How to Change Web Hosting Service ProvidersIn Feburary 2016 29,

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Do your homework when deciding which host to move your website to. Moving your site to a new host is a lot of work so you don't want to have to do it too often. Choose a new web host that offers room for expansion if your business grows.
Give yourself plenty of time to make the change over to the new host. Even though it means one month of double expenses, it is a good idea to start services with your new host one month before discontinuing services with your old host. This will give you 30 days to work out any problems at the new site.
Pack up your business at your current hosting site by making copies of all of your web pages and files on CD. Arrange to have services you were using and don't need any more to be disconnected at the end of the month.
Notify your domain name registrar of your move. This is the company that you registered your ecommerce site name with. They need to know the domain name and IP address for both your old web host and your new one.
Set up your site at your new web host by uploading all of the pages and files you packed onto CD. Start any new services that you need in your new home.
Notify your customers of your new email address if it changed when you moved to the new hosting site. Set up mail forwarding with your new web host to ensure that any mail sent to your old email address will be forwarded.
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How Much Does It Cost to Have My Own Web Page?In Feburary 2016 28,

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To have your own domain name (.com, .net, .org, .nu) you must register the domain. This typically costs anywhere between $10 to $12 (USD) and is billed on a yearly basis. GoDaddy and E-Starr are two companies that register your domain for less than $12 a year.
Domain Hosting
You need space to build your website. Hosting is usually charged on a per-month basis, and you will receive a set amount of space and bandwidth. E-Starr offers a basic personal hosting package with 200 MB of space for $5.00 per month. GoDaddy also offers a 150 MB plan for $7.99 per month. If you need hosting for business needs, there are larger packages available.
Special Considerations
If you are not familiar with HTML or graphic design, you may want to hire someone to create your website. A Web designer will code and upload your website. Prices vary based on the size of the job. Look locally for a Web designer. You may want to go to a local college and advertise you are looking for someone to create a website for you. Many students will work for cheap to build their portfolios.
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How to Build a Website Once You Have a Domain NameIn Feburary 2016 25,

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Access a web provider such as JustHost.com, 1and1.com or FatCow.com and review the hosting plans to see which one fits your needs best. You also can review a comprehensive web hosting comparison page such as Top-10-Web-Hosting.com (see Resources). A web host provider offers website-building tools along with space for your website files so that the files can be published on the Internet. Typically, you can purchase options that charge as little as a few dollars a month, or opt to pay a flat fee on a yearly basis.
Purchase a plan with your chosen provider and register your domain name. If you already have procured a domain through another site, such as register.com, you can simply enter this name during sign-up so that your host can assign this to your account. Otherwise, you can register the name during the purchase process by following the domain name registration prompts provided.
Log in to your web host account and locate a section such as 'site builder' to survey the tools that are available to help you build your website. Typically, these mechanisms are composed of menus and buttons that allow you to type in your web page content, format your data and insert features such as fill-in forms. Additionally, you can grab digital images from your computer and insert them into your web pages by using the tool's 'image upload' feature. Explore the interface and create the pages to build your website. Many hosts also offer ready-made web pages (templates) that you can simply edit as preferred. If you need help finding these features, access your web host's 'Help' page.
Use your host's 'Preview' feature to see how your website looks before you publish it. If satisfied, save your files by using the 'Save' link or button provided.
Transfer your web files to the directory that houses and publishes your website on the Internet. Look for a 'File Manager,' double click on it and go to a file typically labeled 'Public FTP.' Double click this folder and use the provided links and/or buttons to select your web files and upload them to this folder. When finished, simply type your domain address in a web browser to see your active (live) website.
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How to Cite Yahoo ImagesIn Feburary 2016 21,

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Write the title of the web page in quotation marks followed by a period: 'Yahoo! Image Search Results for [what you searched for].' For example, if you searched for 'Kitties,' your page title would be 'Yahoo! Image Search Results for Kitties.'
Write 'Yahoo Images' next in italics as it is the website title followed by a period. For example, 'Yahoo! Image Search Results for Kitties.' Yahoo Images.
Write the medium of publication, in this case, 'Web,' followed by a period. ''Yahoo! Image Search Results for Kitties.' Yahoo Images. Web.
Write the date you accessed the page in the format 'day month year' followed by a period. Your final citation will look like: 'Yahoo! Image Search Results for Kitties.' Yahoo Images. Web. 21 July 2011.
Citing the Picture
To cite an individual picture from a Yahoo! Images search rather than the search itself, click the desired picture. This will open the website hosting the image.
Click the 'X' button in the top right-hand corner of the black Yahoo! window at the top of the screen, as this might distract you from citing the original page.
Cite the hosting website. In MLA format, the name of the hosting website is italicized:'Name of Picture.' Name of Hosting Website. Name of Website Publisher (if available). Date of website publication in Date Month Year format (if this is unavailable, put 'n.d.'). Web. Date accessed.For example: 'iPad Background --- Two Kitties Playing.' iPad Wallpapers. n.d. Web. 21 July 2011.
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How to Account for FX ForwardsIn Feburary 2016 16,

