Pre-installed cgiemail Script
There is just one pre-installed script. You will find it in the cgi-bin folder: this is "cgiemail" – a script written in C. The cgiemail script is an alternative solution to "FormMail.pl." It is pretty simple to use ... you should be able to use it by just looking at our example: please look at the source code of our own "Contact Us" page.

The content of the form is send to a TEXT file, here called "request.txt," by the following line: <form action="http://yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/cgiemail/request.txt" method=POST>

The " request.txt " file, however, resides in the "httpdocs" folder! In the first line of this TEXT file you determine to which e-mail address it is send then. Further info and readme text can be found at MIT's site. Of course, you can also use Matt Wright's popular FormMail script... more here.

Spam Protection
Please note that you will have to install "SpamAssassin" from the cPanel control panel to activate Spam protection. Each domain owner can enable or disable SpamAssassin.

Advertising Your Site
You'll find tons of info about this issue on the Web, and you may know more about this than we do. Here just the very basics:

Yes, it makes a difference if you submit your site to search engines and directories like Yahoo or Google! or if you don't. We strongly suggest to either buy a license for the program WebPosition Gold or to use a service that uses it - it is simply the best. But by now more and more search engines and directories, certainly all the big ones, are charging to list your site. According to our experiences it does pay out very well to invest a decent amount. The place to go is LookSmart or its British version (covering several search engines that together make up for 70% of all searches) - click on "Submit a Site". Before you submit your site you want to make sure that all the HTML tags in the header are just right. Use mentioned WebPosition Gold or a free service offered by Scrubtheweb or NorthernWebs (go to the VERY bottom of these pages and enter your URL) - the latter one also offers a helpful Search Engine Tutorial. Also try WoodyShort.com (hosted on one of our servers) -- both offer plenty of webmaster tools to promote your site for free.

In addition to search engine and directory listings you should get listed in a couple of Web hosting directories ... ad banners, however, generate little income, although they are useful to create brand name recognition.

Billing Your Customers
You may already have your own system set up... if not, by far the best, easiest and fastest (immediate) solution is 2CheckOut which integrates a shopping cart with a credit card processing system in one package. Except for a one time $49 setup fee there are no further monthly fees (quite different from almost all other billing services). Those with much of their customer base in Europe may want to check out WorldPay. Also consider to add PayPal with low fees, but do not rely on PayPal alone - you might then loose prospective customers. QuickCommerce offers e-commerce solutions that make use of the popular Authorize.Net software to bill your customers and arranges a merchant account for you. You can use their shopping cart systems and easily integrate it into your Web site.