If you're looking for a web host on Black Friday, you're in luck. Hostgator is offering 50% off all hosting services starting just after midnight, November 25, 2011, and ending at 11:59pm Central time.
You'll get 50% off your first invoice only, but you can sign up for six months, 1 year, 2 years, or 3 years pre-paid. Which adds up to a really good deal.
I switched to Hostgator two years ago and I've been happy with them.
If you're reading this and its still Black Friday, visit HostGator to get your discount.
Janet
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Friday, September 3, 2010
HeartBeat Children's Music website looks great!!
My music & movement website is up and running. And it looks fantastic, thanks to my web designer, Jes Coolbaugh.
And now, the official unveiling:
www.heartbeat-childrens-music.com
Ta Da!
She also designed a sister site, my new life coaching website:
www.heartbeat-coaching.com
Jes is having a back-to-school special. Until September 30, she is offering basic web design for $625. For another $300 she'll add a logo. Both my sites have logos.
Check out her offer here:
www.jessalynncoolbaugh.com/half-price-design
And now, the official unveiling:
www.heartbeat-childrens-music.com
Ta Da!
She also designed a sister site, my new life coaching website:
www.heartbeat-coaching.com
Jes is having a back-to-school special. Until September 30, she is offering basic web design for $625. For another $300 she'll add a logo. Both my sites have logos.
Check out her offer here:
www.jessalynncoolbaugh.com/half-price-design
Saturday, August 21, 2010
At long last, the HeartBeat Children's Music website is being built!
Okay, it only took me a year (take heart, fellow procrastinators), but I'm finally having my HeartBeat Children's Music website built.
I've actually had the website domain up and running for quite a while. But frankly, I never could find an XSitePro design that worked. I think someone with better graphic skills (or any graphic skills at all) could have done a better job.
But not me. So I finally broke down and hired the ridiculously affordable and ridiculously talented Jessalyn Coolbaugh.
She's having a back-to-school special right now through September - half price ($625) for a basic site.
She's quick, so I'll probably have a website to show you within a week.
Meanwhile, she's already completed another new site I'm starting. If only I were as efficient as she is, I might be able to upload it already. But alas, I have no copy for it yet. You can check out that design here:
My Life Coaching Website Design
Pretty awesome, huh? I know I'm thrilled with it!
That's a basic site plus logo. The logo package is $300 and includes three designs and up to three revisions.
Can't wait to find out what Jes has up her sleeve for the children's music website!
More soon....
Janet
I've actually had the website domain up and running for quite a while. But frankly, I never could find an XSitePro design that worked. I think someone with better graphic skills (or any graphic skills at all) could have done a better job.
But not me. So I finally broke down and hired the ridiculously affordable and ridiculously talented Jessalyn Coolbaugh.
She's having a back-to-school special right now through September - half price ($625) for a basic site.
She's quick, so I'll probably have a website to show you within a week.
Meanwhile, she's already completed another new site I'm starting. If only I were as efficient as she is, I might be able to upload it already. But alas, I have no copy for it yet. You can check out that design here:
My Life Coaching Website Design
Pretty awesome, huh? I know I'm thrilled with it!
That's a basic site plus logo. The logo package is $300 and includes three designs and up to three revisions.
Can't wait to find out what Jes has up her sleeve for the children's music website!
More soon....
Janet
Friday, February 5, 2010
Site Built It is having a Valentine's Day special
Site Build It (SBI), the website building program I used to create www.website-building-4-newbies.com, is having a Valentine's Day special.
Basically, if you buy one website for $299, you get a second for $100. If you don't think this sounds like a good deal, then you may think SBI is like other website building programs. It isn't. To find out more about why I like it so much, visit My Experience with SBI.
You can give the second website to someone else and you (or the person you give it to) have nine months to start using it.
To find out about the special, visit SBI Valentine's Day Special and click on the box with the Valentine in it. This deal ends at midnight on February 14.
Janet
Basically, if you buy one website for $299, you get a second for $100. If you don't think this sounds like a good deal, then you may think SBI is like other website building programs. It isn't. To find out more about why I like it so much, visit My Experience with SBI.
You can give the second website to someone else and you (or the person you give it to) have nine months to start using it.
To find out about the special, visit SBI Valentine's Day Special and click on the box with the Valentine in it. This deal ends at midnight on February 14.
Janet
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
It Was the Nameservers
If you're following my website building adventures, I had built a website, but was having trouble getting it uploaded to the internet.
I submitted a ticket to my host, HostGator. It only took a half hour to receive a reply explaining the problem. Not bad!
The problem: I hadn't pointed the nameservers to HostGator.
Okay, that's happened to me before. The first time I heard it, I felt like I was reading a foreign language. At this point, I should know better. But this is exactly the kind of thing that made me want to create Website Building 4 Newbies. If you've hired a web designer, he/she will probably do this for you. And I would guess that if your host is also your domain registrar this will be done for you (though I'm not sure). Otherwise, you need to know this.
How to Point Your nameservers to Your Host
When you create an account with your new host, the host will tell you what your nameservers are. Usually there are two. It's just a string of characters.
Go to your domain registrar, log in, and go to your domain name. Somewhere, you'll find a place where you will tell the domain registrar what your nameservers are.
