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It is helpful to use a second Web browser to preview your site as you make changes, so you can see how it looks without being logged in.

When you're managing any Web site on a remote server, your first job is to set up FTP access. If you mess up your site configuration and can't access it with a Web browser then FTP will save you. FTP is faster than faffing around in a Web browser anyway when you're editing or uploading files.

Figure 1 shows my original bratgrrl.com front page.