Posted on December 29th, 2010Web developers have made great strides over the past few years. They have created many programs that make it much easier to build websites, web applications, scripts and program for the Internet. Software currently available is jam packed with features for all sorts of functions. One program that collects all information is the control panel. This is the brain of all web hosting for activities.
Yahoo has many functions such as a search engine, marketplace for products and services, music websites, images sharing and instant messaging/social networking features.
The Yahoo Marketplace is a great way to reach millions of customers. Yahoo offers a comprehensive Sitebuilder program to help you target consumers within the marketplace and beyond. Within the Sitebuilder program is a control panel which allows you to manage all features in your site.
There are specific steps to help you use the control panel including:
- Open
- Access the control panel
- Sign in
- Use the control panel
- Submit your URL
The first step is to open and run the Sitebuilder application. If you do not have a copy of the program, there are free versions available across the Internet or that can be downloaded directly from Yahoo. Once the program is open, access the web hosting control panel by selecting “Tools” and then “Web Hosting Control Panel.”
Next, sign in with your Yahoo web hosting username and password. Once entered, click “Okay” to log in. Within the control panel there are several options such as “Home”, “Email”, “Create and Update” and “Manage.” The “Home” tab displays daily traffic and subsequent reports.
The “Email” tab allows for the creation, modification and deletion of email addresses. The “Create and Update” tab allows you to add important website tools. Finally, the “Manage” tab allows you to create or remove files from the server as well as password protect various aspects of your website.
To submit your URL to major search engines simply click the “Promote” tab. Also, you can send out an email announcing your website launch and create a Yahoo local listing. If you have any questions, the “Help” tab is available to answer all of your questions.
Yahoo Sitebuilder is a terrific program for building and promoting websites. The control panel provided with Sitebuilder is top-notch for managing your website. More control panel developers should utilize this program as a model to create better software.