| Step One: Choosing a Domain Name
The first step in getting your web site
ready for the web is selecting and registering a domain name.
This name will serve as your online identity, and help your
visitors remember what your site is about. For more details
on Domain name selection, please feel free to check our Domain
Registration section.
Step Two: Creating Your Website
Once you have successfully registered your
domain name, the next step is to create your website to give
it the look and feel you want. When coming up with a design
for your website, it is extremely important to do a good deal
of research to see what works for a website like yours, and
what doesn't. If you are a true beginner, you may want to
consider hiring a design company to help you create your web
pages. For more information on the basics of site design,
please feel free to check out our article Ten
Tips to a Better Web Design.
Step Three: Choosing Your Host
After you have finished your site, the
next step is to choose a server for your site that makes the
most sense for both your site and your budget. Choosing a
server is a relatively complicated process, and one which
requires a great deal of research. The best way to start is
by making a preliminary search for the type of host you want,
and then reading reviews on the hosts that the search engine
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Step Four: Uploading Your Site
Once you have selected your host of choice,
the next step to getting your site up on the web is uploading
your page, text, and image files to your server. With most
sites, you will need to use an FTP program, which these days
are relatively simple. The role of an FTP program is to upload
your created web pages, text, and image files to your server.
Once you have uploaded your files, your page files will then
be served to users who enter your site. Some of the more popular
programs are Cute FTP and WSFTP. Once you have successfully
uploaded your files and pages to the web, your site will be
up and running!
Step Five: Promoting Your Site
Ok, so now your site is up on the web,
you can sit back and relax, browsing your beautifully crafted
web pages, right? Wrong. Simply having a functional web site
on the Internet is only the first step down the long and winding
road to web success. In order to make sure your site enjoys
the best chances of success, it is essential that you do your
fair share of promotion. Before you go out and start passing
out flyers or putting up billboards, make sure you register
you site with the major search engines. For more information
on how to submit your site to the major search engines, check
our our article Submitting Your Site
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