Chapter 4. Web Hosting, Design, and Blog Annoyances

If you've ever tried to create your own web page or blog, you know the true meaning of the word "annoyance." Hosting services whose tech support departments treat you like a dolt. Wrestling with the incomprehensible vagaries of HTML. Creating your first blog and trying to figure out why no one can read it.

Yes, getting a web site up and running is a journey to Angst City. But you don't need to be an accidental tourist when you get there, because this chapter is here to help. It covers hosting hassles, domain woes, design and HTML help, and advice on how to get your blog up and running. Whether you're building a web site or already have one, help is on the way.

Looking to buy your own domain, or want to find a good hosting service, but annoyances get in the way? I've got solutions for you. Can't get FrontPage to work with your hosting service? Problem solved. Tired of bad links and poorly written HTML bedeviling your site? Help in many forms is just around the corner. Want to post to your blog, but not via the Web? No problemwe'll look at how to do it via email, or even from your cell phone. Can't figure out how to get past an annoying login screen in Movable Type? You'll find out how. Dig in; there are plenty of web hosting and design annoyances to solve.