I got my site details this morning from Bloag Advance. The features are great. For beginners, atleast.

I'm having a hard time figuring out how to use FTP (I have SmartFTP) and how to make my blog appear in my domain.

1. How exactly does FTP work? How does it differ from the File Manager that comes with Cpanel? Which one is easier to work with? Advantages? Disadvantages?

2. When Blog Advance gave me my site details, they included ftp.mydomain.com. What does this mean? Do I automatically have an FTP account? Or do I need to register for one?

3. When I log on to SmartFTP, what username and password do I use? The same one I use in CPanel or the newly registered FTP Account?

4. How do I make my blogger entries appear in themain page of my new domain? I filled up the form in the PUBLISHING section in Blogger but it still doesnt work. How? how? how?

5. In the PUBLISHING section in Blogger for FTP, what username and password do I put, the CPanel username, or a newly registered FTP Acount?

6.If I opt to use Blogger instead of Wordpress for my blog, does it mean I have to edit the layout for my blog page in Blogger.com instead of Cpanel?

7. Do i need to use Redirection all the time? I edited the index.html in the public_html folder but when I tried to open it, it didnt load. I tried to create a new blog folder and copied the index.html file then redirected mydomain.com/blog/index.html to mydomain.com. It worked, but do I have to do this all the time? Isnt there an easier way to edit the homepage without having to create a new folder and redirecting it?

And oh, thanx nga pala to Melai and Obi for the help. :)