| Some of the best personal websites right now | | | | financial sense to purchase your own domain name |
| generally fall into the blogging category. A blog is | | | | to keep advertisements off your site completely. |
| described as a type of website which is maintained | | | | The last thing you want a potential customer to think |
| by someone who regularly posts entries of | | | | is that you're not professional enough to warranty |
| commentary, on virtually any subject. It's essentially a | | | | your own site which can cost you deals and make |
| shared online journal and can be used to keep in | | | | you look like just another "guy" trying to make a |
| touch with friends and family through the use of the | | | | buck. |
| internet. You can also allow your followers to reflect | | | | Some of the best personal websites encompass a |
| on your comments, share their own opinions and | | | | professional sounding domain name along with a |
| open forums to other realms of discussions. | | | | professional or at least, visually appealing site design. |
| In order to create your personal website, you can | | | | There are several ways to go when it comes to |
| either purchase a domain name, ex: yourname.com, | | | | designing your site. You can either do it yourself if |
| through a domain registry or web hosting company | | | | you have the knowledge and understanding to do it |
| for a small annual fee or you can use a free web | | | | or you can hire someone to do it for you. There are |
| hosting site that allows you to make your own | | | | many companies out there that provide this service |
| website but which will have advertisements on it. | | | | for a nominal fee depending on the complexity of |
| Advertisements is how free web hosting companies | | | | your design. Generally speaking, the average for |
| are able to make money and provide this service to | | | | most simple website designs start at around $450 |
| users. | | | | and up, usually including domain registration and web |
| Depending on what your intentions are for the site | | | | hosting costs. This is not a significant expense when |
| will dictate what you decide to do. If you are | | | | you think of the amount of people who will now be |
| creating the site as a means of extending your | | | | able to access that information. |
| presence online from a business standpoint, it makes | | | | |