Setting Up an Internet Site for Dummies - Softcover

Jason; Coombs Ted Coombs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568843356 ISBN 13: 9781568843353

Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc, 1996

Synopsis

Despite what you may think, you don't have to be a UNIX wire-head to set up your own Internet site. Whether you're a business person wishing to raise a storefront on the highly trafficked Information Superhighway, an education professional looking to bring the vast resources of the World Wide Web to bear on your school's curriculum, or an aspiring Web publisher with content to serve up, Setting Up An Internet Site For Dummies can show you how. With Internet experts Jason Coombs and Ted Coombs to guide you, you quickly understand the various kinds of Internet sites available, including FTP and Gopher, as well as the phenomenally popular World Wide Web. You find step-by-step, how-to information on selecting and installing server software, registering your domain name, and even incorporating secure transactions for online commerce.

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Review

The authors explain every aspect of developing an online site with the humor typical of the For Dummies series. In just one chapter, they relay the basics of writing your own Web page in HTML code better than many books devoted to the subject. They also discuss software that creates Web pages, but wisely stress the importance of knowing at least basic coding. Even complex topics, such as the use of forms, building a Web site from scratch on your own server, and the ins and outs of conducting actual business on the Web, become comprehensible enough for the average reader. The authors also show you how to find service providers who will do the things you cannot do yourself.

In addition to helping you set up features such as search engines, forms, and automatic mail responders, the authors also suggest content that can add extra functions, entertainment, and even profit to your site. The enclosed CD-ROM contains a variety of software for useful site creation and maintenance. --Elizabeth Lewis

About the Author

David and Rhonda Crowder were selling hypertext systems in the days when you had to explain to people what the word hypertext meant. They have been involved in the online community for over a decade, when David was SysOp for the FidoNet BBS, Taliesin's Dream. netwelcome.com/">NetWelcome sites. LinkFinder holds a four-star rating from NetGuide magazine, and NetWelcome is the recipient of several awards, including NetGuide's Gold Site Award. David founded three Internet mailing lists that are now owned and run by Ziff-Davis. David and Rhonda have coauthored three other computer books. They live with their cats in Miami, Florida. ;

David and Rhonda Crowder were selling hypertext systems in the days when you had to explain to people what the word hypertext meant. They have been involved in the online community for over a decade, when David was SysOp for the FidoNet BBS, Taliesin's Dream. netwelcome.com/">NetWelcome sites. LinkFinder holds a four-star rating from NetGuide magazine, and NetWelcome is the recipient of several awards, including NetGuide's Gold Site Award. David founded three Internet mailing lists that are now owned and run by Ziff-Davis. David and Rhonda have coauthored three other computer books. They live with their cats in Miami, Florida. ;

Jason Coombs (jason@science.org) and Ted Coombs (tedc@science.org) lead an independent research and development laboratory called science. Together, they've cowritten six books about computer technology, including three in the ...For Dummies® series published by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. (< They live and work near the Pacific Ocean in Encinitas, California, where they surf, scuba dive, and ocean kayak with the local dolphins. (And yes, in case you're wondering, they're father and son. Ted Coombs is the father and Jason is the son.)

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Jason Coombs (jason@science.org) and Ted Coombs (tedc@science.org) lead an independent research and development laboratory called science. Together, they've cowritten six books about computer technology, including three in the ...For Dummies® series published by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. (< They live and work near the Pacific Ocean in Encinitas, California, where they surf, scuba dive, and ocean kayak with the local dolphins. (And yes, in case you're wondering, they're father and son. Ted Coombs is the father and Jason is the son.)

Edition details

• Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568843356
• ISBN 13: 9781568843353
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384