Create Your First Business Web Site in 10 Days!
No Experience Required

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> Introduction 10 DAYS? NO KIDDING! Milana welcomes you! No doubts, please - you are a genius! Making a living on the Web is not just hype! You've got the skills! You've got the equipment! 10 days to getting your first business web site Chapter 1 PUTTING YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE 12 Powerful reasons to start a web site for your business today! Of course you need a web site, but WHAT'S THE HURRY? Knowing your target customer - #1 Ingredient for your online success! Is this book for you? I am afraid of Web Design! Watch me design a mini Web Page in front of your eyes! 6 Simple tools to put your business on the Web Fall in love with web design - but not with your web site Chapter 2 ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DOMAIN NAMES I don't trust you - I don't buy from you! How to find a perfect domain name for your business How to register your domain name One domain is good. But 50 are better :-) Chapter 3 DISCOVER WEB HOSTING "I am your web site and I need a home!" Difference between your ISP and your hosting company Where to find a hosting company to fit your needs Can't I chose a free web hosting service? HELLO? ANYONE THERE? What to look for in a hosting company Transferring your domain Fast 4-step domain name registration All done! Chapter 4 GETTING READY TO ROLL! Download your tools now - with me as your personal tutor! FTP program Netscape Communicator Help! I can't find my files! Creating a Folder for your Web Site The BIG picture - web site from start to finish Chapter 5 DESIGN YOUR WEB SITE 7 quick places to look for information to use on your web site 3 pages you MUST have on your web site Sketch it out! My favorite web editor will make your life easy, too! Chapter 6 NETSCAPE COMPOSER INTERACTIVE Part I - The Basics Difference between Netscape Composer and Netscape Navigator Two ways to open Netscape Composer Netscape Composer has three major tool bars Working with text and fonts Adding your first text Formatting your text Changing & Selecting a Font Changing & Selecting a Font Size Changing and Selecting a Text Color Changing and Selecting Text Alignment Working with images Inserting a picture How to get graphics from other web sites Caution with images in Netscape Composer Working with links What is a link? Types of links How to make a link Saving and viewing your web page Part II - Beyond Basics Web Page Objects Adding more features to your web page Opening an existing web page in Composer Inserting a horizontal line Setting up your page's properties Creating a list of items on your page Deleting objects Copying and Pasting The Selection Working with Tables Inserting a table Inserting objects into your table Modifying table properties Modifying other elements of the table Deleting Rows, Columns and a Table Inserting more rows or columns into the table Reloading your pages How to reload images Part III - Getting the Most Out of Netscape Composer Revealing design secrets of other web sites Common Questions while working with Netscape Composer Why can't I edit my web page? Why can't I see all three tool bars of the Netscape Composer? Why can't I find the file I just saved? I inserted a picture but it does not show up on the page. Why? How can I insert the HTML code given to me by another web site? Why am I getting the "File not found" error message when clicking on a link? How can I link to my friend's web page? How come I can't get to a certain web site? Conclusion Chapter 7 HTML IS FOR DUMMIES! What is HTML and why do I have to understand it? Nowhere to run! - HTML behind the scenes Name your files right, or else! "But I saved it!" - Organizing your files Chapter 8 MAKING YOUR SITE AVAILABLE ONLINE Take me out, baby! How to use WS_FTP Watch me send my files to the Web How to access your web site online Modifying your web site Chapter 9 FREEBIES FOR YOUR WEB SITE No need to waste your time and money! Free tools I use on my web site "Let my people speak!" - Add a forum on your site "Wait! Don't go! Can I call you later?" - Add a mailing list More FREE tools for your Web Site My FREE Mail Form for you! "Dazzle me!" - Free graphics for your web site Chapter 10 ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS EVEN IF YOU RUN A BASEMENT OPERATION To Sell or Not to Sell - a silly question? Reach the rest 60% of your customers Now or Never! Real-time credit card processing Two easiest ways to add an e-commerce to your web site 12 Essential Questions to ask a credit card processing company Too many orders! Checks, Fax, Phone, Snail Mail... and other methods of payment Chapter 11 22 PROBLEMS THAT WILL KILL YOUR WEB SITE 5 Easy-to-fix Technical Problems 17 Important Content Problems Get Your Butt Out of that Chair! How to get help Appendix 1 HOW CAN I... Use an image as a background? Use someone else's background for my web page? Redirect one page to another? Use a dark colored background and still see the text? Add music to my web page? Add animation to my web page? Create a new folder on my web site? Add hidden comments just for me to see? Return my web page to the way it was before I made changes? Add a link to a specific spot on the page? Fix missing images on my web page? Appendix 2 Setting up your e-mail Appendix 3 Web Dictionary Appendix 4 The Art of Writing Effective Web Site Sales Copy Winning Sales Letters Appendix 5 Sample 3-page Web Site Go Back To Main Page