How do I start my own website?

Question

I am trying to start my own website. I want to be able to change and manage all content. Any advice?

Answer 1

Maybe try free website builders like freewebs.com or freeservers.com. Otherwise, use Godaddy.com to host a website and buy a domain. From there you have to use HTML and an FTP uploader to create your website, if you're good at it.

Answer 2

Costs vary as it really depends on what features you want on your website: flash, autoresponders, live chat, blogs, rss feeds, search engine optimization, payment options, video, audio, google adsense, social networks...just to name a few. Other costs include: domain name registration, web hosting, site building and maintenance, all of which are subscriptions. If you want your own custom template that can cost a couple of thousand dollars. Here is an example of how costs vary: a company I know of paid over $800 for a website to be built and pays $225 a year for domain, hosting and site maintenance. The hospital I work for is paying $55,000 for a website to help recruit employees (my god who pays that much for a website). WYSIWYG site builders costs are low as $4.95 a month which may include domain and hosting. So look into Web designers and developers and check the websites they've built and compare prices. Compare all the different features and see what best suits your needs. Hope that helps and answers your question.

Answer 3

I would go to a local bookstore and buy a book on html. You're going to have to know how to make pages out of it and learn the language. Then, you find a good host site like www.godaddy.com . after that, you buy a domain (I think they sell it for a year for like 8$) and you choose a monthly plan. I would consider leaving some space on the sides and stuff for google and other advertising to make some money. Good Luck, I hope I helped.

Answer 4

It depends on what you are wanting the site for. If it's not business-related you could try starting with a free blog. Here is a page with some helpful info on starting your own site: http://sahmsnwahms.com/gpage13.html

Answer 5

1. Buy a domain name (www.godaddy.com)
2) Buy a webhosting package (www.clearlyhosted.org)
3) Build the site and manage it through the webhosting control panel.

Answer 6

Go to www.omnis.com its only around 8 bucks for a basic 3 page design. They have countless templates too, good luck!!

Answer 7

Try Yahoo Geocities at http://geocities.yahoo.com/

Answer 8

if you have never made a web site before, i would suggest yahoo page builder. if you try and make a web site with a real site builder, your going to have alot of problems.

Answer 9

I can recommend that you stay well clear of 1and1.com and z555.com with regards to website hosting.

Answer 10

Go to geocities.com and they'll help you from there.