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Thinking about putting your business online? Then you have come to the right place. The following information will help you to Internet-enable your business. Domain RegistrationGetting a web address (domain name) is the first step to open your business on the Internet. According to InterNIC, the central domain name registry, domain names are being registered at a rate of 30,000 domains per day. Is your choice still available? If it is, it won't be for long. You need to secure the domain now, even if you are not ready to set up a web site. Register your domain now so it can't be stolen by your competitors. Website ForwardingA domain name makes it easy for clients, friends, or family to remember your website address. It also looks great on business cards or other stationary. Website forwarding is a relatively inexpensive and easy way to start using your new domain name. Website forwarding will redirect web requests sent to your domain name to the web space provided by your ISP or any of the free web space providers. [More about Website Forwarding] E-mail ForwardingImagine never having to change your e-mail address again, even if you switch Internet Service Providers. You can have a permanent, professional looking e-mail address using your own company or product name. E-mail forwarding, just like website forwarding, is a relatively inexpensive and easy way to start using yout new domain name your e-mail. You can set up multiple e-mail addresses like sales@yourdomain and info@yourdomain and they will all send the e-mail to your real mailbox at your ISP or one of the free web based e-mail services. [More about E-mail Forwarding] Web Page HostingProfessional web page hosting is a step above the free web space providers and the web space provided by your ISP. Your web site will reside on the web servers of the web hosting provider just like they would at the free web space providers, however professional web page hosting generally provides greater reliability and access to dynamic content like cgi scripts for processing web based forms. Professional web page hosting is useful when you do not require your own domain name or you want to test an Internet presence before investing in a full-scale web site. Optionally, Website and E-mail Forwarding can be used with web page hosting to provide a website with a custom domain name at very low cost. [More about Web Page Hosting] Blog HostingBlog hosting is an alternative to a standard hosted website. Blogs can be used for business or personal sites.
A blog makes it much easier for you to share articles, pictures, video, links, documents, presentations and newsletters over the web with your friends, family and colleagues. There is no HTML to learn, no new software to download and install and best of all, no need to learn how to use FTP, CGI or other confusing tools. [More about Blog Hosting] Virtual ServersA true virtual server allows you to have your own domain name, IP address and complete control over the server configuration. Due to the unique configuration, virtual servers give you the features of a dedicated web server at an extremely low price. Virtual servers usually give you your own World Wide Web (HTTP) server with its own configuration files, cgi-bin, access logging for statistical reporting, E-mail aliasing via your own SMTP gateway, anonymous and password-protected FTP server, a POP3 (Post Office Protocol) and IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol) mail server. Other/optional features available with virtual servers include
secure server encryption (SSL) to make your web transactions secure,
e-commerce support, databases, dynamic scripting, streaming media,
and more. Beyond Virtual ServersOnce your needs grow beyond the features and system capabilities of virtual servers, available options include Dedicated Servers, Co-located servers, and in-house servers. | |
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