So you want to build that website for whatever reason, perhaps youve started a business or simply wish to share pictures of the new addition to your family. Let me tell you its easier than you think all you need is directions that you can follow and you will soon be online.
Lets talk what it will cost upfront. For $10 – $20/month you can have a working website (Imagine: www.yourname.com), available to anyone in the world with internet access. Thats a trip to your favourite fast food joint. (Yes, you can afford it!) There are also some ways of getting a free site still residing at www.yourname.com, but lets learn about all those weird internet terms first.
There are 3 basic components required to building a personal, custom website.
You need:
– A domain name
-A hosting account and
-Content written in HTML or some other web language.
I know, whats a domain name!!!?
Here is an analogy I teach:
You live in a home that is built on a certain piece of land (that you rent or buy). That piece of land has a specific address.
Your website (a collection of individual web pages) sits on a hosting account that...