Starting A Website
If you are looking to create a personal or business website,
this is a great starting place! In this article, I'll go over
some of the basics of what you need to do to start a website,
and then show you where you can find a website design tool,
hosting, and a domain.
The first thing you'll need is a domain (a domain is simply a
website address like www.mydomainrules.com), and a place to host
your domain. Web hosting could be defined as a place where you
rent space on someone's server so that others can view it on the
web. You can get both web hosting and a domain at a very low
cost (about $10 a month) through Yahoo, which also offers a free
website builder and email address for your domain. Here is a
link to their website:
Click
Here To Visit Yahoo's Website
Choosing a domain name can be a challenge, however, because lots
of domain names have already been taken. If the domain you want
has been taken, you can try using dashes (-)or periods (.) to
connect phrases. For example, if www.mydomainrules.com is
already taken, try using www.my-domain-rules.com. If they are
both taken, try something a different ending like ".net" or
.info", such as www.my-domain-rules.net or
www.my.website.rules.info.
Once you have your domain and web hosting set up, you are ready
to build your site. You can use Yahoo's site builder to build
one from scratch, which comes free with any of their hosting
plans. If you don't know what kind of a site to design, you can
purchase pre-made website "templates" on ebay for about $10.
Well, those are the basics of what you need to do to get a
website started. If you are nervous about this task, don't
be...its easier than you think! If you can use a word processing
program, you can use a web site builder, and you might even have
fun doing it! Once again, the link to Yahoo is:
Click
Here To Visit Yahoo's Website