ftp Config ( i know this is an apache forum, but i couldnt find a better place)

I'm using slackware linux 9, on a p133 box, as a webserver, and would like
to be able to ftp stuff onto it as well as removing it, but no matter how i
try, i cant do this:

How do i make a ftp directory with ftp user R/W access?
using proftpd as standalone.
Any help in advance much welcome

Tom The Newbie