Resources for Registries

Here are a few resources that are available for free or at minimal cost, if you are thinking of starting a registry that is unique.

One of the first things that you will need to do is to get a place to host a website. There are many places on the internet to that provide this service for free. Following is a list of places:

There are many more places. I would make sure to read the policy of the website hosting place to make sure that they fit into you philosphy, how much space they will give you, etc. before making a decision.

Now that you have a place that will host your website, it would be in your best interest to learn a little HTML. I know many places will make the page for you but with a basic knowledge of HTML, besides instilling a lot of self-confidence, it will allow you to make changes whenever you feel they are needed and in the porcess speed up your site.

Some good places to learn HTML are in books and on the internet. One of the most important things that you will need in setting up a registry is a knowledge of programming forms and tables. One of my favorite books is Build a WebSite in a Day by Thomas Wrona and Elisabeth Parker. This is an easy step by step book with lots of references. If you would prefer there are many places on the internet where you can learn HTML for free or for very little money. Following is a list of places that I have found:

If you have a site with a cgi-bin you can program the forms and they website hosting place will process the forms and send them to you. If you happen to get a site that does not give you a cgi-bin, don't panic you can still place forms on your site but you will need to have a place that will process the forms and then send them along to you. There are many places on the intenet that will do this service for free. Following is a list of such places:

Once people have a website they like to know how many people are visiting their site and would like to place counters on their site. Some people think that counters are not a good basis for keeping track of who is visiting and want more information. Following is a list of simple and more comprehensive sites that have counters:

I hope that this will give you a good basis of sites that will assist you in setting up a quality website. To make a good registry, the most important thing is your diligence, work ethic and moral ethics. We wish you the best of luck and when you have been established for 6 months, we would love it if you registered your site with SOAR .

Best of luck.