| Building a simple website is easy, even for non-IT | | | | to see in your site and on the available materials with |
| people. If you have the following basic requirements, | | | | you. But, putting sounds, videos or softwares make |
| then you can create your own website.Basic | | | | require an advanced knowledge of html and |
| Requirements:Basic knowledge of HTML | | | | scripts.You may source your content materials from |
| Computer set & Internet Connection | | | | the web, free or priced. Check our directory of |
| Website Design Layout or Template | | | | freebie sites or use Google and type "free web |
| Website Content | | | | templates", "web templates", "web template |
| Domain Name and Web Space or HostLet me | | | | freebies" or other keywords that are appropriate |
| explain to you each of the above requirements:Basic | | | | based on your need:Domain Names and Web |
| Knowledge of HTML:A website is composed of one | | | | Space:Domain Name:A domain name usually consists |
| or more web pages. A page layout is produced by | | | | of two or more parts, separated by dots. This is the |
| using html codes or tags. HTML means Hyper-Text | | | | unique text name corresponding to the IP address of |
| Markup Language and tags are enclosed by < and > | | | | the website. Example is The rightmost label "com" is |
| signs. If you have zero knowledge of html, well here | | | | what we called the top-level domain (TLD). Other |
| is the outline of a web page:Outline of a web | | | | TLDs are .com, .net, .org, .biz, .ws, .tv, .info,etc... |
| page::<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD | | | | Sub-domains are the labels on the left next to TLD |
| XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"" | | | | and are dependent on the domain to the right. |
| ><html><head><title>Here you will | | | | "ezinearticles" is the sub-domain (second-level domain) |
| place the title of the page. The texts here are | | | | and dependent of the ".com" domain.Choose a |
| displayed at the topmost left of a browser or web | | | | descriptive name for your site to give short |
| page.</title><meta | | | | information to your target visitors on what your site |
| http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; | | | | is all about. You may use your own name too if you |
| charset=iso-8859-1" /><meta name="keywords" | | | | want to. For search engine optimization, it is advisable |
| content="you must type here the main keywords of | | | | that you name your site with descriptive keywords. |
| your content like this | | | | Each word must be separated by hyphen or dash like |
| keyword1,keyword2,keyword3,etc. Words that are | | | | "best-online-business-ever.com", |
| frequently used in this page content must be included | | | | "affiliate-marketing-guide.com" and |
| here for search engine optimization." /><meta | | | | "affiliate-program-reviews.com".To have your own |
| name="description" content="You must type here | | | | second-level domain name, you have to pay for |
| the summary of this page content using the page's | | | | registration on a yearly basis with ICANN-accredited |
| main keywords for search engine optimization" | | | | website-registrars but you may register a name for a |
| ><meta name="author" content="Your name | | | | number of years paying the equivalent amount. TLD's |
| here" /><meta name="copyright" content="The | | | | have different prices some are cheaper than |
| year you built your website" /><style | | | | others.You may also go for free sub-domain with |
| type="text/css">This is the place for Cascading | | | | sites offering free hosting but it will be a third-level |
| Style Sheets or known as CSS. CSS defines the | | | | domain like in geocities, your website address will be |
| styles you will use in your web page such as font | | | | or in tripod, it will be Your domain name will be |
| color and size of the text, background image, boxes, | | | | depedent of geocities or tripod.If you really want to |
| etc. These are effected in the body but most of the | | | | build a website using your own tradename and would |
| style definitions affects only those areas where you | | | | like to earn profit from it, it would be better to at |
| use them.</style>< | | | | least invest a little amount of money. You may check |
| head><body>Here you will implement the | | | | if the name you plan to give to your site is still |
| layout using style definitions you have made in the | | | | available by using search engine and type "domain |
| "style" section. Without putting anything here the | | | | name registration" or "register domain name".Web |
| page will be blank except for the title that will appear | | | | Space and Hosting:The next thing you need is the |
| at the topmost left of the page. You will also place | | | | web space where you will place your registered |
| here the content of your website. It may be mixed | | | | domain name and other stuff for your site. Normally, |
| of texts, images, audios and videos.</body>< | | | | domain names are offered with web space. If you |
| html>The above must be saved as a html page | | | | register a domain, you will be given a free but limited |
