Struggling...


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Paula

Posted: 9/14/2012
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Hi, I'm a 'raw' beginner at website building - I purchased a domain name from go daddy, and hosting from hostgator - then built a website in Artisteer.

That was all simple enough - but now I am struggling to tie it all together. I have tried uploading my files directly to hostgator file manager, uploading with filezilla, and using the publish button in Artisteer. But nothing I am doing has produced an online site.

I've watched a ton on tutorials and read the manual etc. But its still not making sense. I've asked for assistance from all of the service I am using but the answers I get seem to assume a level of experience.

Can anyone offer any suggestions that could help me move forward from this point to actually 'create' a website?
 
D2

Posted: 9/15/2012
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Whatever FTP program you use, make sure you're uploading all the files in your "exported Artisteer folder" to the "www" directory of your webhost.

I use WS FTP, it has 2 sides, one is for local files, the other for remote. When I log in, I log into the /www folder, and when I want to upload I select the files in the local folder and upload. Do not upload the folder to the www directory, or people who visit won't see the site unless they go to www.yoursite.com/youruploadedfolder.

Example: http://www.d2-designs.net
Verses : http://www.d2-designs.net/artisteerfolder

So upload the local files to the /www directory then call your site from a browser. All should be ok then.

What is your domain name?


 
D2

Posted: 9/15/2012
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Here's a screen shot for you to look at too:

http://www.d2-designs.net/FTPexample.png