"Web Site Management" http://www.aapscot.org/web-site.htm Sunday, April 5, 1998 9:00 am - Noon
1998 AAP Spring Session; Atlanta, GA "Advanced Internet Strategies in Ambulatory Practice"	Stuart T. Weinberg SWeinberg@aapscot.org

Pre-package deals:

• http://www.beansprout.net
• http://www.askyourpediatrician.com
• http://www.salu.net

Building your own web site involves three steps:

Finding a place to put it (web space provider), such as

• Hurricane Electric (http://www.he.net)
  is one of MANY web hosting sites. Featurs to look for: how it's connected to the web 'backbone', support of features, including own domain name, forms, virtual e-mail addresses, JAVA, status reports. Pricing scheme is based on how much disk space is neede, how much traffic is generated.

Creating the web pages, using software such as:

• Microsoft FrontPage
• Adobe Page Mill
• Claris Home Page

Transferring the web page(s) to the web space provider, using FTP (File Transfer Protocol)