FAQ:

► What does it mean to host a domain? How can I create my website and get it online?

To set up a website, there are three steps you will need to take:

Get Your Domain Name

A domain name is a name you want to call your website. For example, the domain name of the website you're reading now is “goldpuma.com”. To get a domain name, you have to pay an annual fee to a registrar for the right to use that name.

Choose a Web Host and Sign Up For an Account

A web hosting service provides you with online space. This enables you to get your web pages online at your registered domain name.

Design Your Web Pages and Get Them Online

There are three ways to create and get your website online:

1- Easy-To-Use Site Builder helps you build your web pages without difficulty, even if you are not skilled in using any website creating software. Our web builder is a WYSIWYG program (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get). This means that the finished page will display exactly the way it was designed.

2- You can create the pages offline with your favorite program (DreamWeaver, FrontPage, etc), and then upload them to your web host. This is another easy way to get your website online.

3- Frontpage Extensions allow you to publish your site directly from the FrontPage application. This means that you will not have to upload files through FTP, or another method. Microsoft FrontPage is a popular WYSIWYG HTML editor and web site administration tool from Microsoft.


► What do “Hosting Space” and “Site Bandwidth” mean?

Web hosting space is the amount of room that the web host provides to store your HTML, graphic, video/audio and other files. This figure is most commonly stated in gigabytes.
Bandwidth (or data transfer) refers to the amount of data that is accessed by your visitors. Web hosts define bandwidth as the total amount of data access from your server over a month’s time. This figure is most commonly expressed in gigabytes.
A good web host will allow you to upgrade to a beefier plan, as needed.


► What is the difference between Linux & Windows web hosting plans? Which is right for me?

All websites currently run on either a Windows web server or a Linux-based server. The vast majority of websites run on a Linux-based platform as Linux has a strong reputation for security and web server performance. With standard (static) HTML-based websites, the web hosting platform doesn't make much difference. However it does make a difference when the website uses a dynamic scripting technology such as ASP (A Microsoft based technology), or PHP / PERL (Linux based technologies).
One of the biggest misconceptions is that you have to select the same operating system for your hosting account that you use on your own computer. This is simply not true. In other words, you can select Linux for your hosting account if you currently use Windows or Mac operating systems on your own computer.
Basically, unless your website uses ASP (pages ending in the .asp extension), Windows hosting is not recommended.