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Protecting Your Privacy

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Many parents wonder whether it is safe to place their children’s photos on the Web; others simply don’t want to share their tales with the world for dread that they may attract unwanted attention. Although here have been some highly publicized cases of children running into distress because of someone they met online, such incidents are rare. I deliberate a child’s photo appearing on a Web page to be roughly equivalent to his or her image appearing in a school yearbook or in a sports team photo in a local newspaper.

Millions of families have made Web sites and delight in sharing their photos and tales. Very than expressing concern about making their tales and photos public on the Web, many families report that they have made new friends and reconnected with ancient ones thanks to their Web sites. Here are some other things you can do to protect your personal information:

• Don’t include your home address or phone number on your Web site.
• Don’t include your work address or phone number.
• Be careful when writing about the era when you won’t be at home, such as the dates you’ll be on vacation.

If you want more control over your site and no ads, a Web site built with the templates included in this blog and hosted on a commercial benefit provider is a fantastic option. With just a small knowledge of a program such as Adobe Dreamweaver, you can customize predesigned Web page templates. The beauty of making your own site design with a program like Dreamweaver is that you can add as much text and as many images as you want, and you can change the design as much or as small as your talent and time allow.

When you use a program such as Dreamweaver (whether you use templates or not), you start and edit your Web pages on your own computer and then transfer them to the server when you’re ready to publish your site to the Web. The transfer administer is simple and the benefit of building the site on your computer first is that you can test your work and experiment with different options before you publish your site on the server and make it available on the Internet.

No matter what option you choose, you can register your own domain name and point it to your Web site. This means you can direct people to your own special Web address, such as www.topweddingsites.com, whether you host your site at AngelFire.com, at www.myevent.com, or on your own server.

Best Practices and Models

A fantastic Web site combines gorgeous images and well-written text in a design that makes it simple to find your way to the most vital information. But if you’re staring at a blank computer screen, making a Web site can seem daunting. To help inspire you, this part presents a few well-calculated or innovative Web sites. So sit back, relax, and get your browser ready to go for a ride — after reading the descriptions of these sites, you may want to see them for yourself.

Wedding sites that inspire

When Jonathon and Joanne chose to get married on a Caribbean island, they knew that making a Web site would make it simpler to coordinate the travel arrangements and accommodations for their guests. On the site, shown in Figure, they posted helpful information, such as the “Things to Bring” part, which includes passports, suntan oil, and snorkel gear.

Jonathon and Joanne’s Web site was made using blogging software, which makes it simple to add updates (even from a tropical island). Studying other people’s wedding sites is a fantastic way to see what you can do with your own site. You’ll find many more wedding sites online at www.topweddingsites.com.