For those who want a website of their own but
are not sure how to go about it. here are the
step-by-step process without paying big money to someone
to do it for you. The plan here is to do this cheaply.
The total cost of setting up a custom web site can be
just a few dollars and some of your time. Once your site
is up, the only ongoing costs are your monthly/annual web
hosting charges and the yearly domain renewal fee.
Here's the entire website building process,
step-by-step:
Step 1: Put your plans on paper.
Draw a rough picture of how you would like your
website to look. Got some coloured pencils? Use those
also. Now work out what you want on your pages. For
example, you may want to include these pages: - About
Me/Us - Contact Page - My interests (if it is a personal
website) or a Products page if you are selling something
or a Service you are offering.
Step 2: Put it onto your computer.
You need a WYSIWYG HTML Editor (stands for What You
See Is What You Get). There are many programs to choose
from such as Dreamweaver and Frontpage. There are also
programs that do exactly the same as those high-priced
ones, but they're free. offer the easiest way to design a
web site, especially for the first timer, and they are
FREE... NVU HTML Editor: http://www.nvu.com/index.php
SoThink HTML Editor
http://www.sothink.com/product/htmleditor/download.htm
Download one of these, follow the instructions to get it
running, and play with it. You can do no damage, so play
with all the features and get a feel of it. Follow the
manual they provide.
Step 3: Get a Website Template
When designing a new website, I suggest you start with
a pre-designed template, rather than designing the site
from the very beginning.
As a client of VIPdogs.com you have Free access to our
collection of 1700+ templates and it will save you days,
probably weeks, of design time wihtout the stress. You
can see samples of the collection (which we sell to
non-clients) here: http://www.Webmasters-Webtools.com/web-site-templates/index.html
Step 4: Get Your Domain Name
Once your website is set out on your computer, you'll
need to decide on a domain name for your website.
Registering your own domain name means that surfers /
visitors will be able to connect to your web site by
entering www.Nama-Kamu.com into their browser.
Try to choose a domain name that is easy to remember
and has something to do with your business or your name.
For example:
www.YourAfghans.com
www.BestKennels.com
A Top Level Domain such as .com is the most popular
and easiest to remember.
You can register a domain name with us for just
US$9.99 http://www.SpiritOfProgress.com
Step 5. Select a hosting company for your
website
Your website is designed and you have registered your
domain name, so why do you have to hire a company to host
your site?
Hiring a web host who already has everything set up is
a cost-effective solution. Your website needs "space" on
a server (a computer that is online 24/7/365) so that
people can see your website, and this is what a hosting
company provides.
Your web host will maintain your 24 hour connection to
the web making sure visitors can connect to your website
at all times.
We provide very inexpensive hosting: http://www.VIPdogs.com
and whilst most of our clients are dog breeders and
owners, our service is certainly not limited to these -
we welcome any friend of the dog! No dog? Nevermind - you
are welcome here!
Step 6: Upload your website to your hosting
space
"FTP" stands for "File Transfer Protocol" and there
are lots of these programs available on the web but we
provide our clients with a simple Free FTP program.
This is a step that many people new to having a
website have problems with. Basically, you'll be
transferring your newly designed web pages from your own
computer to the computer at your web hosting company.
Most WYSIWYG design programs come with a "web
publishing" interface but the details are often confusing
and difficult to follow. Rather than using the web
publishing interface in your design program, use FTP to
upload your pages as you will find it much easier.
There are other FTP programs you can try, they are not
expensive ... but there is no need to pay any money if
your hosting account is with us:
- CuteFTP
- WS_FTP
- Fetch for Mac
And that's it! Your website is online for the world
to see!
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