What Does It Take To Make A Website?
Surprisingly, it only takes the following three things:
1. A Mentor (that's me)
2. A Web Hosting Provider
3. A Domain Name
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Allow me to briefly explain the these three
necessary thing needed in order to create a website.
*Why You Need A Mentor
Really, you don't need a mentor, but wouldn't you want someone who's been where you want to go to help you get there and achieve your goal? Of course you would.
I didn't have someone to help me make a website. It took me longer than it will take you.
*You Need A Web Hosting Provider
It's impossible to make a website without a company to host your website. A Web host provider is basically a storage unit that will hold all of your web pages, videos, images and any other thing that you add to your website.
There are literally dozens of web host providers out there, but they are not all the same. I explain the what to look for on my Web Hosting Provider page.
* You Need A Domain Name
A domain name is the web address for your website. If someone wants to find your website all they will have to do is type in your domain name in the web browser and up will pop your website.
My domain name is www.MakeAWebsiteHere.com
Your domain name should be a two or three word description of what your website is about.... meaning, it should be short and to the point.
I explain the importance of choosing the right domain name and domain name registration on this page.
Just
Three
Most Important Step In Website Creation
Do you have an idea of what this step
is? Well, it's planning. Yes, you need
to plan before you make a website.
Hold your horses! I know you're ready
to create a website, but trust me on
this one... if you fail to plan, then you've
already planned to fail.
This is in fact the foundation of your
website. If you'd simply take an hour
or two to plan your website, you'll
be glad you did.
Make sure you check out my Plan A Website Guide.
Should I Make A Website Free?
There a lot of people searching for a way that they can make a website free, but most of them don't know what they're in for.
Honestly, I wouldn't be a good mentor if I didn't let you know some of the major risk of choosing to make a website free.
I'm going to share with you a few facts about free web host providers.
Are you familiar with the saying, "Every thing that glitters aint gold"? Well this is definitely true when if come to free web host providers.
If you are one of those who want to make a website free, I strongly encourage you to read this page, so you can know what you're getting into before hand.
What's A Blog?
The word blog is a short
version of the actual tem Web
Blog.
So what is a blog? Well,
do you know what a journal is?
A blog is quite similar to
a journal... you may decide to
write something in it today,
or maybe you'll want to wait until tomorrow. Thousands of people around the world are blogging. They're blogging about the news, friends and celebrities.
Some people blog just to keep friends and family up to date with daily events in their life... while others blog to help drive traffic to their website. Read my page, About how to create a blog.
Make A Website or Create A Blog?
Have you been trying to figure out whether or not you should make a website or create a blog?
Well, this will all depend on why your online plans are.
If there is something that you enjoy doing and want to start keeping a online journal about it, then a blog is the way to go.
If you want to create a website for a business that you want to expand, you may want to use a blog to keep your clients and customers up to date about what's going on within your company.
Have Your Website Expenses Covered
The average web hosting company charges less than $10 to store all of your web pages, videos, and images.
I know, pretty cheap right? Especially when you think of all the things we spend our money in a month with nothing to show for.
But lets say you want to use that $10 for something else.
By utilizing certain companies, including Google, you can earn money to cover your web hosting fees, and you can even earn enough to cover a few other bills you may have.
Learn more about one of the well know ways to earn some extra income, Google Adsense
Make A Website Search Engines Will Crawl
It's not good enough to just create a website. There's a little more to it than that.
There are rules that you must follow. Yes, I call search engine optimization rules.
Why? Because many websites have been banned or whitelisted, and mostly because the owners did not understand the do's and don'ts of website creation.
You want the search engines to crawl your website, and there are some important steps that you should take so this can happen.
Besides, what good is there to make a website if you can't be found by website visitors? Read my search engine optimization guide.
Choosing A Niche Topic
Do you want to make a website but don't know what it should be about?
You must find your niche. What's a niche? It's basically a target audience or a group of people that you want to create a website for.
Example: If you like to play the piano, maybe you'll want to make a website about certain type of piano. You can expand that niche into teaching people how to play the piano.
I don't want to make this more complicated than it really is.
I created a niche topic list with over 100 ideas to get you started.
Create Content For Your Wesbite
You are going to need content to put on your website. If you're a good writer and enjoy writing this wont be a problem for you. On the other hand, if you're not good at writing, this part may seem like a chore.
Lucky for you, there is a solution for you. There are many free article websites that you can use to add to your website.
You will discredit your website if you use these articles the wrong way, and actually get a bad rep from the Google, Yahoo and some of the other search engines.
Free
Articles
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My Warm Welcome
Thanks so much for visiting my website. I know how it feels to want to make a website, but not know exactly where to start, so... this make a website guide is for you.
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