copy/paste
anything from my website. You are welcome to use my articles. No credit
needs to be given. God keeps track of what I have done. I just want the
truth to get out to people. I do ask that you not exploit my labors in the
Lord to make money. The webhosting company for girls-gone-wild wanted to
promote my website in exchange for promoting their filth on my website with
banner ads. That's how evil this world has become.
Feel free to
use anything on My website, including your
web-servant's writings.
Fair Use
Copyright Law
Don't Be Greedy
A woman once told me how wonderful I was and my
work. Then she said she owned her own webhosting company and wanted to host
my ministry online for free. I told her that I was
content with my present web hosting company (this was 10-years ago). She wanted to exploit my site's popularity and promote
her own company to make a buck. She never talked to me again after that.
God hates greed! God gives and man takes! Oh, how we all
owe our lives to God!
Some people
are so greedy these days. So beware of this as your site grows. It takes
years to build a popular website, it won't happen overnight. I only had
2,745 visitors my first 8-months back in
2002. Now I get 25,000 people
visiting per day, thanks to the Lord and a lot of hard
work. There's ways to cheat, like promoting Google ads on your web in
exchange for them promoting your web, but Google promotes tons of false
religions, New Age doctrines, sensual advertising,
Christian Rock, reprobates, et cetera. The
key to growing your website fast is content, content, content! The search
engine providers love new and original content! Try not to copy and paste
other stuff on the internet, which is what most websites do to make a buck
by exploiting shocking news, strange stories, et cetera.
You have no control
over the content of the ads if you sell your soul to them. I've never have and never will compromise my
beliefs to get ahead. I'm not kidding when I say, the webhosting company for
girls-gone-wild wanted to promote my ministry in exchange for allowing them
to promote their ungodly Satanic filth on my website.
I told them kindly, GO TO HELL!!! Can you imagine? We are living
in sick, greedy and evil times.
I'm just an amateur web designer. I taught
myself as I went along. As you know, nothing is a picnic in life, except
maybe a picnic itself...lol. I had desire, which
saw me through the times of frustration and motivated me not to give up. My
purpose was to influence people, even if just a small handful. To this day,
I think about reaching the individual person
with my ministry. If there's
one person listening,
it's worth my effort, prayers and hard work!
The best way to increase ratings is to
continually add more content to one's website, which will appear in the
search engines. Make sure you submit your website's URL
(web address) to the search engines. Another way
to increase web traffic is to publish articles
which interest the public. I thought my 25,000 hits a day was great
until I heard that mugglenet.com, a Harry Potter website, gets 40,000,000
hits per month...
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/hp-hits.htm
Content is everything.
I really don't care about numbers, only that I reach as many people
with the Gospel of Jesus Christ as possible. I am so glad that I have never
made a penny from my ministry and never will. I do it to help others in the
Lord.
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