| with extension of html or htm. Your homepage or | | | | web space.Usually, a free web space is ad-supported |
| the starting page must be named as index.html or | | | | and subject to a number of restrictions. Meaning, the |
| index.htm. When you open a site like this site, it will | | | | hosting site will put an ad to your site without paying |
| automatically search and open the index page.Note: If | | | | you and it will not allow you to do or put some |
| not displayed properly, "<" must be typed as "". | | | | stuff.So, if you want a clean web space where you |
| Remember, html tags are enclosed by "".To see it | | | | can do whatever you want "legally", it is advisable |
| with your two eyes, copy the above html codes | | | | that you lease your own web space. It is also |
| from <html> to </html>, then open your | | | | offered on a yearly basis but you may also lease it |
| Notepad and paste it. In the Notepad or its | | | | for a number of years.You may buy or lease domain |
| equivalent, Click File - Save - Type mywebpage.html | | | | or web space separately. You may register a domain |
| or mywebpage.htm - Click All Files - Click OK. Then in | | | | name from one website and lease a web space from |
| the Windows Explorer or its equivalent, find the the | | | | another. If you register domain name separately |
| file and open it...See the power of HTML. That's your | | | | from web host, then you need to link the |
| first web page. With those few codes, you can | | | | namservers from your host to your domain name. |
| create your own web pages. For more basics of | | | | The nameservers will be given to you by your host |
| creating a web page, click here.Computer set & | | | | and you need to enter this to your domain DNS |
| Internet Connection:This is a computer equipment | | | | (Domain Name Servers) setup.For more paid and free |
| (desktop or laptop computer) that has a modem and | | | | domain name registrants and web hosts, use search |
| internet connection (Dial-up or DSL). This means that | | | | engine and type "domain name and webhosting" or |
| you can access or surf the web. You will be using an | | | | "domain name registration" or "web hosting".The |
| internet connection to upload your web page files | | | | following are the easy, simple and complete |
| and to browse your website in action after uploading. | | | | procedures to build your own website: |
| You may use your own computer or you may rent in | | | | Determine your purpose of your website. |
| internet cafe, whichever is more comfortable to | | | | Prepare all the materials to be placed in your site as |
| you.Website Design Layout or Template:Website | | | | your website content. |
| Layout Design is the graphical presentation of your | | | | Plan the lay-out or design of your site. Get free or |
| site in a web page. Like in Freetipsandwits.com, the | | | | buy template. |
| page layout is composed of header box, right box, | | | | Create web pages. Learn our tutorial on creating |
| left box and footer box. The design layout will be | | | | your own web page or use ready-made web |
| your guide where to place your content in every | | | | templates. |
| web page.If you don't have time to learn html or let's | | | | Name your site with keywords relevant to your site |
| say, you are not interested in learning html, you still | | | | content. Check the availability. |
| have options to have your web design layout. Buy or | | | | Buy domain name and web space or get free |
| get free web templates from the web. If you have | | | | web-space. |
| a budget and you want to have a design based on | | | | Upload your web pages. You may upload your web |
| your preference, you may hire a coder or simply buy | | | | files by web browser or by ftp. Check your with |
| a web template.Website Content:This is the meat of | | | | your host for instruction on how to do it. |
| the website. Your website is nothing without a | | | | Check your website live. Check all the links if all are |
| content. It is like a house without people and | | | | working fine. |
| furnishings. People are looking for contents. They | | | | Submit your site to search engines and directories to |
| want something from your website.The content is | | | | inform the world that you have built your own |
| the physical presentation of the purpose of your | | | | website. |
| website. It may be personal (about your personal life | | | | Now you can start building your own website.Hardi |
| or life of other people), community (a forum or | | | | Budd is affiliated with that offers tips and tutorials on |
| discussion of a group of people), free or non-profit | | | | affiliate and internet marketing, website building, |
| services (a directory, educational, tutorial, freebies, | | | | website promotion, search engine optimization, |
| etc.) or commercial (for selling or marketing products | | | | emergency cases, fraud and scam, email hoaxes, |
| or services).Your content may include texts, graphics, | | | | computer and technology and health and beauty with |
| sounds, videos, programs, etc. depending on your | | | | list of affiliate program and freebies, free ad posting, |
| purpose or on what you like other people or visitors | | | | jokes and daily news. |