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Apartment, Villa or Mansion ?
You need to decide what kind of residence suits you most. Rented apartment
is obviously the most inexpensive solution, specially if you are not sure
where to drop anchor. On the disadvantage side - you do not have permanent
address and in the anonymous world of Internet people may not take you
seriously.
Many people on the Web have an address something like www.server.com/~fredflintstone
or www.server.com/bedrock/~barneyrubble. What you have is a section of
the server, but your section does not have its own identity or IP number.
Do not worry, I shall explain IP number in a while. When someone comes
to see your site, they put in "www.server.com" first. That is the address
that carries the IP number. You are found after the IP address is used
to find the server. Your portion of the server is denoted through a tilde
(~, pronounced "Till-day") or through the use of /sub-directory/after/sub-directory.
Much like 205 Nehru House where the address is Nehru House where you occupy
apartment no 5 on second floor.
By the way -- a tilde (~) is a computer command that means, "There is
only one directory in this entire server titled fredflintstone -- find
it!"
May be I want an apartment to start
with...
There are many places in the Net where you can construct
your own home page. You need not be a computer/Internet expert - the hosts
offer excellent tool-packages that make the job of home page creation
simple. What's more all these are free - yes including the server space
! Please check the Free Home Page section for a list of such hosts.
I want my own villa
If you are serious about e-commerce, you should better
look for a permanent place in the Net. Remember, this is going to be your
business premises and considerable money will be spent in promoting your
business (with this address). Any change of address later means not only
waste of money and time but also creating confusion as your old address
is certain to remain in old telephone directories (search engines) and
address books of your customers (bookmark).
In the anonymous world of Internet, a permanent place also means more
credibility - something extremely important for any business transaction.
What you need is a domain to start with. Please see next section
on domain
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