It is easy making a website.

All you need to do is to follow my easy step-by-step instructions!! Allright, here we go:

Cook turnip in a pot of boiling water until soft, about 5 minutes. Drain, and set aside.

Meanwhile, prepare a steamer. Bring water to a boil, and find a pan or bowl that will fit inside the steamer.

Clean the dashi kombu sheets with a damp towel, and place the larger kombu sheet on the bottom of the pan or bowl.

Season fish with sea salt and place on the dashi kombu. Add mushrooms, turnip and tofu. Pour sake over all. Place the small dashi kombu sheet on top.

Place the pan or bowl in the steamer, and cook over high heat for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, and cook for another 10-15 minutes. If not using a bamboo steamer, be sure to leave lid slightly to the side to allow steam to escape.

To serve, put the small sheet of dashi kombu on the bottom of a plate, and top with the remaining ingredients. Discard the large kombu. Serve with ponzu sauce mixed with grated daikon.

Note: Dashi kombu and shimeji mushrooms can be found in Japanese markets.

Per serving (without ponzu): 190 calories, 21 g protein, 7 g carbohydrate, 3 g fat (0 g saturated), 31 mg cholesterol, 78 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.

and then BAM you have a website!!

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Back in 2001 TA was only on a cheap (300mhz) dedicated server with 512 mb of ram (lol)... Mind you, it started out at about 256 or 128 and then I just kept on upgrading as needed.

The key here is how many simultaneous users you're looking at supporting -- either way - you're pretty safe with some cheap (<$20/month) hosting starting out.

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Originally posted by Swamper Back in 2001 TA was only on a cheap (300mhz) dedicated server with either 512 mb of ram (lol)... Mind you, it started out at about 256 or 128 and then I just kept on upgrading as needed. The key here is how many simultaneous users you're looking at supporting -- either way - you're pretty safe with some cheap (<$20/month) hosting starting out.

sorry swamper. broken link.

Thanks again

Here are more questions/answers to your questions:

-What is the expense of setting up a server?

-Up to what level can I upgrade a hosting plan?

-Would I really save money by doing this, if I'm going to have to switch to a dedicated server anyway?

-Is the transition from hosting to dedicated server difficult?

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-I do not plan on there being any downloads off the site, so it seems as though bandwith is only an issue with # of users on the site at once, like swamper suggested... so how much bandwith will I need if I have 200 users? 1,000 users? 5,000?

-I'm not sure if there will be 5,000 soon, or even in the 1st year. In fact, I'm not sure if there will ever be 5,000 REGULARS. I'm looking for 5,000 that just sign up to post at some time.

-I plan for it to be a seperate site, although it will be linked to a retail site. I'm looking to build up a base through advertisements, both online and print (if I luck out/work hard, I hope to get the word out via editorials). The site will exist essentially as a service and community forum for our customers (of the linked retail company) and for those interested in the product or anything related to it/to discuss issues associated with it.