Simply input the nameservers and save the info.
If you can't figure out where to input the nameserver information, do submit a ticket for help or telephone help.
I just did this about an hour ago, with my domain registrar, NameCheap, and frankly, I didn't find it easy to find the info. I just kept stubbornly clicking things until I found it. But it's definitely easier to just ask for help.
For NameCheap, here's what I did (I will need to click around again to figure it out, but I will do that for you!).
After logging in, I'm choosing "manage domains" from the top menu. A screen comes up with the two domain names I have registered there.
I click on www.heartbeat-childrens-music.com and another screen comes up.
On the left there is a menu. Okay, the second item down is an obvious giveaway: Domain Name Server Setup.
I don't remember that being there before, honest!
Okay, I click on that, and a screen comes up that has five different fields so that you can add up to five nameservers. I've never had more than two.
Click on "save changes" and logout. You're done!
If you want to see how my website looks now that I've finally uploaded it, visit www.heartbeat-childrens-music.com. Frankly, I do not like this template. But it's a start.
I'll be updating this blog as I make progress.
Janet
I submitted a ticket to my host, HostGator. It only took a half hour to receive a reply explaining the problem. Not bad!
The problem: I hadn't pointed the nameservers to HostGator.
Okay, that's happened to me before. The first time I heard it, I felt like I was reading a foreign language. At this point, I should know better. But this is exactly the kind of thing that made me want to create Website Building 4 Newbies. If you've hired a web designer, he/she will probably do this for you. And I would guess that if your host is also your domain registrar this will be done for you (though I'm not sure). Otherwise, you need to know this.
How to Point Your nameservers to Your Host
When you create an account with your new host, the host will tell you what your nameservers are. Usually there are two. It's just a string of characters.
Go to your domain registrar, log in, and go to your domain name. Somewhere, you'll find a place where you will tell the domain registrar what your nameservers are.
Simply input the nameservers and save the info.
If you can't figure out where to input the nameserver information, do submit a ticket for help or telephone help.
I just did this about an hour ago, with my domain registrar, NameCheap, and frankly, I didn't find it easy to find the info. I just kept stubbornly clicking things until I found it. But it's definitely easier to just ask for help.
For NameCheap, here's what I did (I will need to click around again to figure it out, but I will do that for you!).
After logging in, I'm choosing "manage domains" from the top menu. A screen comes up with the two domain names I have registered there.
I click on www.heartbeat-childrens-music.com and another screen comes up.
On the left there is a menu. Okay, the second item down is an obvious giveaway: Domain Name Server Setup.
I don't remember that being there before, honest!
Okay, I click on that, and a screen comes up that has five different fields so that you can add up to five nameservers. I've never had more than two.
Click on "save changes" and logout. You're done!
If you want to see how my website looks now that I've finally uploaded it, visit www.heartbeat-childrens-music.com. Frankly, I do not like this template. But it's a start.
I'll be updating this blog as I make progress.
Janet
My Progress So Far
By now I had hoped to have at least a website template up at www.heartbeat-childrens-music.com.
No such luck.
I did find a music-oriented template at XSitePro . I don't really like it. But it's a start.
Now all I need to do it publish it, using XSitePro's automatic publishing page. It asks for a bunch of information. And apparently, I'm getting at least some of it wrong. Because I keep changing the info and hitting "publish" and there's still no site up.
At this point I have three choices:
1. Submit a ticket to HostGator asking for the right info.
2. Call HostGator, asking for the right info.
3. Spend hours trying to figure it out myself.
For may years, I've chosen option 3. Maybe I have more testosterone than most females, because it's a bit like men refusing to ask for directions (yeah, I've done that too).
But I'm ready to try one of the other options. Be back later today with the results.
Janet
Update: I just submitted a ticket at 10:33am. They have been VERY prompt with their replies, so I expect to have an answer within a few hours at the most. I will let you know how long it takes to get the right info.
No such luck.
I did find a music-oriented template at XSitePro . I don't really like it. But it's a start.
Now all I need to do it publish it, using XSitePro's automatic publishing page. It asks for a bunch of information. And apparently, I'm getting at least some of it wrong. Because I keep changing the info and hitting "publish" and there's still no site up.
At this point I have three choices:
1. Submit a ticket to HostGator asking for the right info.
2. Call HostGator, asking for the right info.
3. Spend hours trying to figure it out myself.
For may years, I've chosen option 3. Maybe I have more testosterone than most females, because it's a bit like men refusing to ask for directions (yeah, I've done that too).
But I'm ready to try one of the other options. Be back later today with the results.
Janet
Update: I just submitted a ticket at 10:33am. They have been VERY prompt with their replies, so I expect to have an answer within a few hours at the most. I will let you know how long it takes to get the right info.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Time to Make That Website
Okay, I've got my host and my domain name. Time to bite the bullet and get something, anything up there.
I'm going to use XSitePro to design the site. I'll start with a template and then I'll work on changing it to meet the site's needs. So please bear with me as I finally turn HeartBeat Children's Music into a real website.
Janet
I'm going to use XSitePro to design the site. I'll start with a template and then I'll work on changing it to meet the site's needs. So please bear with me as I finally turn HeartBeat Children's Music into a real website.
Janet
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