Well, let’s face it, there are so many websites in this day in age on the internet, it’s kind of the matter as to who doesn’t own a website. There are hundreds and thousands. The chances are, you have come to this wanting to know how to set-up your own website. Never fear, this guide will help you out.
People set-up or use websites for a number of reasons. It may be to sell or advertise a product, it could be to give information about something, and it could be to explain your business. All of these and more are reasons why we have them. The other good thing about having a website is people would much rather go to their computer and look through a website then use the phone or have to drive around to find the answers you need.
But, before you set-up your very own website, you need to know the basics. A lot of websites, most in fact, require some sort of coding experience. Whether it would be HTML, Javascript, PHP, MySQL or others, you will need experience in this sort of coding. The most common would be HTML. I have gathered a few HTML coding guides below. Don’t worry! HTML is apparently the easiest language you can learn.
Now, once you have learnt HTML Coding, it’s time to move onto planning. Write out a document on what pages you are going to have on your website, what they will contain etc. This is important.
Unfortunately, there is more coding. CSS Coding is coding that allows you to have the background on your website that you want, instead of just having a plain white background. Here is a few guides that will teach you CSS Coding.
Once you have planned out, and are ready to get working on your upcoming site, it’s time to find a web hoster. Now, remember that it is important what hoster you choose. There are 2 types of hosting you can have. Free website hosting, which would have your website name as the sub-domain and if you pay for hosting, most of the time it would just be www.yourname.com. Having just your name is a lot better, you will get a lot more visitors to your website.
Once you have chosen if you want free hosting or paid hosting it’s time to move onto choosing who will host your website. A website hoster, in case you didn’t know, is the organization that registers your domain name and keeps your website online. Now you can research a number of website hosts by just searching Google, but I have put together a list of my most recommended hosts.
These hosts are according to Hosting Review, the top 5 hosts out there. (April)
Well, from then onwards, you can play around and make your website. But hold on, there is something for them people who know nothing about HTML and CSS and don’t want to know. It’s called a “Website Builder”.
Website builders are actually used by a lot of large, often visited websites. Although, website builders may limit you to the amount of actions you can do, and they are sometimes difficult to work, they are very useful to a lot of people. So I have put together a list of website hosts that have a website builder.
That is all for this guide. I hope you like it, and have a great time making your website, whether it would be for your own personal blog, a company or to support something. It’s up to you.
Tue, Apr 15, 2008, by Mat Bateman
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