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Host Your Website And Get
The Digital Photo Toolkit For Free!

"What is web site hosting and why is it important?"

Good question!

Web site hosting is something all of us need if we have a website. It's basically where your website will 'live' or be hosted. You need somewhere to host your website/s, just like you need somewhere to purchase a domain name.

Let's say you're at home working on a page of your website using a tool such as Dreamweaver, Microsoft Frontpage, or RapidWeaver (if you've got a Mac like me).

Once your page is complete, you'll need to upload, or FTP, your new web page to your host. This page will then be live on the Internet, where everyone can see it...

Fortunately, there's an abundance of web hosting choices out there. For example, a web host called DreamHost has been around for ten years, (which should inspire confidence about trusting them).

DreamHost will cost you about $7.95 per month and has a 3 month money back guarantee. (By the way, BlueHost has a similar fee structure, and is what I personally use and host my websites with).

Now there's things you need to know about a webhost and things you don't need to know. (At least, this early in the game). What you DO need to know is that your webhost has a good support system in place...

That simply means that when you contact support, that they will answer your questions, help you out, and do it as quick as possible. It's even better if they have real-time online contact. Why? Because when you're starting out, you will have LOTS of questions you need answers for...

On the other hand, some of the stuff you most likely won't need to know just yet will be stuff with funny names like WebDAV, Sub-Directories, Cron Jobs, MediaStreaming and so on. Don't worry, that stuff is in there for good reason, but just focus on what's important first.

In my experience you will need to swim around (look at) your web host for quite a while to get a feel of how 'easy' it is for you to find the information you need.

Tip: Some hosts have a "wiki" or online hosting manual that will help you find everything you should need. It's really a knowledge base, and believe me, it'll be something that you'll find to be very helpful. (Good news - DreamHost does).

Anyway, you may be wondering about the free offer...


OK. So, you might know about my Digital Photo Toolkit... If you don't, have a look here: selling photos solutions

This ebook shows photographers how to effectively use Internet Marketing techniques to 'wide-angle' their online reach. Simply put, you don't need to just take photos to be successful... In fact, you should (and can) be doing lots more than that(!)

In The Digital Photo Toolkit you'll learn all about info-products, e-goods, e-products and other methods to help you pocket more cash, sell more photos, build your 'photo business' and free up your valuable 'creative time'...

The Digital Photo Toolkit is priced at $47.95. However it's yours FREE when you sign up for web hosting with DreamHost...

Plus, you get a 'healthy' discount...

If you sign up to DreamHost for one year, you get $10 off the price, 2 years $20, 3 years $30, 5 years $40 and 10 years $70.

Great, but how do I sign up to DreamHost?

It's easy. Just click here

URL: http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?351427

By the way, I may pull this great offer anytime, so I urge you to act now.

You'll need to use a special code to get the discount above AND the Digital Photo Toolkit. This is the code you'll need: DPT_SPECIAL

IMPORTANT: You will need to enter the promo code (DPT_SPECIAL) in the appropriate field on the sign-up page. The discount amount will be displayed on the (2nd) payment page during the sign up process. Make sure you enter this promo code correctly... that will give you your discount and make sure that I know who to give my Digital Photo Toolkit to!


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