Make it so the header is a link to the index page.
Also, never use Times New Roman for websites; it looks unprofessional.
That's my advice, your layout is nice. :)
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I am sort of in the same boat right now.
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It appears to be you have successfully uploaded some files. The www/public_html directories both point to lunge.pcriot.com.
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