i used dreamweaver to create my site, i have my hosting companys password etc for the ftp, i downloaded a trial version of ipswitch WS_FTP home, but now i dont seem to be able to get it on the web. can anyone help me step by step through this process. Thank you

For starters dream weaver itself has an FTP protocol built in.

Go to the manage sites and create a ftp access. Make sure in the host directory, you have the correct host address for access and that your login is correct. Also it's important that when you do this that you copy your site to the new site folder so that you can simply upload the entire site in one shot. Dreamweaver is capable of synchronizing with the web host, which will allow for real time editing of the files. If you still can't get it I am more the willing to help you navigate through this. Just send me a message if this doesn't work. Also smart ftp is a good one but dreamweaver is the absolute best for this.

last but not least test the settings with the "test button"

Also if your web host just plain sucks

try one of the following

http://ipowerwebs.com

http://hostmonster.com

I can recommend I power due to it's excellent resources free turtorials and the free technical support. 3000gig bandwidth

300g storage free domain not bad for a 7.95 months plan

I don't know anything about proper websites, sorry.

But a good FREE website, where you can create your site and post it (limited tools =/ ) www.piczo.com

Also, your site name would be for example:

www.SITENAME.piczo.com