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Calculate forward rate change and currency exchange difference at maturity. Suppose a FX forward was entered into on December 1, 2009 to exchange 10,000 euros for U.S. dollars on March 1, 2010 at a forward rate of 1 euro = 1.5000 dollars. One month later on December 31, 2009, new forward contracts of the same maturity have a forward rate of 1 euro = 1.4000 dollars. The forward rate difference is 1.5 - 1.4 = 0.1 dollar per euro and the currency exchange difference at maturity is $0.1 per euro x 10,000 euros = $1,000 dollars.
Compute fair value of the forward contract. Discount the currency exchange difference of $1,000 from March 1, 2010 back to December 31, 2009. Assume a discount rate of 12 percent annually. Since the discount periods are two months from March 1 back to December 31, the rate applied is 1 percent (12 percent/12). The present value or fair value of the forward contract is solved to be $980.30, manually through 1000/(1 + 1 percent)(1 + 1 percent) or using a financial calculator.
Record fair value of the forward contract on balance sheet. The forward's fair value of $980.30 is recorded as an asset on the balance sheet when books are closed on December 31. For forwards that have a decrease in fair value, a liability is recorded. Gain or loss from change in a forward's fair value is recognized in either net income or accumulative other comprehensive income (AOCI) in the equity section.
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How to Create a Members Only WebsiteIn Feburary 2016 13,

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Go to Authpro.com, Bravenet.com or another membership services provider that offers login and password protection tools for websites. The cost can be as little as $50 per year up into the hundreds, depending on how large your member site will be.
Sign up for an account---you can choose between protection on a month-to-month basis or pay years in advance.
Decide if you want new members to pay to gain access or register for free. With a paid account you will need to enter information about your online payment account so that it will integrate with the membership service (such as Paypal or a standard merchant account).
Designate the URLs that each user will be sent to when they register, log in (or have a failed log in) and when they log out of your website.
Customize your membership login page. You can add a logo, change the background and text colors and add a message to your users.
Choose options and fields for your registration form. A standard registration form will ask the visitor to enter a username, a password, name, location information and email address. Add and delete fields as you see fit.
Retrieve your members only login URL, which will be emailed or displayed to you by the membership services provider. This is the link that you will send all users to when they try to log in to protected areas of your website.
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How to Host a Go Daddy Domain on HostGatorIn Feburary 2016 11,

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Select a domain name for your website. Take some time with this and make sure that the domain name you choose is descriptive and spelled correctly.
Navigate to Go Daddy (godaddy.com) and register your domain name.
Go to HostGator (hostgator.com) and register for a hosting plan for your website. Choose a plan that will suit your current and future goals. If you think you'll eventually have more than one blog in the near future, it's a good financial decision to purchase a plan that will let you host more than one site for one low price, rather than paying $5 per site each month.
After completing your host plan purchase, HostGator will send you a confirmation email thanking you for your purchase. The site will also send you an email with the subject line, 'Your HostGator Account Information.' Save this email (save a hard copy by using your computer printer, and save it in your email account).
Navigate to Go Daddy once again, and log in.
From the top navigation bar, click 'Domains' and select 'My domains' from the drop-down menu. A new page or tab (depending on your browser) will appear, listing all of the domains you've purchased from Go Daddy. Check the box next to the one you want to host on HostGator. After checking the box, a navigation bar will fill in above the domain name list.
Click 'Nameservers.' This will open up a new section at the top of your screen.
Select the 'Custom nameservers (I host my domains elsewhere)' radio button.
Open up the saved email that HostGator sent you and find the section that states, 'Your name servers:'
In the Go Daddy Nameservers Control Panel, replace the nameserver in the 'nameserver 1' box with the first value that HostGator sent you. It should look like XXXXXX.hostgator.com (with the Xs being your unique values that HostGator assigned).
Next, replace the nameserver in the 'nameserver 2' box with the second value that HostGator sent you. It should look like XXXXXX.hostgator.com (with the Xs being your unique values that HostGator gave you).
Click the orange 'Okay' button to finish the process.
Log in to your HostGator account. Add your Go Daddy domain to your hosting plan and you're done.
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How to Set Up a Website URLIn Feburary 2016 06,

