Web Hosting 101: Get Your Website Live on the Web in No Time

Name: Web Hosting 101: Get Your Website Live on the Web in No Time
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Learn how to publish your own website live on the web in no time with this web hosting crash course.

Created byBrad Hussey, Code College

Last updated 5/2013

English

What you'll learn

In this course, you will learn how to buy a domain, a hosting package, and upload your website live
You will learn how to buy cheap domain names, and incredibly affordable hosting packages
You will learn how to setup a Wordpress website (and write your first blog post) in less than 5-minutes
By the end of this course, you will feel comfortable with buying a domain name and hosting package

Course content

4 sections • 9 lectures • 1h 5m total length

Welcome to Web Hosting 1010:37
What is a Domain Name & Hosting Package?18:00
In this lecture, we explain what a Domain Name and Hosting Package is, and why they are important — using a fun metaphor that everyone understands.

How to Purchase a Hosting Package9:12
In this lecture we learn how to purchase a bundled domain & hosting package, and a standalone hosting package using my absolute favourite hosting provider, Justhost.
How to Associate your Domain Name with your Hosting Package7:32
In this lecture, we learn to:
Set the Nameservers of your new domain in your GoDaddy Control Panel to point to your Hosting Account
Add an additional domain as an "addon" domain in your Host's Control Panel

How to Upload your Website to your Domain7:36
In this lecture, we learn how to upload our website files to our domain via FTP. We touch on using the following FTP clients:

Flow – FTP + SFTP

Flow is an award-winning, beautiful, fast and reliable FTP + SFTP client.

Cyberduck – FTP

Cyberduck is a full-fledged FTP, SFTP & WebDAV. If you’re looking to do some more heavy lifting when it comes to web hosting & file transfers, etc. Look into Cyberduck, for sure.

Coda 2 – All-in-one Code Editor, FTP Client and more!

The most innovative and incredible all-in-one editor for your web code. I love Coda 2, and I use it for all of my coding needs. It also has a brilliant baked-in FTP client. If you’d rather have everything in one place, rather than switching back and forth between apps — go with Coda 2.
How to set up a Wordpress Blog in under 5-minutes6:52
In this lecture, I show you how to setup a Wordpress Blog and Write your First Blog Post in less than 5-minutes using Justhost.
Rate & Review0:15

Requirements

All you need is a computer, an Internet connection, and the desire to have your website live!

Description

Do you want to know how to get your website live on the web with your own domain name and hosting? You've come to the right place!

Buying a domain name, hosting package and getting your website live can be an incredibly intimidating and confusing process if you're unfamiliar with the territory, but let me tell you a secret: It's surprisingly easy! And I'm going to show you exactly how to do all of these things in no time by guiding you in a simple, step-by-step process.

In less than 1-hour, you will no longer be uncomfortable with the process of purchasing a Domain Name & Hosting Package, or Uploading your Website Live to the Web via FTP.

Don't have a Website or Blog yet? No problem! I will also be showing you how to set up a Wordpress Website (and write your first blog post) in less than 5 minutes.

So, what do you say? Want me to teach you how to get your website live on your own domain? Sign up for free today!

Who this course is for:

New Web Designers
Web Design Students
Small Business Owners who want to know how to get their website live on the web
Bloggers & Writers
People who manage a website as a volunteer or as a hobby

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Introduction2 lectures • 19min

The Domain Name2 lectures • 15min

Web Hosting2 lectures • 17min

Getting your Website Live3 lectures • 15min

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