Owning a website in 3 simple steps

So you have decided that you want to build that website – maybe it’s because you've started a business or simply wish to share pictures of your latest trip overseas or the new addition to your family. This is going to be much easier than you think - all you need is a few simple directions that you can follow and you will soon be online.

First of all, let’s talk about the upfront cost. To register a domain name (I’ll discuss this more later) it costs about $20 and then for roughly $20 per month you can have a working website (imagine - www.yourname.com), available to anyone in the world with internet access.

That's almost cheaper than buying that new CD that you wanted or a few trips to your favourite fast food joint. (Yes, you can afford it!) There are also some ways of getting lower prices than those mentioned above (or even a free site - still residing at www.yourname.com), but instead of working-out ways to save $2 or $3 let’s learn all those weird internet terms first.

There are 3 basic components required to building a personal, custom website. You need:

  1. A domain name
  2. A hosting account
  3. Content written in HTML or some other web language.

So let’s begin learning about these three basic components.

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Owning a website in 3 simple steps - Index:

Page 1 : Owning a website in 3 simple steps
Page 2 : Owning a website in 3 simple steps - where to begin
Page 3 : STEP 1: Choose your address
Page 4 : STEP 2: Find a web hosting provider and rent some land (a hosting account)
Page 5 : STEP 3: Build the house (website) and place it on your new space
Page 6 : Adding Content
Page 7 : Conclusion & About the author