You've now got this great website I've made for you, but how do you upload it to the internet so it can be seen by anyone?

First you'll need a web site host.

• If you have an e-mail account, it might be that you are already entitled to free web space from your internet service provider (ISP) - check the home page of your ISP, or contact them to ask if their e-mail package includes web space.

• Even if your ISP doesn't provide free web space, there are other places that do. Sometimes a down-side of this is that they include advertisements or banners on your site, which can destroy the overall look. I can help you find a free web host if this is the path you wish to take.

• Or, if you want, you can actually pay a professional web hosting company for some web space. This isn't as horrendously expensive as you might think, especially for small users! Often you can get a domain name in the deal, too.

Whichever option you choose, I can upload the site to your chosen web host if you give me the details to do this (often this will require some sort of user name and password, but I can discuss that in more detail with you at the time).

If you are internet-savvy, I'll supply you your completed site files by e-mail or on a floppy disk, so you can upload them to a web site host yourself.

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