| Making your own website is not as difficult as you | | | | Then you will have to Design Your Website. This is |
| might think. I know it can be a scary and intimidating | | | | the part that scares people but it really isn't all that |
| thought, especially when you're a newcomer. It was | | | | difficult at all once you KNOW how to do it. |
| for me. I was a bit put off at first too at the idea of | | | | There are plenty of free website building programs |
| making my own website. | | | | on the internet for you to choose from. I |
| But as I soon discovered all I needed was to learn a | | | | recommend Kompozer. It's a free HTML editor that is |
| few new easy skills. | | | | a breeze to use, especially for the newbie. It's just |
| Here is what you will need to do if you have been | | | | like using a word processor. |
| thinking, "How to make my own website." | | | | Take your time and plan out your website by adding |
| First decide what type of website you want to have. | | | | pictures and articles. |
| Is your website going to be for personal use or | | | | Make it interesting so people will want to stay and |
| business? When you design your first website you | | | | look around. |
| will want it to have the correct look and feel. | | | | Upload the files on your website to your host. Filezilla |
| Choose a name for your site. Your Domain Name is | | | | is a free program you can find online and use to |
| the name of your website and this is how people will | | | | Publish Your Webpage on the internet for everyone |
| find you on the internet. Make it something snappy | | | | to see. |
| or easy to remember. | | | | That's the process and those are the steps on how |
| Go to a domain registry or company like GoDaddy | | | | to make a website. You can do it, all you need to do |
| and type in the name you want. | | | | is LEARN the SKILLS and make it happen. |
| If the name you want for your website is available | | | | So, if you have been thinking to yourself. "I want to |
| GRAB it! Your domain name will have to be hosted, | | | | make my own website." Here's the good part. |
| or housed, also. So get it hosted at the same time | | | | Creating your first website is FUN and not is hard at |
| you register it. | | | | all when you have a Step by Step process to follow. |