Artist Web Sites Archie Warnock warnockawcubed com http

Artist Web Sites Archie Warnock warnock@awcubed. com http: //www. awcubed. com

Summary and Checklist q Get a dialup provider q Get your domain name q Get a hosting service q Design your site q Gather materials q Build your site q Maintain your site IBMA 1999

Get a Dialup Provider 4 Your connection to the Internet 4 Dialup is probably adequate - AOL, MSN, Erol’s, many others 4 If you are doing your own design and maintenance, faster is better 4 Where your email usually winds up 4 Do you need access from the road? IBMA 1999

Get Your Domain Name 4 On the Web: www. yourband. com 4 Email: band@yourband. com 4 How to choose? FMany good names are taken FMemorable FShort FHow about www. desotoband. com? IBMA 1999

Get a Hosting Service 4 Where your web site lives 4 Where your e-mail is handled 4 Not necessarily your dial-up provider 4 Ads in Internet World, other trade journals for Web 2010, Front. Host, . . . 4 $10/month (10 - 50 Mb) to $50/month or more, depending on storage and service requirements - it won’t hurt to start simple IBMA 1999

Design Your Site - Mandatory 4 You should (at least) provide FGeneral Introduction FContact Information FWho’s In The Band FAppearance Calendar 3 with maps from Map. Quest, others FRecordings IBMA 1999

Design Your Site - Advanced Options 4 Digital music & downloads 4 Videos 4 Netcasting 4 Online ordering, with credit cards 4 Online features and specials 4 Personal web sites, other projects 4 Chat rooms, email lists IBMA 1999

Gather Materials 4 Write your copy, or have it written 4 Scan of your recording artwork 4 Graphics design - do your own, or contract it out 4 Don’t be cheap - this is your face to the world IBMA 1999

Build Your Site 4 Good editing tools are not expensive (under $100) 4 Front. Page, Dream. Weaver, Home. Site 4 If you keep your site simple, tools can be simple, too 4 Test, test - make sure everything works 4 Publish to your site IBMA 1999

Maintain Your Site 4 Don’t build a cobweb site 4 Band sites are largely static 4 Only the calendar has to be changed regularly 4 Occasional changes - new recordings, personnel changes, special gigs 4 Keep backups! IBMA 1999