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Overview

The best way to learn which YouStart services are best suited for your web site needs, is to first understand each of the components offered by a web hosting provider.

Domain Names The name by which your website is accessed. There are many different extensions (also known as Top Level Domains or TLD’s) available. Although .com is the most recognizable domain extension, you may find more available name choices in other TLD’s. YouStart gives you instant access to the official domain registries, so you can instantly lock in any available name you wish.

Storage The amount of space you are given to house the web pages, photos, graphics and other files such as music or video that you will offer on your website. It is measured in “bytes”; each one is equivalent to about 1 text character. YouStart includes up to 20 gigabytes (20 billion bytes) of storage in its hosting plans.

Bandwidth The amount of data you can transfer via your website to visitors’ web browsers. A recent survey found the average web page was 130,000 bytes (130 kilobytes or kB). Bandwidth is usually packaged by web hosts in gigabytes (GB) each equaling 1 billion bytes. YouStart includes up to 200GB of bandwidth in its hosting plans.

Email Accounts Hosting plans allow you to set up individual mailboxes, each with their own name and login and features like “distribution lists” which allow emails sent to one address like sales@yourdomain.com to be automatically copied to many addresses at once. YouStart hosting plans include up to 200 Email Accounts, or you can add our Email Pro service to any domain name.

Databases A database enables your web visitors to search large lists of information and return results based on their query. For instance, a web store can put a list of all the items they sell in a database. A record collector can use a database to search their library by title or artist. YouStart includes up to 50 MySQL Databases in its hosting plans.

Web Site Creator Perfect for the web site design novice. Build, edit and upload your web site using a selection of professionally-designed templates and our online wizard. No software to install; you create and manage your site right in your browser window, with each step clearly explained as you go. Just select a template, add your text and photos, and you’re done!

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Web Hosting - Know how to build your own web site, or have a designer to do it for you? With a variety of affordable web hosting plans and a choice of storage space and bandwidth offerings, YouStart’s hosting packages give you reliable connections and fast transfers, even for the largest graphics and music files.

To get your website online, you – or someone in your organization 0 will need to know HTML, the language in which web pages are written, and how to upload files to web servers using FTP. There are many software tools you can buy that can help such as HomeSite®, Dreamweaver®, CoffeeCup® and FrontPage®.

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Web Site Creator - Don’t know HTML? No time to learn web design software? No problem! You Start’s Web Site Creator lets you build a hosted site from your choice of up to 200 professionally designed web site templates designed around themes like Cars, Health, Travel, Sports, Entertainment, Non-Profit Organizations, Computers, Restaurants, Personal Homepages and many more.

YouStart’s step-by-step wizard walks you through picking your template and choosing your graphics, menus, text blocks, fonts and other features. You simply type in your text, and add any photos or files you wish to share. Extras like a guest book, counter, online polls and integrated 500-item web store are included. Click “Publish” and your web site is instantly online.

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Packages

Ready to get started? YouStart gives you exceptional value with easy-to-buy packages that have everything you need to from your domain name and personalized email to plenty of storage space and bandwidth for your website.