Tuesday, February 17, 2009

A Guide to Designing Your Own Page on the Web

By Alice Seba

It is fashionable for ordinary people to have their own Web page for use in their businesses, or just personally. This is partly because it is now inexpensive and requires little expertise to create a Web page. Creating a Web page is now not the exclusive preserve of 'techies'. Previously, it was necessary to acquire an extensive knowledge of HTML (hyper-text markup language) to create a Web page but now there are several different ways to build a website that utilize far more user-friendly programs. Microsoft offer Front Page, a WYSIW (what you see is what you get) editor. This program creates a Web page like a regular document onto which you drag and drop objects easily. A little practice is involved if you want to create a highly individual page, but the program offers a variety of templates with a high level of apparent professionalism.

So, now hopefully resting assured that your personal website needn't appear the other side of a lengthy computer programming course, you are ready to see what else is needed.

The name of a website is called a domain. Before you can get your page on the web, you have to buy a domain name for your personal or company's place on the web. For instance: Ebay's domain name is ebay.com.

You'll also need a website host: a business that will be able to put your Web site files on to the World Wide Web and is called a Web host. They will require a monthly payment.

Your Next Steps to Building Your Web Page:

WYSIWG software can cost hundreds of dollars and allows you to build web pages that provide basic information to your visitors. If you are looking to have more interactivity and features to your web page like: message board, shopping cart (allows you to securely sell products on your site), mailing list, coupons and other options, you may want to look at a more comprehensive web building service, like the easy site builder at internetbasedfamily.com. This service allows you to create feature-rich and professional looking web pages in a matter of minutes. You can also purchase your domain there and they will host your pages on the Internet. There is a 10-day free trial to help you ensure it's the right web-building tool for you.

Despite what you might have thought, it's not that difficult to create a website. It will only take a domain name, a web host, and web building software with a point-and-click feature.

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