Building a Website
Most people assume that building a website is hard however using the tools available it is now possible for almost anyone to create a basic site on their own. In fact using site builders provided by most webhosts you do not need to have any experience or a graphical eye, just the content to add to your site.
Assuming you have no knowledge of building websites you will want to choose a host that offers a website builder. It is know more then common for the big hosts to provide a free site builder and being a small site space is not really a problem, in fact 100mb will probably be enough for your first year. Of course read review on the hosts, you get what you pay for so remember that paying £1 a month may seem to be a great deal but realistically it may not be practical. For the average site I would suggest going for a package of around £5 a month. If unsure on the host go to our host section.
What you are looking for in a host is a good site builder that you can understand; you can usually try this before you buy! Good SEO tools so you can get listed in search engines this is vital so that your users can find you and finally good support. Being new to the web you are bound to have questions so a friendly reliable support team is ideal.
Before you purchase your hosting plan look at the next section after this, "Choosing a Domain", as you will want to do this at the same time some hosting packages may include a domain others will need to be purchased in addition to the hosting.
You should have sorted out hosting and if using a site builder you should have this sorted to so now you need to build the actual site. The best way to do this is to plan what you want in your site first. Brainstorm each page of the site, starting with the home page and include a page for each content area you are going to have you should have an article a page and planning should help you sort out the order of links, site structure and make you aware of any content you still have to write. Making each page of your site focus on one area of your topic your site will perform better in search engines and will make it easier for your users to read and follow.
Now you should have a good plan, load up your hosting site builder and follow the steps on screen to build your site, if you get stuck your host should be able to help you and should have documentation to step you through each process.
Whilst building your site keep your topic in mind, use your keywords where you can and make sure you stay to the point. If you have the option to fill out meta-tags enter 5 keywords that relate to your topic and create page titles that contain your keyword and are relevant to the page.
Choosing a Domain...
Assuming you have no knowledge of building websites you will want to choose a host that offers a website builder. It is know more then common for the big hosts to provide a free site builder and being a small site space is not really a problem, in fact 100mb will probably be enough for your first year. Of course read review on the hosts, you get what you pay for so remember that paying £1 a month may seem to be a great deal but realistically it may not be practical. For the average site I would suggest going for a package of around £5 a month. If unsure on the host go to our host section.
What you are looking for in a host is a good site builder that you can understand; you can usually try this before you buy! Good SEO tools so you can get listed in search engines this is vital so that your users can find you and finally good support. Being new to the web you are bound to have questions so a friendly reliable support team is ideal.
Before you purchase your hosting plan look at the next section after this, "Choosing a Domain", as you will want to do this at the same time some hosting packages may include a domain others will need to be purchased in addition to the hosting.
You should have sorted out hosting and if using a site builder you should have this sorted to so now you need to build the actual site. The best way to do this is to plan what you want in your site first. Brainstorm each page of the site, starting with the home page and include a page for each content area you are going to have you should have an article a page and planning should help you sort out the order of links, site structure and make you aware of any content you still have to write. Making each page of your site focus on one area of your topic your site will perform better in search engines and will make it easier for your users to read and follow.
Now you should have a good plan, load up your hosting site builder and follow the steps on screen to build your site, if you get stuck your host should be able to help you and should have documentation to step you through each process.
Whilst building your site keep your topic in mind, use your keywords where you can and make sure you stay to the point. If you have the option to fill out meta-tags enter 5 keywords that relate to your topic and create page titles that contain your keyword and are relevant to the page.
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Take time to develop unique and rich content from the start and your site will re pay you later