I'm Online

I'm finally online check me out at www.thomasdsmith.co.uk

I decided to go with 123-reg who I got my domain name with in the first place as I thought it would be easier, I wouldn't need to remember more than one username and password. I went with the starter package that gives me 100mb of webspace and 1500mb data transfer for £1.85 a month. I think I probably could have found a cheaper and better option however i think its easier to have the domain name and space with the same people as I am useless at remembering passwords and stuff at the best of times.

I found the whole process a lot easier than i thought. James Rhodes tipped me off about Fetch, which is a FTP program that enables you to get all your files online. I had a bit of trouble at first because when i uploaded my files it didn't instantly appear online. I think this was just an initial delay because I hadn't had the account long so it was just an added start up time (however i could be totally wrong). It wasn't until the next day when it finally appeared online and i realised that it had worked. The next problem i encountered was the fact that my landing page wasn't the first thing that appeared when you hit my website. Instead there was what looked like an error page where you had to click on a link called portfolio website and then the landing page appeared. This was down to the fact that when i uploaded my files with the FTP they were all in a folder called 'portfolio website'. It was a simple case of taking the files out of the folder then all was how i wanted it with my website and the process of getting it online was complete.