An applicant new to computing and html can speed up the process by finding an already trained IPE or hiring a person or company, who will agree to be an IP Editor for the new pages, and create the original files and links and Install them. Then the directory can be created right away. The applicant can learn the necessary skills over time, while helping the Trained IPE with file maintenance and other tasks, and gradually take over the page. Contact the IP Committee for help in finding a temporary editor. An IPE applicant can begin building their Organization's pages at any time.
Most applicants begin by building the pages in a public directory in their home page.
There is no need to wait for IP Training. In fact, many already have a set of pages in their public directory before even applying for IP status. The structures are easy to modify when better techniques are learned during training. It is in the public directory that files and links are tested thoroughly, and it is ensured the IP Organization is happy with the content. Sometimes others in the IP Organization prepare some of the material in their own home pages, then send them to the IPE to be edited and combined in their public directory.