Tips for creating a website

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There's a lot of information on this site and if you're a beginner, it can be overwhelming. I created this quick guide just to give you an idea of what's involved with creating a website.

I encourage you to read it through once without clicking on any of the links just so you can understand the big picture. Then after you've absorbed the info, go back and click the links for more info.

Also watch my video that provides a quick overview of what you need to begin your site.

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What You Need to Build a Website

1) A Domain Name

The domain name creates the address of your site. So, mydomain.com would be an example of a domain name.

Domain names are paid for yearly and you can register them here.

2) A Web Host

A website cannot exist without a web host. This is the company that houses your files and provides the environment for you to create and save pages to the Internet.

Web hosts are usually paid for monthly (some are yearly).

Learn the importance of choosing the right website host. Very important page!

3) A Web Building Software (Optional)

Some web hosts provide website building tools so you do not need any additional software. It's important you find out about this before you sign up with any host. Dreamweaver

FileZilla & Dreamweaver are popular web editing software programs that people use to create and maintain their sites.

I used Dreamweaver to create this site.

If you don't use any software, then you will need to learn how to code HTML from scratch. All you do is open a text editor (Notepad for example) and then write the HTML that will create your page. It's pretty easy to learn.

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