Guide For New Webmasters
Skip the "free websites"
It is strongly recommended to not build a website on a free web host. To gain the control and respectability you desire you should spend the little amount of money to secure your own domain name and hosting.Here are just a few of the reasons to skip free websites;
1. Most times you don't get your own domain such as myname.com.
2. The free host may show advertising on your website which you don't profit from.
3. Many free websites go out of business.
Those three reasons are big enough that you should seriously reconsider if you were thinking of a "free" website.
How do I create my own website, by myself?
Creating your basic website is a three step process. The steps are;1. Secure your domain name.
2. Find a place to hold your website files.
3. Build your first website.
We highly recommend you create a "starter" or "mini" website first to get your feet wet. Once you've built you first site and made your mistakes, then move on to building your business or personal domain.
Secure your domain name
It's easy, quick, and cheap to secure your domain name. In fact, even if you don't want to build your website today, you should get your domain name before somebody else does.Go to Godaddy.com to get your domain name. The are one of the most popular places to buy your domain.
Find a place to hold your website files (like pictures)
Your webhost will be your biggest expense, however it's still relatively cheap for the freedom it gives you.
For awesome customer service Lunarpages webhosting usually scores high marks.
For better plans but slower customer service Dreamhost webhosting is very popular.Either of these two webhosts should work for hosting your new websites.
Build your first website
The quickest way to build your first website is to upload 19pages software to your new webhost and start typing.Remember your first website is going to be a mini test site. You can practice getting in the search engines, getting links, and more without worrying about messing things up.
Congrats, you should now have your own website at yourdomain.com
Technical Notes
Customer Service is your friend. You pay for it so use it! These steps are easier than they sound and after doing them once will be a breeze the second time.
Godaddy Domains Technical Notes. The only thing you need to do after purchasing your domain name is set the name servers to point to your webhost. Don't worry about what this means, simply ask godaddy customer service how to do it.
Webhost Technical Notes. You need to set up your domain on your webhost, ask customer service for directions. You need the name of your name servers to input at Godaddy, ask customer service. Finally you need to know how to upload files like the 19pages files to your webhost, once again ask customer service how to do this.
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