Hi Bruce
Thankyou for that.
I'll sort that out in the next couple of hours.
cheers
Alan.

Hi Bruce,
thanks for the last.

I’ll just clarify a few things from your last posting.

*If you have not picked or played with any page development tools don't worry.*Reply. I’m a complete novice.

*I expect we need to do a bit of branding as well as you have probably not started to developed theme for your page.*Reply. Done nothing on this topic yet.

Question re ‘entry level business plan’?

If I go to the yahoo small business web page it gives me three options
Get Online
Sell Online
Market Online.

‘Get Online’ Web hosting package give me three options.
a	starter
b	standard
c	professional. 

Do you mean the starter package? 

Re sending you my draft material. I’ll clean that up today, and send that to the email address on your web page because the file is quite large.

With regards to your strategy a bit thumbs up to that.

thanking you

Alan

Hi Bruce
A few questions on what you have written so far that I am not 100% clear about. I think I know the answers to some of my questions, but I hate assuming.

Of utmost importance to the purchase of a service is the ISP’s connection to the registrar((?)

These can be different entities. Your ISP must provide as part of your “control panel” (?)something called “domain services”. (?) You must be able to get at your domain to adjust DNS(?) configuration or move to a different
DNS host or transfer your domain name. If this is left to email sessions to third party registrars, I would take a second look at the provider. If on the other hand the provider gives you a custom front end((?????) to control your domain as part of the “control panel tool set” then great…you are in control! As long as your account with the ISP is maintained you can have personal control of the domain through your panel.

Thanking you

Alan

Hi Bruce
To some meat on the bone so to speak here are some details.
1 At present I have my broadband account with talktalk and I wish to
stay with them for now.

2 I have registered my domain name with yahoo.
http://www.hand-cut-dovetails.com.

3 I have viewed their very clear preview of some packages available and I’m impressed.

In the early stages this is what I want to display on the web.

I will call it project 1

‘A step by step guide on how to make a through dovetail joint in wood
using hand methods’
I will explain a little here.
To achieve that I will probably cover.
a My blade profile for marking out.
b My blade profiles for marking out the dovetails.
c The templates that I have designed to allows you to mark
out the joints ‘by hand’ using a knife.
d other bits and pieces required

Now, I have nearly completed my first draft. It has been compiled in Microsoft word with images of the models I have made in sketchup imported as jpgs.

I will want to convert this into a pdf document so it is readable across all platforms (said he hopefully) and I would like people to be able to download this document from my site. I may use software to imbed some of my models in 3d.

I would also like people to be able to actually download the sketchup models for the above stuff.

Project 2
I will then explain in detail how I made a lapped dovetail joint using
hand methods.

Format as per project 1.

If my web site appears popular, I will then want to charge for the next project, so I will need facilities for that as well.

Is this possible with the Yahoo software?

Just for your info I’ll not be able to spend much time on this project starting Monday probably for the next fortnight, because of other full time commitments. However, I will be popping in every day to view any postings on this thread.

thanks again,

Alan

Hi Modelhead
Really enjoying this thread. I'm right at the beginning of building a web page, paid a very small amount for the first year, and the instructions are as clear as mud.

I think I'm going to move.

Thanks very much for your time its greatly appreciated.
Alan

Greetings Modelhead,
Great to see you here. Hope you had another great day at work.
cheers
Alan

Congratulations to your wife. I should imagine that she has worked for years and years providing a service of excellence.
Certain people in life go that extra yard, sometimes that extra mile.
Put in those extra hours. That extra effort that just come naturally to them. It's inbuilt.
Special people.

You are obviously married to one.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR WIFE.

Alan

Good on her. Great to see here bouncing back.
Alan

Hi guys,
I think Ross has brought me back to earth. Great points.
cheers
Alan.

I think that with a brain like that she should be suitable for a senior management post.

And what's your ambition Miss

I want to be the next president of the 'Now where am I'.
Alan

Hi Rob,
Since I read the book, Calm at Work by Paul Wilson, maybe a couple of days a year I suffer form lack of motivation.
Best 'self help book' I have every read.

I have met many inspirational people in my life. My grandmother was probably my first, followed by my mother and now my wife. There are many others all of whom on occasions I think about. Mark and Tim, amazingly calm and highly motivated of individuals. They were my mental visions that I would 'try to be' after first reading that book.

The Calm at work title does not do the book justice. Its about life, how to stay motivated doing the less interesting jobs, and 1000's of other goods bits of advise.

Best bit of advise. Buy the book, lock yourself away for a few days, it took me three days to read it from front to back. Bought it at the age of 48. Wish I had it from a very early age.

cheers
Alan.

Hi birthday Eric,
Just reached 40 eh.
Have a good one
Alan.

Hi Joe
cannot find John Boddies (correct spelling) from Boroughbridge, UK on the web.

Correct name for the other firm I mentioned is
Whitmore, found at
http://www.whitmores.co.uk

fellow woodman
Alan

Hi Joe,
Now that you mentioned that your client wanted oak I can answer that question.

Obtaining oak in this country is not that easy. I purchased mine from Whitemore Timber in Leicestershire, England. It was purchased in rough sawn boards. If you supplied your requirements they would cut to size. I have bought from them years ago and I was not too impressed with some of the quartersawn oak they delivered.

A firm called Boddys(not sure about the spelling, I'm find the correct details and post soonest, is one of the best firms in the UK that I am aware of that deals with quality timber. Not used them myself through. Looking at the publicity in magazines they supply in various thickness. None of it is 'off the shelf-cut to size'

I'll get back to you with details of Boddys

fellow wood man
Alan

Hi Joe
If you have no luck with the above site, leave a message to reach me by am 26th June and I'll check out my local store and reply by tomorrow evening.

Cheers

Alan

Edson,
I have asked Modelhead this question in the web building thread we are both in. He plans to do a teach on that.
Cheers
Alan

Nice one Maggy
Alan

Hi Eric
A book 'I can make you thin' by Paul McKenna worked for me.
For me it was 'all in the mind'
From a slim, trim fit (now hang on a minute I'm getting carried away)
cheers.
Alan

Welcome Joe
love the images
cheers
Alan