
For the beginner, creating a new website might be a complex task. I have designed this easy Getting Started tutorial to take away the guess work from setting up your website and email accounts, Follow these five steps and you will be on your way to having your email account setup and running...
STEP 1: CHOOSE A DOMAIN NAME
If you have already chosen a domain name, or already own a domain name, please proceed to step 2. If you do not have a domain name, how do you choose one? Choose a name that reflects the content and purpose of your business or personal needs. Try to keep it short and simple. Click here to search and register your new domain0.
STEP 2: SIGN UP WEB HOSTING
Signing up is Easy... Our step-by-step sign up process will have you online in no time. If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to contact us.
STEP 3: CHANGE DNS SERVERS
It is very important that you do not skip this step. You will not be able to use any of our server applications and email services, unless your DNS servers are correct. Even if you have a good general knowledge of the DNS system, we highly suggest reading our DNS tutorial as you may learn something you did not know.
If we registered a NEW domain name for you when you signed up with Web Hosting Zero, we have already setup your DNS correctly. You can proceed to Step 4.
If you already own a domain name, or are moving from another web host, you will have to change your DNS so your domain name will point to our servers. Please visit our DNS tutorial on how to change your DNS.
When will my domain begin working? New domains begin working 24-72 hours after initial registration. DNS changes to existing registered domains can take up to 24-72 hours after the DNS change has taken place. Therefore it may take up to 3 days before your email services at Web Hosting Zero begins working.
STEP 4: NEW ACCOUNT INFO LETTER
Within 24 hours of signing up with Web Hosting Zero, we send you a New Account Letter. This letter contains all the information on how to use our services successfully. We strongly recommend reading this letter in full detail, as it discusses how to setup email accounts, what your control panel access username and passwords and DNS settings.
By reading your new account letter and this web page we hope to make your email hosting experience simple and successful. DO NOT DELETE this letter, as you may need to refer to this letter in the future.
STEP 5: SETUP EMAIL ACCOUNTS
The first step in setting up your email accounts, is to setup/define your email addresses on our mail server. Our simple to use Control Panel allows you to login and setup/manage your hosting account 24 hours a day.
Once you have setup your email accounts on our mail server, it is now time to configure your email client software. We have written various tutorials on how to setup email clients like Outlook, Netscape, Eudora, etc.. Visit the tutorials area to find the tutorial for your specific email client software.
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