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| Web Site Design Advice | | | | your Main Home Page, layout on paper how each |
| So you are thinking about building your own website. | | | | page links to other pages. |
| Here you will find some tips and great places for help | | | | Step #4: Pick your Domain Name |
| building your own personal or business website. I will | | | | Try to pick a domain name that fits with your |
| tell you about two companies that I would | | | | website content. Pick a name or two and type them |
| recommend. | | | | into a domain name checker like the one at 1&1 Web |
| I will talk most about 1&1 Web Hosting as they are | | | | Hosting or GoDaddy. You type in your Domain Name |
| the Web Hosting Company I use. They have been a | | | | choice and it will tell you if itâs free to buy |
| great company to work with. I will also talk about | | | | and also give you many other word combinations for |
| GoDaddy, as they are another one of the best Web | | | | you to pick from. |
| Hosting companies in the world. I recommend both | | | | TIP: If you can, you should always try to get a |
| these Web Hosting Companies because they have | | | | domain name that ends in ".com". |
| everything you need to make and run a web site. | | | | Step #5: Pick your Web Hosting Company |
| You pay one monthly price for a complete hosting | | | | I use 1&1 Web Hosting and I also recommend |
| package. | | | | GoDaddy Web Hosting. Both companies are great |
| They have powerful tools that lets you construct a | | | | and they both have many options for building |
| professional-looking site in minutes, with no | | | | websites. |
| programming experience or HTML know-how. The | | | | They have low cost options for the first time |
| handy wizards they have will guide you through the | | | | website builders. The low cost websites start at |
| site-building process from start to publish, with | | | | $3.99 per month. They both have all the options you |
| easy-to-follow instructions and simple point-and-click | | | | could ever want. From an Online Web Store to a |
| prompts. You will be able to have feedback forms, a | | | | personal web site. You also will get hundreds of email |
| visitor counter, guestbook, forums, shopping carts, | | | | accounts that you can use with your own domain |
| and many other forms. | | | | name. |
| Steps to think about when building a website. | | | | Step #6: Pick your Template |
| (I can't stress this enough, but write everything | | | | Each web hosting company has many website |
| down, plan, plan, plan.) | | | | templates to pick from. They have many themes for |
| Step #1: Ask yourself these questions | | | | all kinds of websites. Pick your page layouts & color |
| ⢠Why do you want to make a website? | | | | scheme. |
| ⢠What is the purpose or goal of your | | | | Step #7: Insert your Content |
| website? | | | | Now the fun part, designing your website. Start with |
| ⢠Who do you want to view your website? | | | | your Home Page and work from there. Think about |
| (your target audience) | | | | what kind of graphics you want. Think about the |
| Examples | | | | placement of your content. Make sure you use the |
| ⢠Personal website for sharing photos and | | | | build-in spell checker to make sure your content is |
| personal information. | | | | grammatically correct. |
| ⢠Business showcasing their products or | | | | Step #8: Evaluate the website |
| services. | | | | Once the site is build, have someone else look at the |
| ⢠Online Store - selling one product or many. | | | | finished project and give you constructive feedback. |
| ⢠Hobby - Setup information hub for your | | | | Ask these questions: |
| hobby. | | | | ⢠Is the site easy to navigate? |
| Step #2: Plan your content | | | | ⢠Is it easy for your customer to find the |
| ⢠Where are you getting your content from? | | | | information they want. Should only be a few clicks |
| ⢠How are you going to show it on the web? | | | | away. |
| ⢠What are you going to sell? | | | | Step #9: Launch you New Website! |
| ⢠Free giveaways? | | | | Now its time to show all your hard work to the |
| ⢠Order Forms & Checkout Carts? | | | | world. Publish your website on the Internet. Submit |
| ⢠Are you going to have ads on your site? | | | | your site to search engines and directories. |
| Step #3: Plan the hierarchy of your web pages | | | | Congratulations on your new website! |