Once you have completed your website, you need to upload it to a server that will make it accesible to people surfing the internet.

Firstly you need to purchase a domain name. A domain name is a unique name that functions as your website address and allows people to find your website when they enter your domain name into their internet browser. There are many factors that one must consider when selecting a suitable domain name. Once you have done your research and decided on a suitable domain name, you then purchase it from an online domain registrar. Click here to read more about the factors to consider when purchasing a domain name.

The next step is to rent a space on a server that is connected to the internet and is accesible to people surfing the net. The space that you rent on a server is refered to as hosting. In order to host your site, you need to find a suitable hosting company and pay them a monthly fee to host your website. Once you have secured a hosting account, your domain name record needs to be updated so it resolves to your servers ip adrdress. Click here to read more about web hosting.

Once you have secured a hosting account, you need to upload your website to server. To acheive this, you need to transfer the files and folders from your computer to the hosting server using a file transfer protocol (ftp) program. You can purchase an ftp program from a company on the internet and then download it to your computer. There are also a number of free ftp programs available. Here is a list of some free FTP programs:

FTP Surfer
FTP Commander
BitTorrent
AceFTP