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Photo editing software can be ridiculously expensive and oftentimes intimidating for folks who are new to the web. However, as the web is a visual medium, the true key to capturing and engaging your audience is an aesthetically appealing website. So, if you’re not a graphic designer, an illustrator or a photographer — what do you do to make a visually appealing website? And how do you make the images you do find …

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[19 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 679 views]

FTP stands for “File Transfer Protocol.” If your eyes are already glazing over, we don’t blame you. So here’s the logical definition:
Think of your home computer as a filing cabinet that only you have access to, and your hosting company’s web server as a filing cabinet that EVERYONE has access to.
FTP is the safe and secure way that you transfer files between those two cabinets.
WHY DO I HAVE TO FTP?
While, technically, you could host your own website from your own home, it’s generally not secure enough, fast enough …