Starting Your Web Optimization Efforts By Setting Up Ftp Account | Net Internet Hosting Fan
Although many search engine optimization experts would like you to believe that setting up a website and designing it to please the search engines is rocket science, in reality it can be very simple to get started. Everyone starts somewhere, and usually that somewhere is experimenting with uploading content to their site.
Website owners use a variety of methods to upload content to their sites, ranging from simple to complex, however the most commonly used method is FTP.
Installing Your FTP
Once you have your domain name and hosting account set up, youll need to setup your FTP (File Transfer Protocol) account. Your FTP account will let you upload content to your website with ease by using file directory located on your hard drive. If you do not yet have a hosting plan, youll need to get one and make sure it comes with Fantastico, which will let you setup WordPress quickly and easily. Once you have set up WordPress youll need your FTP software. Most people use FileZilla since it is free and effective. After youve downloaded the FTP client, youll need to configure the FTP client accordingly to make sure all of the settings are correct. After youve used it once all of the passwords and settings will be saved.
Setting Up Your FTP Account in WordPress
Once the FTP software is setup, simply go to your hosting account and look for the option that says create and FTP account. If you have not used the account yet then leave the directory information blank and fill in the username, password and other basic information. Set the quota to unlimited, and then click enter to complete the setup. After the setup is complete your login information will be presenting to you, at which time you should copy and paste this information into a document and save it for later reference.
SEO with FileZilla
Open Filezilla and then click on Site manager, then login to the site manager module using the information you saved to a document earlier. Enter Host as the FTP server, then set the logon type to normal, and enter your user name and password. Pick a name for the account that you can remember, and save all of this info to the same document. After you click on connect youll see four quadrants in the interface. Computer files, computer Folders, server files and server folders. These will bee the four main functions youll use. Here is where you will store your websites themes and other info.
To begin installing a theme, click on the quadrant in the top right called remote site, then scroll to where it says public html. Click to open the folder and then scroll down to public html, then click WP content, and then themes. The are under the server folders is where your server files are located. The default theme will be installed, but you will want to install the special theme you have downloaded by dragging and dropping it into the same area. Finally, activate your theme and you have begun building your website. Your search engine optimization campaign has begun.
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