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General Info & Getting Started Page

Welcome to MC WebWerks.com! We are glad to have you, and we will work to keep you.

Congratulations on signing up for a web hosting account with us.

Step 1: Determine Your Needs

Getting started with your web hosting account is not complicated. The first step is determine what you need to do.

• Do you already have a web site or are you starting from scratch?
  If you're starting from scratch, go to step 2 below.
• Do you need to transfer your web site from a previous host?
  If so, HostGator can help you with that.
  Simply fill out the form at: http://mcwebwerks.com/transfer.php.
  Once the transfer process is completed, proceed to step 2.

Step 2: Change Your DNS

In order to get your web site working, you must change your name servers. This is an easy, but necessary step you must follow to get started.

• If you registered your domain name with MC WebWerks during signup, we have taken care of this step for you.
• If you have registered your domain name with another company (i. e. GoDaddy, NameCheap, etc.), you must follow the steps outlined on this video for the company you are registerd with:   http://tutorials.mcwebwerks.com
  

Once your DNS changes have been made, it takes roughly 24-48 hours for your web site to start resolving to HostGator's servers. To avoid downtime during the move, please read our moving page. If it takes longer than two days for your web site to start working, please contact our support team.

Step 3: Uploading Your Web Site

You can begin uploading to your account now by using an FTP Client or cPanel's File Manager.

• If you are using an FTP client, put in your site's IP address under the "FTP address" field. Use the username and password sent to you in your welcome email. FTP always runs on Port 21.
• Once your FTP is connected, go into the "public_html" folder and begin uploading your site. To replace the default place holder page, you must upload an index.html in all lowercase lettering or delete the page and replace it with your own index page.
• Please note that by default, you do not have an email address setup with HostGator. You will need to configure this yourself in cPanel (link below).

Step 4: Note These Useful Links

"Before propagation" as it is defined below is the point between when you sign up and when the changes to your name servers take effect (usually about 24 hours after you change your name servers).

• "After propagation" is once your site is up and running normally.
• During propagation you should use the "Before propagation" format.

Be sure to replace the information in red with the information from your welcome email.

Step 5: Get More From Your Hosting Account

Now that you have a hosting account with MC WebWerks, you have a lot of choices of options:

• Refer your friends to MC WebWerks and get paid for it with our Hosting Affiliate Program.

Step 6: Get Help