Transcript Personal Web Pages for Non-Geeks Demystify the process of creating a web site.

Personal Web Pages for Non-Geeks
Demystify the process of
creating a web site
Why a personal web page?
• To promote your career
– Having a web page shows you’re “with it”
– Provides assurance that you can keep up with
the times
• Provides a way to market yourself
– Prospective employers can get a
glimpse of who you are
• Before calling you
• Following an interview
Why a personal web page?
• Augment your formal resume
– Expand on professional activities
– Show who you are outside work
• Just for fun
– Share photos and events with family &
friends
– Share your space to support others
What should be on a page?
• Examples
– http://www.scottkane.com/
– http://members.aol.com/beilers/
– http://www.jreilers.org/
– http://www.eilers.org/
Basics
• You will need
– A service to host you page
• Many ISPs (Internet Service Provider) offer hosting
– AOL
– ATTBI used to; bet Comcast does also
– If you use a small provider, check with them
• Independent hosting services
– More about these later
Basics
• You will need
– A means to develop/edit your page
• Some providers offer templates
• Some offer development tools
• There are development tools available
elsewhere, some free on the WWW others
for sale on the web or in stores
– Tools range from simple to very sophisticated
Basics
• You will need
– A means to upload your page from your
home/office PC to your host
• If using ISP templates, this may be automatic
• If not automatic, it may just require a mouse click
• Some upload tools might require a setup for first use
Getting Started
• Select a method that fits you
– We will examine two options
• Hosting service with cookie-cutter
templates
• “Free” web hosting
– There are +/- for each
• You get what you pay for
Method #1
• A “No-Brainer”, but with a price
A No-Brainer
• Gray Hair Management page
– http://www.grayhairmanagement.com/
• $250.00 – one-time charge
• Page templates provided
• Includes two-year domain registration
(www.scottkane.com)
– Domain registrar will bill for renewal
– Domain fees are currently about $10 a year
Some Notes on Domains
– scottkane.com/
• Scott’s domain is his first and last name
– eilers.org/
• Domains are first come/ first served
• My nephew Aaron beat me the punch
– jreilers.org/
• I found that my two initials + last name was
available
– members.aol.com/beilers/
• Brother Bruce doesn’t have his own domain
Some Notes on Domains
– How do you know if a domain name is
available?
• http://www.checkdomain.com
Domain Cautions
• Owning a domain may raise some
privacy issues
– It is possible to search for a domain’s
owner
• May learn name, address, phone, email
– May yield some email SPAM
– Personally, I have not found this
burdensome
• But I’m rather tolerant
Method #2
• “Free” web page
– Nothing is “completely” free
– Free pages are supported by the hosts
selling advertising
Free Web Page
• http://www.geocities.com/jameseilers/
– http://geocities.yahoo.com/
Follow this link to create a website
that costs you nothing
You must register
before you can
create your site
Fill out the forms as
required
The Yahoo Page Wizards will
guide you through building
your web page
Let’s try it!
Is there a volunteer?
Editing your page
One method of editing is to
use the same Page Wizards
with which we built the page
Choose a Page Wizard
Select “Edit existing page”
Choose your page from the
pull down list
Editing your page
• The Wizard will lead you through the
same steps used to create the page.
Editing your page
• Ready to graduate from the Wizard?
– Small caution
• If you step up, you may not return to the
Wizard for editing
When you’re ready for the next
level, you can customize your
page with Yahoo PageBuilder
Editing Your Page
• If there is interest from the group we
will have a second session covering
PageBuilder and other more
advanced editing tools.
Questions/Comments?
James R. Eilers, CPIM
740 South Ardmore
Villa Park, IL 60181
630/833-6664
[email protected]
http://jreilers.org