Publishing Resources

Here are a number of resources to help you publish at pembertonfamily.com. We anticipate that people at all levels of expertise will be adding to the site so we are prepared to work with accomplished web masters or rank novices. Our goal is to build family strength by sharing our common heritage.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about pembertonfamily.com.

Features available to publishers at pembertonfamiliy.com.

Life-long email address - get a permanent address that goes with you anywhere.
Start a business web site on a shoe-string.
Publish a family calendar for your extended family.
More ways to use pembertonfamily.com to strengthen your family.

Set up your own web site. Grow as you go.

You'll want to do a little planning before you start. Just think of this project as if you were going to publish a book. Think how you will want to lay it out, what chapters or sections you'll want. If you want to protect parts of your information, it will make things a little easier if you think about that now.

The great thing about this book is that you will always be able to go back and correct, change, rearrange, delete and insert material anywhere, anytime. You never go into print so you are never restricted. You can start small and easy and just grow as you go.

Tools to build your web pages. There are lots of free programs for your computer.

You'll want a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) page creator.
You'll need a file transfer protocol (ftp) program to upload to the internet (may be built into your page creator).

CGI Scripts - Rready-made scripts, documentation, books, and even programmers-for-hire.

CGI Scripts - Article on incorporating ready-made CGI scripts into your pages.

HTML Specification - The official specification for HTML from the World Wide Web Consortium.

Adding password security.

Contact the pembertonfamily.com webmaster.

Standards for content published at pembertonfamily.com.

Please read about these standards. Some materials will not be allowed.

Let's get started.

Please read and follow these instructions on how to create and upload your site.