Sunday, February 22, 2009

A Guide to Designing Your Own Page on the Web

By Alice Seba

Almost everyone seems to have his or her own page on the internet, and it could be personal or for business. It is not very difficult anymore, and also cheaper, to design your own page. Only 'techies' used to build web pages. Some time ago you needed to know HTML (hyper-text markup language) to create a page, but nowadays there are many possibilities for creating websites that don't involve teaching yourself a difficult code. One program to use is Microsoft's FrontPage, which is a WYSWYG editor (What You See Is What You Get). This software have been developed to build web pages as if you were writing a document, and includes easy drag and drop features for images. With some practice you can make it look the way you want it to, or, for a more professional design you can buy templates to use.

As you now know that any lay person can build a web page, is there anything else you need to know before building your own web page?

Your Web presence will require a domain name. This must be bought and will be the name by which you or your business is known on the Web. Google's domain is google.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.

What To Do Next To Create 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.

In summary, to build a Web site is far easier than you probably thought it was. You just need a point-and-click program to build a Web site, a Web host and a domain name.

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