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Get a URL. URL stands for uniform resource locater and this is how people find you on the web. Come up with a good name that will communicate exactly who you are and what you do or want to do. You also need to do this with as short a name as possible so that when you tell people your URL, they will be able to remember it. You will have to try several names for your URL, though, because most of the best simple URLs are already taken. Go to a domain name registrar and register your URL. The registrar will let you search for URLs and tell you if they are taken. Some registrars are located in the resource section below.
Find a host. To have a website you need to have a place that will host your files. Your files are what comprise your website. A host is the place that keeps all of your files and the URL points to these files. Hosting can range in price from $5 a month to several hundred (as of 2009). For most beginners, the cheap option is fine. IWhen you have a large organization that will have thousands of visitors or more a day, then you need expensive hosting that will accommodate an extremely large amount of traffic. Most hosting companies will give you the ability to register your URL directly with them. This is the best option because if you register elsewhere you will have to point that registrar to your host. This is not extremely difficult but is an extra step.
Create a site. To get your site going you will need to create at least one page called a homepage. You will need to either use website creation software or create this manually. It is much simpler to do this with software like Frontpage or Dreamweaver. Some hosts have a built-in tool to help you make pages. You can also use a content management system or CMS. A CMS is software that you install with your host or they may already have it set up to use. Every host provider will give specific instructions on where and how to upload your files and how to use a CMS if they have the ability; you just need to ask the host. Some examples of CMS tools are Wordpress and Joomla. If you are not using a CMS, then your homepage needs to be called index.htm or index.html. The index page is the page that will come up when anyone types in your URL.
Learn and improve. Your site is setup and your URL should now be working. Now just start building more web pages and links to improve your site. You can do this by learning some HTML and learning more about your software or CMS tool.
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How to Build a Music Producer WebsiteIn Feburary 2016 05,

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Register a domain name for your website. Your domain name is the web address that will be used to reach your website. Your domain name should be catchy, memorable, and easy to spell. You may choose to use your name as your domain name or the name of your production company. Registration for the domain name can be as little as $1 to over $14 per year.
Obtain web hosting for your website. If you choose to have music samples on the website, your web hosting package may be more expensive than choosing to have a website with general information about yourself. Web hosts have multiple servers used to maintain the content and traffic that comes to various websites. Web hosts can charge as little as $3 dollars or over $100 per month. Start with a cheaper web hosting package initially, and as your business and content grows you may be asked to upgrade to a more expensive account.
Sketch out the look and content of your website. Since music producers are considered creative, your potential clients may expect to reach an edgy and creative website as well. Draw out the colors, logos and messages you would like to add to your site. Use word-processing software to check for grammatical and spelling errors when writing your content.
Choose your best music, beats and samples of finished work to showcase on your website. Potential clients need to hear a sample of your work to determine if you will be a good match for them. Make sure any work you upload to your website is copy-written so it is not stolen. Copyright your music through the U.S. Copyright Office (see resources). Allow friends, family and people you may know in the music industry to help you pick out the best media you would like to showcase on your website.
Create your website using preexisting templates or hire a freelance web designer to create your website. There are website templates (free and paid) you can download that will allow you to input information for your site. Web templates may limit you to certain colors and content, so you may want to hire a freelance web designer to design a unique site. Use sites like getafreelancer.com or guru.com.
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How to Host a Domain Using GodaddyIn Feburary 2016 03,

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Start by reading the information GoDaddy provides on its hosting plans. From the 'Hosting & Servers' menu, choose 'Hosting Plans.' Scan the summary provided on that page for a quick overview of the differences between hosting plans.
Choose the platform you will be using to host your site. You can choose Linux or Windows. Contact GoDaddy customer service at (480) 505-8877 if you do not know how to choose between Linux or Windows.
Choose a term for your hosting service. You may choose an introductory term of a month or two, or you may choose a term of one or two years.
Set up the Domain
Access the GoDaddy home page (see Resources below). This is the site where you'll be setting up a domain hosting account. Set aside about 2 hours for the process.
Guide the mouse over the 'Hosting and Servers' tab to view a list of options. Choose 'My Hosting Account' from the drop-down menu.
Select the link 'Setup a New Account.' You will be guided to an area where you can begin registration.
After entering your personal information in the fields provided, click on 'Create a New Account' at the bottom of the page.
Choose the level of membership you want and proceed to Checkout.
Type in your credit card number to pay for your purchase. Take note of any confirmation information provided. Prepare for a 48 hour delay until the site is fully available.
Call (480) 505-8877 for get help during the set up process or access the GoDaddy support forum (see Resources below).
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