Moving iWeb constructed website to a new web host

As we all know, I hope, MoblieMe will no longer publish web sites constructed with iWeb after June 30 (bummer).  I have successfully used the FTC option in iWeb to, relatively seamlessly, publish my site on PowWeb, a commercial site provider.  I am hopeful Apple will continue to support iWeb since it is a very user friendly authoring tool even though I will be publishing on PowWeb.
My question is....since Apple is forcing us all to move our sites, many supporting businesses we run, will Apple, if possible, provide a "pointer" service so that is someone uses my old web site address after June 30 (web.me.com/name), a pointer or hyperlink can be seen directing the searcher to my new web site?  If this is possible, I would think it would be a nice gesture to Apple's loyal customers who are being forced to do this re-publishing due to Apple's product upgrade.  If not a pointer, does anyone have a feasible alternative to suggest?

In your profile you say you use iWeb 08. iWeb 08 has no FTP (not FTC) option.
Anyway, no, Apple does not provide a pointer service. Being a loyal customer or not.
You can duplicate the index.html file in your site as many time as you have webpages, rename them to the pages you have and edit the url redirect to your new website.
And if you have Personal Domain enabled, then neither you, nor Apple, have anything to do.
You delete the CNAME record where you host your domainname and point it to your new website at PowWeb. Your visitor won't notice.
And note that Apple never supported iWeb assuming you expected updates etc.. So continue using iWeb while it lasts.
And browse this forum. Similar questions have been discussed for the past year.

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