File Transfer Protocol, or FTP, sounds difficult to set up. It was part of the original structure of the Internet, before it was called the Internet, so how easy could it be? I won't admit how long I put off learning to use FTP, and developing work-arounds, only to discover how easy it is to set up and use. The solution for me was FireFTP, a Firefox add-on from Mozilla, the developers of the Firefox browser.

Setting up FireFTP is really pretty straightforward. You need your username and password that you use any time you connect with your hosting service provider. Those are  very easy. Then  you need the name of the FTP account, which should be even easier. For instance, if your website is www.smithlaw.com, your ftp address should be ftp.smithlaw.com. That's all you need, and you're ready to start transferring files. Click on the blue seahorse to download the file from the Mozilla add-on site. Install, and FireFTP should show up in your Firefox browser, under Tools >> FireFTP.