This page explains the steps involved in building a web site and then helps you with the e-commerce homework assignment.
Step 1: Load the homework instructions.
PLEASE look at the homework instructions and keep them in mind as you watch the following videos. In case there are any conflicts with information in the videos, the homework instructions rule.
Step 2: Watch videos and do homework.
Optionally, load the scripts for all five videos.
First Video: Get your own domain name and web hosting account.
Your business needs a name of the internet.
You can search for available domain names at domain name registrars and web hosts.
The domain name in this course is dombsb.com
Your website is located at https://www.dombsb.com/group99
See how to register domain names and obtain hosting resources for you site.
You do not need to license a domain name or sign up for web hosting. I have already done this for us.
Video 1: http://millerjw.com/dom/mgmt607/week4/DomainsAndHosting/DomainsAndHosting.mp4 (5 minutes, 18 seconds)
You do not need to license a domain name or sign up for web hosting. I have already done this for us.
Second Video: Access and Update your site.
Select an internet development tool (Dreamweaver)
Provide site access information to the development tool
FTP = File Transfer Protocol
Your id points to a specific directory
your id is group99@dombsb.com
your password is group99* That password has 8 characters. The 8th character is in asterisk or Shift+8 on a laptop keyboard
Your instructions in the homework ask you to create a homepage from scratch using a Dreamweaver template.
Video 2:http://millerjw.com/dom/mgmt607/week4/ConnectDominicanMachineAndHostServer/ConnectDominicanMachineAndHostServer.mp4 (2 minutes, 45 seconds)
In case the video went by too quickly, here is a document to help you define your site in Dreamweaver. Remember that in this class the userid is group99@dombsb.com and the password is group99* (That is group99 followed immediately by shift+8.)
Third Video: Build Home Page
Build your homepage using Dreamweaver
Start Dreamweaver
Use the Site you defined previously.
Create your homepage using one of the Dreamweaver templates (File/New - select HTML and then select one of the templates).
Modify the template Dreamweaver gives you
Save it as yourname.html
Upload it to your site.
Check your work at www.dombsb.com
Video 3: http://millerjw.com/dom/mgmt607/week4/BuildHomePage/BuildHomePage.mp4 (4 minutes, 46 seconds)
Fourth Video: Build About Page
Use the same process you used for the home page
Use file name "yournameabout.html".
Video 4: http://millerjw.com/dom/mgmt607/week4/BuildAboutPage/BuildAboutPage.mp4 (1 minute, 8 seconds)
Fifth and Final Video: Link Home and About Pages together
Update the sidebar (menu) on the About Page
Create the links on the About Page
Update the sidebar(menu) on the Home Page
Create the links on the Home Page
Upload the Home and About Pages to your web site
Test your changes using a browser.
Video 5: http://millerjw.com/dom/mgmt607/week4/LinkHomeAndAboutPages/LinkHomeAndAboutPages.mp4 (4 minutes)