Almost everyone seems to have his or her own page on the internet, and it could be personal or for business. It is not very difficult anymore, and also cheaper, to design your own page. Only ‘techies’ used to build web pages. Some time ago you needed to know HTML (hyper-text markup language) to create a page, but nowadays there are many possibilities for creating websites that don’t involve teaching yourself a difficult code. One program to use is Microsoft’s FrontPage, which is a WYSWYG editor (What You See Is What You Get). This software have been developed to build web pages as if you were writing a document, and includes easy drag and drop features for images. With some practice you can make it look the way you want it to, or, for a more professional design you can buy templates to use.
So, now hopefully resting assured that your personal website needn’t appear the other side of a lengthy computer programming course, you are ready to see what else is needed.
Domain: This is the name of your website. You will need to purchase a name that will represent your company or personal web presence. For example: ebay.com is Ebay’s domain name.
Web Host: You will also need to find a company that will store your various files on the Internet. This is called a web host. You usually pay them monthly for their service.
Your Next Steps to Building Your Web Page:
WYSIWG software can cost hundreds of dollars and allows you to build web pages that provide basic information to your visitors. If you are looking to have more interactivity and features to your web page like: message board, shopping cart (allows you to securely sell products on your site), mailing list, coupons and other options, you may want to look at a more comprehensive web building service, like the easy site builder at internetbasedfamily.com. This service allows you to create feature-rich and professional looking web pages in a matter of minutes. You can also purchase your domain there and they will host your pages on the Internet. There is a 10-day free trial to help you ensure it’s the right web-building tool for you.
All in all, building a website isn’t as complicated as you may have thought previously. All it takes is some point-and-click web building software, a domain name and a web host.
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