Posted by SamIam_CA on 6/1/06 11:36pm
Msg #123567

Kind of OT: website technical advice needed

A friend of mine has a business hosting websites and was kind enough to not only help me design my site but to host it as well. Things have changed a little in our friendship and I'm uncomfortable letting my friend keep hosting my site.

Is there anyway to change service providers without losing the design and contents of my website? How does one go about switching companies? Other than printing docs and posting here I am completely computer illiterate!

Reply by Drakester_IA on 6/1/06 11:39pm
Msg #123568

yes there is. If you want to email me I will help you out.
[e-mail address]

Reply by Drakester_IA on 6/1/06 11:51pm
Msg #123573

oooops sorry [e-mail address] I've been typing to much today lol,

Reply by KBLedgard_CA on 6/2/06 12:57am
Msg #123582

Sam, give me a call and I'll help you out. Kyle

Reply by PAW on 6/2/06 7:27am
Msg #123599

Sam,

I have helped many folks, some are even notaries, move their website from one provider to another. Also showed them how to actually maintain their websites themselves even if they have a hard time spelling komputter.

If you wish, you can email me and we can discuss it. (See profile for email and website address.)

Reply by MelissaCT on 6/2/06 9:03am
Msg #123613

Sam, You can check your ISP to see if hosting is available. I actually kept my dial-up ISP for just that reason ($5.95/mo) -- can't beat it with a stick!! It's actually not very difficult to save your pages of your site & transfer them to another provider or to update them yourself, htmlgoodies.com is a great resource for all things web-page related. The primers & tutorials are very well written & explain things in detail. PAW is also a wiz at these things, too, so you're in good hands, judging from the help offered in previous responses to your post.

Reply by SamIam_CA on 6/2/06 10:02am
Msg #123628

Thanks everyone. I'm going to take advantage of Kyle since he is here in San Diego - but I really appreciate ALL of your kind offers of advice and help