Web Hosting Services

Thousands to choose from!

Recommended

Will's Web - US affiliate for Wyith Inc.

• $46.50 year (scalable)
• 2.5 MB space
• Unlimited monthly traffic
• Local support - Will lives in Baltimore!

Wyith Inc. - Worldwide Hosting

• $36.50 year (scalable)
• 2.5 MB space (i.e. 25 x 100 KB pages)
• 1 GB monthly traffic
• Support in Hong Kong (must send check there)

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Erol's Internet

• $360 year ($30 month) for Web Junior Account
• 15 MB space
• 500 MB monthly traffic

Domain Availability

Network Solutions

Leasing a domain from a speculator - i.e. www.raggedyann.com

Web Site Publicity - Directory Listings

Check for hits - i.e. Metacrawler

Look at meta tags - i.e. Will's Web

Register with search services/engines - i.e. AltaVista

Web Pages - Advanced Topics

Graphics - File Size

• Bitmap Test Image 200x200 24-bit (right-click and Save As)
• 200 x 200 = 40k x 3 colors = 120k + 54 desc. bits = 120,054
• Open in Photo Editor; Save as GIF, JPG; check size

Compression - GIF, JPG

Transparent Background

• Create Word Art in PowerPoint
• Save as GIF
• Open Photo Editor, cut/paste new image
• Make background transparent
• Open FrontPage Express, insert image, save, test