Of course you can buy a package like Dreamweaver or Microsoft’s FrontPage.
Dreamweaver: http://www.macromedia.com
FrontPage: http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/
For basic use all files are saved with extensions .htm or .html this is simply so the web server knows how to interpret these files.
Depending on your web host your main page will be index.html, index.htm or main.html. Usually its index.html, this is standard across most web servers. Of course your web host will tell you which one you need to use.
FTP Program: An FTP program is required so you can upload the files you made with your HTML editor to your web host.
CuteFTP: http://www.cuteftp.com/
WS_FTP: http://www.ipswitch.com/
These are pretty much the standard graphical FTP programs. Of course your Operating system has one included, which is command line. I’ll assume you want to keep this simple so stick with one of the above programs.
In your FTP program you simply make a “new connection” Your webhost will give you the IP address which is in the following format x.x.x.x or a name, ftp.webhost.com. This is how your computer knows who to talk with on the Internet.

You will also get a username and password, which you enter so the server knows who you are and what files to show you.

Merchant Account (ways to accept payment): If you want to make money you’ll need to accept Credit Cards. Most merchant accounts let you accept check and credit cards. If you’re tight on cash you can use a payment system like Paypal, but I recommend that you accept credit cards and checks directly. Accepting payments like Paypal are fine as secondary methods of payments, but don’t use them as your only method.
Why not? Look at any website that’s making real money and you will see they accept credit cards directly. Don’t add the “I’m cheap and don’t make money” image by limiting how you accept payments.
I was very surprised once I started making money how many people still don’t trust online ordering. They either called me and ordered over the phone or sent in an order form.
If you can take phone orders, DO IT you will be surprised how many people want to use this method. This also goes for mail in orders. Mail in orders accomplishes two things.
1. You need to put an address for them to send payment to, which
adds credibility.
2. More people than you think will use this method!
Here are a few places that will let you sell digital goods and let you accept credit cards and online checks (like ebooks and other intangibles).
Clickbank: http://zzz.clickbank.net/r/?adventmicr
2checkout: http://www.2checkout.com/cgi-bin/aff.2c?affid=22014
Alternative Payment Methods.
e-gold: http://www.e-gold.com/e-gold.asp?cid=534253
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