Create Your Own Website

Scott Mitchell has authored hundreds of articles on Microsoft Web Technologies since 1998. In addition to his vast collection of online articles, Scott has written three previous books on ASP/ASP.NET: Sams Teach Yourself Active Server Pages 3.0 in 21 Days; Designing Active Server Pages; and ASP.NET: Tips, Tutorials, and Code. Scott has also written a number of magazine articles, including articles for Microsoft's MSDN Magazine and aspPRO.

    Welcome to Create Your Own Website!

1. Creating Your First Web Page.

    The Components of a Website

    Serving Web Pages with a Web Server

    Understanding Website Domain Names

    Web Pages, the Building Blocks of a Website

    Building Web Pages Using Web Page Authoring Software Tools

    Installing the Mozilla Browser

    Starting Mozilla Composer

    Creating a Web Page with Mozilla Composer

    Changing the Font

    Making Text Bold, Italic, and Underlined

    Changing the Colors

    Positioning Text

    Saving the Web Page

    Summary

2. Creating a Website.

    Finding a Web Host Provider

    Important Web Hosting Metrics

    Picking a Web Hosting Company

    Registering a Domain Name

    Choosing and Buying a Domain Name

    Configuring the Domain Name

    Uploading Web Pages from Composer to Your Website

    Building a Website from a Template

    Summary

3. Creating a Family/Personal Website.

    Examining the Family/Personal Template

    Customizing the Template

    Changing the Upper-Left Image

    Specifying Image Properties

    Removing the Image Altogether

    Changing the Font

    Adding and Removing Pages from the Template

    Customizing the Family Pictures Page

    Adding New Images

    Publishing Your Family/Personal Website

    Placing Linked Files in the Same Folder

    Testing the Website

    Summary

4. Creating an Online Storefront.

    Examining the eCommerce Website Template

    Customizing the Homepage

    Configuring the Add to Cart Buttons

    Creating a PayPal Merchant Account

    Getting the Add to Cart Button HTML

    Adding the Add to Cart Button into the Template

    Tying It All Together-A True Online Shopping Experience

    Viewing the Shopping Cart

    Summary

5. Selling Products with an eBay Store.

    Simplify the Sales Process with eBay Stores

    Creating and Customizing Your eBay Store

    Managing Your Store

    Adding Products to Your eBay Store

    Collecting Payments and Order Fulfillment

    Taking Advantage of Marketing Tools

    Sales and Traffic Reports

    Inspecting Your Site's Traffic

    Tracking Sales

    Summary

6. Creating a Blog with Blogger.

    What Do You Blog About?

    Creating a Blog

    Adding Content to Your Blog

    Customizing Your Blog

    Examining the Basic Tab

    Altering the Blog's Appearance Through the Formatting Tab

    Managing Comment Settings

    Archiving Old Content

    Working with Postings Via Email

    Republishing Your Blog

    Customizing the Blog's Template

    Summary

7. Sharing Images Online with SnapFish.

    Choosing an Online Image Sharing Service

    Creating an Account on SnapFish

    Uploading and Managing Your Digital Pictures

    Adding Pictures to Your Account

    Edit and Delete Your Pictures and Albums

    Sharing Your Pictures and Albums with Friends and Family

    Ordering Prints and Gifts

    Summary

8. Bonus Material.

    HTML-The Language of Web Pages

    Understanding How the Internet Works

    Examining How the Postal Service Works

    The Internet As a Virtual Postal Service

    Optimizing Your Digital Pictures

    Resizing Digital Images

    Summary

Index.