Net Hosted

Net Hosted is a first class Web Hosting Provider that have all the necessary features to host your website. Their hosting packages are affordable and they have excellent customer service and technical support.

kNet Hosting

kNet Hosting is an ideal Web Hosting Provider for those wanting to host multiple websites on a budget, and at the same time have enough web space and bandwidth for each of those websites.

CREATION

Main web page of Website Creation Help.INDEX - Main WCH Page
Reasons why you should invest in a website.Why Invest In A Website?
Explains the important features you should look for in a web hosting package before buying a website.Research Host Features
How to research and view a Domain Name through the WhoIs lookup service. Advice on choosing a Domain Name.Domain Name Advice
Basic keyword advice/tips and tools/services that can help with your Keyword/Keyphrase research.Keyword Research
Explains some types of software needed for website creation and their costs.Website Software Costs
Some very basic website terminology (jargon) explained.Website Terminology
Explains bandwidth, bandwidth usage and bandwidth distribution.Bandwidth And Usage
How to write a robotstxt.txt text file. Basic robotstxt instructions explained.Robotstxt Text File
An explanation of common Meta Tags.Meta Tags Explained
Some realities of using a cheap web hosting package. Is it all bad news? I have bought one to show you what the truth is.Cheap Website Hosting
How to purchase a web hosting package - The registration and payment processes explained and exampled.How To Buy A Website
How to hide personal .co.uk domain name registration details using Nominet WHOIS Opt-Out.Nominet WHOIS Opt-Out
Some common website hosting and internet terminology (jargon) explained.Web/Host/Net Jargon
Free (Must Have) Downloads - (Free/Commercial Software/PHP Scripts).FREE Software & Scripts

 

CPanel

How to Login to the CPanel Control Panel - A description of CPanel Tools.CPanel Login & Tools
How to create a website email account (email address). Make your website business/project look more professional.Create Email Addresses
How to create an Auto-Response (Automatic Reply) Email. Avoid losing potential customers.Create Auto-Reply Email
How to create an empty MySQL Database with Privileges. Ideal for Personal Databases and for use with PHP Scripts.Create MySQL Database
How to create a table for an empty MySQL Database and then fill that table with records (rows of data). Also demonstrates the VTY Database Manager (PHP Script).Create MySQL Tables
How to create a FTP User Account (File Sharing Folder). People can upload/download files to/from your website (FTP Server).Create FTP, User, Account
How to create a Password Protected Directory (Folder). Ideal for Membership purposes.Create A Password Folder
How to obtain an EPP (Domain Name Transfer) Code. How to create a new website, folder, from an ADD-ON Domain Name.ADD-ON A Domain Name
How to park a domain name and redirect it to an existing domain name. Masking (Cloaking) explained.Park A Domain Name
How to create a subdomain - A shortened URL (website address) that is quicker to type into a web browser.Create Subdomain Name
How to configure a domain name for use on a different web hosting package (on different website servers/computers), so you can have domain names registered elsewhere but host them on your website.Change Name Servers
How to configure namecheap host records for use with google adsense for domains. Use namecheap parked domain names with google adsense for domains.Change Host Records
A comparison of the Installatron softwares found in the CPanel control panel against those found on the author's website. Are the CPanel versions up-to-date and useful?Installatron Softwares
An explanation of the most common AWStats statistics and how they can help you to improve your website and its traffic.Interpreting AWStats
The official CPanel video tutorials.CPanel Video Tutorials

 

FEATURES

How to create a membership account, registration, login website using PHP Login Scripts and a MySQL Database.Create Membership Site
How to create a PayPal PREMIER Account, so you can buy and sell goods online.Create A PayPal Account
How to create a PayPal BUY NOW button. An explanation of common button settings.Create A PayPal Button
How to create a Google Adsense (Advertisement Scheme) Account. Earn money from advertisements shown on your website.Create Adsense Account
How to create Google Adsense Advertisements (Adsense Units and Channels). Earn money from advertisements shown on your website. Monitor their success and failure!Create Adsense Adverts
How to create a sitemap xml file for the search engines, so they can crawl your unknown, newly uploaded, web pages.Create Sitemap XML File
How to manually install wordpress (download wordpress .zip file, set up MySQL Database configuration and upload wordpress files) to create a blog.1) Install Wordpress Blog
How to write and publish an article (post). How to create a Category for that post. General Dashboard (Control Panel) features/settings explained and/or exampled.2) Write An Article (Post)
How to import media into an article (post), create a link, create a page, edit a comment and more.3) Media, Link, Page, Etc
How to download and install a new wordpress blog theme. How to change the default wordpress blog theme (appearance).4) Change Default Theme
How to download and install the Forum (Questions & Answers Board) software called phpBB.1) Install A phpBB Forum
How to set up forum notice boards (questions and answers forums) with permissions.2) Set Up Forum Boards
How to create an Amazon Associates (Affiliate) Product Link and cloak (hide/protect) that link from commission robbing Hackers.1) Amazon Product Links
How to create an Amazon Store (aStore) - Create Tracking IDs, Stores, Categories, Sub-Categories and Products.2) Create Amazon Stores

