FTP the Files to the Hosting Server

[This is Step 11 of the Website Building Tutorial]

In order to make your website live you will need to sign up for a hosting server and domain name. I recommend Hostgator which I use to host this site.

Once you have all the pages ready and linked, it is time to transfer all the files onto your hosting server and make your site live!

You can do this using an FTP tool like Filezilla. Dreamweaver also provides FTP facilities. Simply enter you server ftp details, connect to the server and upload all the files (html pages, images etc.)

Once this is done test the site thoroughly in the browser to check if all the pages are loading properly and are linked properly.

There are free tools to check for broken links on your site e.g. Xenu Sleuth

Your website is now ready and live for public viewing!

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Website Building Tutorial Menu

Overview: Components of a successful website

Step 1: Determine the Website's Niche

Step 2: Choose Website Building Tools

Step 3: Hosting Server - decide on where you are going to host the site

Step 4: Buy domain name

Step 5: Plan the site

Step 6: Design the layout

Step 7: Convert the layout into an html template

Step 8: Create the pages as per the site plan

Step 9: Install any additional scripts on the server

Step 10: Link the pages

Step 11: FTP the files to the hosting server

Step 12: Submit to search engines and promote the site

Step 13: Website Monetization

Step 14: Maintain the site

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