Angelfire offers several different packages, however in this tutorial we will be discussing the free package
Sign up for a free Angelfire account to get started on your webpage. Go to
Try Angelfire for FREE and click on the Sign Up link, which will lead you to another sign up page. Hit the Sign Me up! Button and fill in the application form.
On the registration page, you are requested to choose a username for yourself, which will serve as your website address.
Angelfire.com Homepage
Angelfire.com sign up page
Member Registration Form
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Since this tutorial is focusing on building your own web pages, select the option "
Build a web site with Angelfire Webshell" and hit the "
Next" button.
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Angelfire provides you with a simple tool that enables you to organize the pages you wish to create and the files (i.e. pictures, music files, videos, etc.) you wish to upload onto your webpage. This system is called Web Shell.
The Webshell is divided into 3 sections:
1 - File Management area
2 - File Upload area
3 - Transloader area
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This is your main work area. Here you will be able to organize your files, create new pages for your website, select the page you wish to work on and more.
It is divided into 2 parts:
Directories and
Files. Directories are the folders where your files are stored. Files are items that make up your site, like HTML pages, images, music files, etc. A directory can contain many files.
You will see a list of files that belong to your webpage. Angelfire creates some automatic files for you. An important file is
index.html which is the main page of your website.
You can create additional pages on your web site - we will elaborate on this later on.
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To make your webpage more enticing, you will want to upload images of yourself. In order to do so, you will use the
File Upload function in the WebShell.
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The Transloader is a tool that lets you copy content from anywhere else in the Web directly into your Angelfire member directory. Unless you have content on other sites that you want to use on your Angelfire web page, you probably won´t need to use this feature. Please note that snapshots and files from ImLive
cannot be copied.
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As mentioned earlier, the
index.html file is the main page of your website. Highlight the page in the
File Management area and click the
Edit button on the Web Shell toolbar. You'll be given several choices as to the colors, images layout and content of your page, using the Basic Editor Standard template. Once your choices have been selected, click the
Save button.
A few important pointers:
- Use your most flattering photo as your main image
- Don´t forget to add your Referral Link
- Add a Live Console to inform potential clients if you are online.
Opening the index.html file
Basic Editor Standard
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Angelfire enables you to add HTML to the free text block in the Basic Editor.
All you have to do is
select a console of your choice, add the html code of the selected console to the free text block and the console will appear on your webpage.
Adding the HTML code
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In order to include a Photo Gallery on your site, you will need to add a new page to your website. To create a new page, go to the
Create section of the
File Management area. Make sure the
New File button is selected, then type the new file name into the File/Subdirectory Name field (don't forget the .html extension!) and click the
Create button.
You will be sent immediately to
Create A New Page. There you should choose the
Basic editor, choose one of the Photo Album layouts, select the colors you desire and hit the
Submit button. The
Basic Editor screen will appear where you can customize your new page. Follow the steps listed in red and click
Submit. If there is a particular feature you don't want on your page, just leave the field blank and it will not appear.
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You have several places where you can add links in your Angelfire website. Remember to enter your referral code in order to gain 55% commission on the traffic that you bring in through your Angelfire website.
Also, if your web page consists of several pages, you should link the pages together to make the navigation throughout your website convenient.
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- Angelfire provides you with tools for building your own webpage.
- Open an Angelfire account and choose your username and password. Your username will also act as the ending of your website's URL.
- Choose to build your website with Angelfire WebShell.
- Upload images of yourself using the File Upload feature.
- Start building your webpage by editing the index.html file.
- Upload your most flattering photo and use it as your main image.
- Include your Referral Link to earn 55% commissions from the traffic that enters your Video Chat through your Angelfire website.
- Include your Live Console to inform your potential clients if you are currently online.
- Add a photo gallery to your website to make it more attractive and interesting. Don´t forget to add a link on your main page that leads to the photo gallery page.
- Promote your webpage by including strong keywords in your website and following the additional tips provided by Angelfire.
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