 

TRAFFIC

Methods of investigating your competition's website, traffic, history.View A Website's History
Gives ideas for generating, more, traffic and reasons why existing traffic might be Curious Visitors only as opposed to being Interested, Buying, Visitors.Ways To Get More Traffic
How to submit a Website's URL (website address) to search engines, so that they can start indexing its content.Submit To Search Engines
Reasons why you should add Prices, Maps, References and Photos to a website.Why Add Prices & Media
Part One - Explains some of the realities of writing and submitting articles. The dis/advantages of submitting articles manually or via software submitter. Submitted article results. And much more.1) Articles - Basic Realities
Part Two - Explains about the Title, Content, Time Frames, Money and Feedback associated with article writing/submission.2) Articles - Basic Rules
Part Three - Shows my submitted articles results for September 2009 and October 2009, and then shows the overall results from July 2009 to March 2010.3) Articles - The Results
Highlights some of the common scams/techniques used by a bad Internet Marketer (Guru) to hook you into buying their Blueprint (Website Traffic/SEO/Search Engine/Etc Plan) and/or Tools.Avoid Scammer GURUs
Things to consider when deciding upon a screen resolution (screen size) to use for your website design/format/layout. The wrong screen size can lose you traffic.Website And Screen Size
Some DOs and DON'Ts advice with regards to forum traffic and the forum community.Forum Traffic Advice
Results and observations from splitting up a website into separate domains. Is one website better than three websites?Splitting Up A Website
Guidelines for purchasing a web hosting package abroad. How to get international website traffic using a foreign web hosting server.Int. Websites Traffic
Things to check before purchasing an international domain name - Always check a country's registry for its whois requirements and domain name registration requirements before purchasing.Int. Domain Registration
Is Facebook A Good, Worthwhile, Website Marketing Tool?Facebook Marketing
This firefox add-on allows you to see your search results within other countries. A great traffic insight tool.Global Search Results
An excellent audio seminar telling it how it is traffic-wise.Traffic REALITY (Gold)

 

TOOLS

How to grab a colour from the screen, and edit a colour, using the colour picker/grabber called Color Cop. RGB, Hex and Decimal colour formats explained.Colour Grabber & Picker
How to take multiple snapshots (screen captures/photos) of the computer screen and save them automatically, as .bmp or .jpg files, with the screen grabber/snapshot program called Grabby.Take Snapshot Of Screen
How to set up and use the desktop screen recorder called Easy Screen Recorder. Records the desktop screen and microphone input as an .avi audio/video file. Easy to set up and use.Desktop Screen Recorder
How to set up and use Leawo Video Converter, so that you can convert video recordings into various video file formats. Video Codecs explained.Video File Converter
How to install the FTP Client (website file transfer program) called FileZilla.Install FileZilla FTP Client
How to set up a secure, ftpes, ftp connection (ftp account/website profile) for the FileZilla FTP Client.Set Up FTPES Connection
How to connect to your website (public_html) folder and upload folders/files to it, so they are live on the internet.Upload Files To Website
How to create a Google Analytics (Website Statistics) Account, so you can see visitor data and better cater for them.Create Analytics Account
General audio/video advice based on my own experiences as a website owner and audio/video user.Audio/Video Advice/Tips
Web Easy Professional 8 - How to build a website using the template wizard (website assistant).WEP8 - Build A Website

 

CODING

How to embed a .flv flash video file inside a web page using JW Player or Flow Player.Embed A FLV Video File
One method of fixing the Internet Explorer 6 .png transparent image file problem.Fix IE6 PNG Transparency
Install Xampp - Emulate your public_html (website) folder on Windows 7, so that you can then create/run MySQL Database, HTML and PHP Script commands (i.e. Blog, Forum, Password and File Operation scripts) on your computer. Ideal for programming and software (script) installations.Install Apache Server
What is a QR Code - How to create a QR Code for your small business website.Create Web QR Code
An example of inserting ShareThis Button code in order to help promote your website or blog via social networking media.Create ShareThis Button
Should you learn HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScipt and other programming langauges in order to save time and money in the long run?Should You Learn HTML?

EXAMPLE & DEMOS
DEMO of PHP Captcha code.PHP Recaptcha Form
Fully Working Version Of An Example Questionnaire Form (PHP Script) with Recaptcha. A stripped down, bare minimum source code, version is available for download on the questionnaire page.Questionnaire Form
DEMO of Slideshow code.Playable Slideshow
An example of reading a MySQL Database and displaying it info.MySQL Database Sample
An example of Saving HTML FORM Data inside a SQL Database.FORM DATA To SQL DB

 

DESIGN

An introduction to website design layout, style, format and usability basics and technicals.Web Design Basics Intro
What type of questions to ask a website designer before hiring them. Questions about them and their services. General advice on what to be aware of.Web Designer Questions
Considerations before choosing a font for your web page design. Web Safe fonts, Custom fonts and Google Font Server technology explained.Considerations For Fonts
This (ABSOLUTE GOLD) section covers website Usability and the 10+ Years Of Usability Studies carried out by Dr Jakob Neilsen (Thee Usability GURU and KING).Website Usability Tips
This section covers some of the basics of Colour Meanings And Colour Symbolism - Colour in relation to Emotions, Religions and Superstitions based on Colour Research (I have included links to Authoritative, Colour, websites).Colour In Your Website
Which web browser(s) should you test your web pages with? Reasons why you should use.....Which Web Browser?
How to create a different website for windows, apple mac and linux visitors using jquery javascript code to detect system attributes.Which Operating System?

