Creating a website...
Sounds complicated, right? Not at all.
Creating your own website isn't as difficult as you might think. You don't need to be a techie or designer. You don't even need to spend money, with one exception - I strongly advise you to register your own domain name.
In fact, you can find a lot of sites allowing you to build a free website without your own domain in exchange for ads displayed all over it. In my opinion, such a website is just for fun. It's treated with disdain by both the human visitors and the search engines. On the other hand, registering your own domain name is both easy and cheap, and provides extra trust and credibility to your site with your audience.
The first step you need to do before jumping into building your website is planning its content. Take some time determining the best topic and doing the necessary research. This step is crucial, especially if you want to make money online. See Preparation for more information.
There are three options I recommend for creating a website...
1) Register a domain name at 1&1
($7.99/year - one of the cheapest in this industry).
Each 1&1 domain comes with free Starter Website Builder - a convenient, easy-to-use online tool for creating a small website (up to 5 pages). You can choose your template, customize it with fonts, colors, graphics, and add your content using the built-in text editor. No technical expertise or knowledge of HTML code is necessary. Each domain also includes 1 personalized email address with 2 GB mailbox space.
This site is created using this option. For more information about creating a website with 1&1 Starter Website Builder, see Free online website builder.
2) Buy a domain and a hosting plan.
If you need more than 5 pages you can register a domain name at 1&1 or some other reputable company and buy a hosting plan. A good hosting typically costs between $5 and $10 a month. Of course, it's more expensive than the previous option, but it gives you total flexibility.
You may learn HTML and CSS and build a website from scratch yourself - really hard work for most beginners, but luckily you don't have to. Many Web hosts provide online website builders. A good website builder enables anyone to make a professional looking website - even complete novices.
For more information on how to choose a good Web hosting, and what you really need and what you don't, see Hosting.
3) Buy Site Build It
Site Build It (SBI) is the most comprehensive and well established product among other website builders. Best of all, it's one of the most effective traffic building tools. You won't find any other tool that can show these results. It's most suitable for those who are serious about making money on the Internet and want to focus on building their business instead of managing their website.
If you buy SBI, you don't need to buy a domain and a hosting plan. Site Build It takes care of all the technology and complexity of building your site (domain name, hosting, graphic design, search engine submission and optimization, traffic analysis, e-zine publishing, etc.) and allows you to jump straight to the money making side of your Web business.
See Sitesell SBI for more information about creating a website with Site Build It.
The first step you need to do before jumping into building your website is planning its content. Take some time determining the best topic and doing the necessary research. This step is crucial, especially if you want to make money online. See Preparation for more information.
There are three options I recommend for creating a website...
1) Register a domain name at 1&1
Each 1&1 domain comes with free Starter Website Builder - a convenient, easy-to-use online tool for creating a small website (up to 5 pages). You can choose your template, customize it with fonts, colors, graphics, and add your content using the built-in text editor. No technical expertise or knowledge of HTML code is necessary. Each domain also includes 1 personalized email address with 2 GB mailbox space.
This site is created using this option. For more information about creating a website with 1&1 Starter Website Builder, see Free online website builder.
2) Buy a domain and a hosting plan.
If you need more than 5 pages you can register a domain name at 1&1 or some other reputable company and buy a hosting plan. A good hosting typically costs between $5 and $10 a month. Of course, it's more expensive than the previous option, but it gives you total flexibility.
You may learn HTML and CSS and build a website from scratch yourself - really hard work for most beginners, but luckily you don't have to. Many Web hosts provide online website builders. A good website builder enables anyone to make a professional looking website - even complete novices.
For more information on how to choose a good Web hosting, and what you really need and what you don't, see Hosting.
3) Buy Site Build It
Site Build It (SBI) is the most comprehensive and well established product among other website builders. Best of all, it's one of the most effective traffic building tools. You won't find any other tool that can show these results. It's most suitable for those who are serious about making money on the Internet and want to focus on building their business instead of managing their website.
If you buy SBI, you don't need to buy a domain and a hosting plan. Site Build It takes care of all the technology and complexity of building your site (domain name, hosting, graphic design, search engine submission and optimization, traffic analysis, e-zine publishing, etc.) and allows you to jump straight to the money making side of your Web business.
See Sitesell SBI for more information about creating a website with Site Build It.