Content

• To step
• Tips
• Warnings
• Necessities

Learn how to design and advertise your own website.

To step

1. Choose a domain name. There are several tools you can use to choose a name if you find it difficult. Check out nameboy.com, makewords.com (and eBay has some of them too). You can determine if the domain name is available by using sites such as http://www.instantdomainsearch.com/, which can also help find out if a similar site name is not already registered.
2. Determine what kind of hosting package you need. Many web hosting companies offer different packages, some of which are free, that will usually suit your web hosting needs. Some popular web hosting companies with cheap starter packages are:
   • GoDaddy.com
   • 1 & 1 Internet Hosting
   • HostGator.com
   • Hostmonster.com
   • BlueHost.com
   • DreamHost.com
   • and countless others
3. Website navigation / website content - Make sure you have a clear idea about your website. Outline the appearance of the pages in a notebook, and write down as much of the content as you can.
4. You can also use a website template to make this easier if you don't have the time to do it yourself. Some of these templates are very good and very cheap. Examples can be found at freewebtemplates.com and templatesbox.com.
5. Design your own website - decide which software to use to design your website. Some software platforms that you can use to create and edit websites are:
   • Frontpage office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/default.aspx
   • Dreamweaver www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/
   • NCE www.nvu.com/
   • Bluefish bluefish.openoffice.nl/
   • Amaya www.w3.org/Amaya/
   • Notepad and Notepad ++ notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
6. Text / Graphics and Buttons - Use image editing programs such as Gimp (free) and Adobe Photoshop to generate a page header for your website. There are also websites that can help you with that if you are not good at using Photoshop. With the help of these websites you create banner advertisements, buttons and everything else you need. Check out freebuttons.com, freebuttons.org, buttongenerator.com and flashbuttons.com - You can use these websites to create advertising banners for your website.
7. Website design and development tools - There are many different websites available for learning how to design and develop websites:
   • W3Schools Online www.w3schools.com/
   • PHPForms.net tutorials www.phpforms.net/tutorials/
   • Entheosweb.com/website_design/default.asp
   • How-to-build-websites.com http://www.how-to-build-websites.com/
   • Web Design Tutorials www.webdesigntutorials.net/
   • About.com webdesign.about.com/
   • HTML Help Central Forum www.htmlhelpcentral.com/messageboard/
8. Submit to Search Engines - Don't forget to sign up for all the big boys, Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL and Ask.com.
9. Their pages will guide you through the submission program, such as adding a sitemap and adding menu pages. Don't forget to also submit your website to DMOZ and Searchit.com.
10. Finally, but just as important: advertisement. You can always use Yahoo or Google Adwords without having to cost a lot of money.

Tips

• When creating the page header in an image editing program, be careful not to make it too high, as this will take up half of the screen on smaller screens, so visitors will see only part of the screen, not all. important elements, such as a menu or text.
• In the beginning, decide for which screen size you will make the website. Choose a screen resolution that your future visitors will use. Older websites were made for 800x600, but nowadays more and more internet users use larger screens, so it is better to assume 1024x768 or 1280x1024.

Warnings

• Make backups of your website.
• Do not steal photos or other content from other people's websites.
• Don't mess with your Google Adsense account.

Necessities

• Scripture
• Computer
• Internet connection
• Website development software
• Image editing software
• Some knowledge of programming