How To Install The FTP Client Called FileZilla

Transfer Folders/Files Between Your Computer And Website (FTP Server)

In this section I will show you how to install the FTP Client (website File Transfer software) called FileZilla, currently on version 3.3.2.1 (April 2010).


Until the installation process of filezilla changes, the installation process on this web page should apply to whatever the current version of filezilla is now. If the installation process of filezilla does change I will update this web page accordingly.

What is a FTP Client?

A FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Client is basically the program that allows you to upload folders/files from your computer to your web space (public_html website folder), as well as download folders/files from your web space (public_html website folder) to your computer. This is done via the FTP Server (your web hosting provider's File Transfer computer/technolgies). Do not worry about the technicals though. To you, just think of it as the program that gets your web pages live on the internet.


GETTING STARTED

Begin by downloading the current version of FileZilla - Download the .exe (executable) file, and not the .zip (zipped/compressed) file, if you want an easy life!




Fig 1.0  Click on the .exe (executable) filezilla download link to continue

When asked if you want to RUN or SAVE the filezilla .exe file, click on the SAVE button and save the file into your DOWNLOADS folder.




Fig 1.1  Click on the SAVE button to continue

Clicking on the SAVE button will bring up the following file requester whereby you need to navigate it to the folder where you want to save the filezilla .exe file. In this example navigate it to the DOWNLOADS folder and then click on the SAVE button to actually save (download) the filezilla .exe file.




Fig 1.2  Navigate the file requester to the folder where you want to save the filezilla .exe file

Once the download has completed, open the DOWNLOADS folder and double click on the filezilla .exe file to begin the installation process.




Fig 1.3  Double click on the filezilla .exe file to begin the installation process

Double clicking on the .exe file starts the Installation Wizard, which is the step-by-step guide (set of windows) that helps you through the installation process. The first step is to click on the RUN button of the Windows Security Requester that appears. Doing so grants permission for the installation wizard to run (launch) and therefore install FileZilla.




Fig 1.4  Click on the RUN button to allow the installation of FileZilla

The first step of the installation wizard shows you the License Agreement, whereby you must agree to the Terms & Conditions in order to continue with the installation.




Fig 1.5  Click on the I AGREE button to continue

Read the License Agreement carefully. Although these tend to contain useless information, they usually explain Copyright issues or Usage issues that clarify who can use the software and who cannot. So if, for example, you are told that a certain piece of software is Free and/or Free To Use you may want to clarify this by reading the agreement. Some installation wizards do not allow you to continue, by fading out the CONTINUE button, until you have read (scrolled down) the license agreement.

When you are ready and if you agree, click on the I AGREE button to continue.

The next window that appears (below) asks you if you would like to make FileZilla available to all users of the computer or just you. For this example I have the ANYONE... option selected, but if you do not want other users of the computer to use FileZilla simply select the ONLY ME... option. Once you have made your selection click on the NEXT button to continue.




Fig 1.6  Select a different option, if need be, and then click on the NEXT button to continue

The next step is to decide which features/extras to install. Just select all the options and then click on the NEXT button to continue.

Installing extra language features for example is not going to make a big difference on your computer resources (i.e. hard drive space or memory), so there is no harm installing them.




Fig 1.7  Select the features/extras you want installing and then click on the NEXT button to continue

After deciding upon the features/extras to install the next thing the installation wizard asks you is which Destination folder you want the FileZilla files storing in (installing to).

Normally you leave this as stated in the DESTINATION FOLDER edit box, which normally states a sub-folder inside the Program Files folder, but you can change that destination folder by clicking on the BROWSE button and then navigating the BROWSE FOR FOLDER requester that appears to a folder of your choice. In this example though just leave it as it is and then click on the NEXT button to continue.




Fig 1.8  Click on the NEXT button to continue

When you have done the above click on the INSTALL button, on the next window, to begin the actual installation of FileZilla files, Windows program registration, Registration of files and so on (all happening behind the scenes).




Fig 1.9  Click on the INSTALL button to start the actual installation of FileZilla files




Fig 1.10  FileZilla files are being installed and registered with Windows




Fig 1.11  Click on the FINISH button to complete the installation process

When the installation is complete simply click on the FINISH button to complete the installation process (close down the installation wizard). You are then ready for the next step which is to set up a FTP Account (explained in the next section).





Video File Converter
Set Up FTPES Connection
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