How To Make A Website- Your 3-Step Blueprint

Learning how to make a website is not as hard as you might think. It may appear to be a highly technical process that takes years worth of knowledge, but actually getting a site up online today really is not very difficult. There are three main steps you need to take: register your domain name, sign up for web hosting and then finally build your website and publish it to the internet. Here is a three-step blueprint to help get you started.

Step 1: Choose a name for your site and register the domain name

Your first step is to come up with a good name for your site. The most important things to keep in mind is for your domain name to be relevant, memorable, short and have a respected extension. Your domain name will be in the form of mywebsite.extension. You should choose a domain name with either a .com, .org or .net extension. Find a reputable domain registrar and then use their search feature to see if the domain name you want to use for your site is available. If your first choice is unavailable, come up with several variations until you find one that you can purchase.

Step 2: Acquire web hosting

In order for people to be able to view and find your website online, you will need to use a web hosting service to store your files and publish them to the internet. There are many affordable web hosting services out there. Make sure you choose a service that includes a cpanel with Fantastico. This will allow you to easily create and publish your site.

Once you are signed up with hosting you will also need to return to your domain registrar and change the name server settings provided by your web host to point to your hosting. If you are unsure of how to do this ask your web host for assistance.

Step 3: Create and publish your website

It used to be difficult to get a website designed and published. You needed to have extensive knowledge of website design and software. However, today you have several new options available including easy to use website builders as well as free software called Wordpress. None of these options require extensive technical knowledge or years worth of experience. We recommend that you use Wordpress to create and publish your site.

If you followed our recommendation in step two when you signed up for web hosting, you can easily install Wordpress with only a few mouse clicks. Just sign into your cpanel and then look for Fantastico and then Wordpress. To install the software you just need to fill out a few fields and then click the install button.

Next type your domain name into your web browser and you will see that your website is already online. Now it is just a matter of configuring Wordpress, choosing a theme and adding content to your website. If you do not have experience with Wordpress there are many free tutorials available online that will teach you how to use it.

The good news is once you have learned how to make a website you can follow this same step-by-step process for any future websites you may decide to build. It really is just a matter of learning a few fundamentals.

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