Your Web Site, Your Ebook

So now you have your web files and your ebook. Question is, how do you offer it to the world? You need to place those files into a hard disk of a computer that is connected to the web 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In other words, you need a web host provider.

But first things first. You need to decide on what to call your web site.

1. Get Your Own Domain Name

What's a domain name? It's that dot com thing.

You know -- Yourname.com

It helps make your site easier to remember. Some even say it may help your site get a better ranking in various search engines.

For example, if two sites were about Iliad Study Notes, which one would you go to? Viloria.com or IliadStudyNotes.com ?

So, it pays to know what people are searching for in the first place. You can always weave those sought-after words in your domain name. To find out what people are looking for, check out http://www.goodkeywords.com

If, for example, you discover that more people are searching for "Iliad Summaries" rather than "Iliad Study Notes" then it might be better to name your site IliadSummaries.com, right?

Armed with your keywords and your topic of interest, register your domain name at http://www.000domains.com

(I use them because it is so easy to point your domain name to this or that location or web host.)

Sometimes, you might decide to move your web files to the hard disk of another web host. 000Domains helps you point your domain names easily and quickly. And before I forget, if your desired domain name has already been taken, you can grab ideas or alternative names by visiting http://www.nameboy.com

2. Find A Web Host

I've tried several web hosts and here's a list of what you may need:

• At least 10Mb of space
• Email address boxes, Email address forwards
• Ability to password-protect a section of your web site

...And here are places you can get web hosting from:

2.1 Host4Profit
http://www.webmanila.com/host4profit.htm

First of all, I know that's an affiliate link, but if you try to go to http://www.host4profit.com you won't find any Order Here button. I like it because it comes with ready-made information products (ebooks) you can sell.

It also allows you to easily set-up password-protected areas and command your email to go wherever you want it to go. Host4Profit also comes with a Site Manager which allows you to transfer files from your hard disk to the Web host's hard disk.

And finally, once you enjoy the web hosting service and recommend it to your friends, you earn a referral fee. Before you know it, it's like you're getting a free web site (without advertising banners popping all over the

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