In the last few posts I have discussed he first couple of things that you need for your website. You need a domain name and you need a server(hosting)  to store the files that you need for your website. The next thing you need to know how to do is …

FTP.

What is FTP?

FTP stands for file transfer protocol.

This is the way that you transfer the files that you need for your website from your computer to your server so that your website can be displayed when someone types your URL into their internet browser program (eg Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari).

The process of FTP is done using a special software program. These programs are called FTP programs or FTP software. If you type “FTP program” into the Google search box you will find over 9 million results so let me help you narrow it down a little. An FTP program must be easy to set up and easy to use. If it is inexpensive or free then that is an added bonus!

The program that I have found which is the best free FTP sofware is called Filezilla. When you go to Filezilla you will see a couple of options:

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