| How well do you know the company that
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| | provides a backup copy of your web pages
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| hosts your website? Inthis era of
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| | if your providergoes out of business.
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| dotcom failures, if your host company
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| | 2) Buy your own first level domain ( if
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| goes out ofbusiness, you may be in deep
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| | youhaven't already. It looks much more
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| trouble.
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| | professional than a secondlevel domain,
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| Let's cover the basics first. A
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| | and is an inexpensive investment. Go
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| website is a group of electronic
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| | to: to register your name for less.
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| "files" stored on a special computer
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| | 3) If you already own your domain, and
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| (also called a "server").
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| | had your web designer orhost register it
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| This server is hooked up to the Internet
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| | for you, make sure the domain name is
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| to allow visitors accessto web pages 24
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| | actuallyin your name. We had a client
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| hrs a day/7 days a week.
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| | recently have to change the domainname
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| If you own a "first level" domain name,
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| | they were using, because their former web
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| (example: the web site and its pages are
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| | developerregistered the domain in their
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| yourproperty. But if your host goes
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| | own name! Go to: , type in your domain
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| out of business, shuts down itsservers,
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| | name, then in thenext page click on
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| and the web pages are not retrievable,
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| | "whois record". Your name should be
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| your website isnot just inaccessible,
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| | the firstone listed. The Admin and
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| it's gone! And you no longer have
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| | technical contacts can be your host orweb
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| accessto the email address associated
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| | designers.
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| with your site.
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| | 4) Know your web host company. Like
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| If you use a free service to host your
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| | anything, you get what youpay for with
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| web pages and have a
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| | cheap web hosting. Support will be by
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| "second level" domain name, such as the
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| | phone oremail, and on generally on THEIR
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| hosting company goes out of business, you
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| | schedule. Be aware of what youare
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| are completelyout of business. No
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| | getting.
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| domain and no pages. The domain
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| | Your best bet is to contact for services
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| addressyou've been using (and hopefully
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| | with a web host whoprovides quality
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| advertising!) and the site arecompletely
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| | service at a reasonable price. Protect
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| gone.
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| | yourselffrom the possibility they might
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| Protecting Yourself:
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| | go out of business.
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| 1) You should always retain a copy of all
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| | MIND'S EYE NEWS TIP IN PLAIN ENGLISH:
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| your web pages andimages used. This
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| | Retain a copy of your website and make
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| serves a dual purpose. It not only
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| | sure you own your firstlevel domain
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| provides alevel of safety in the event of
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| | address.
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| a problem with the web server,it also
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