Website How To
Website how to for small businesses that want to learn about websites. 50% of small businesses don't have a website.
This article explains the steps involved in creating a website so you'll have the big picture of what's involved.
Six Steps to Create a Website
Step #1: Choosing a website name (called a domain name or URL) and registering that
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How to Name Your Website
- Read this! There is an idea you may not have thought about that could help you get immediate and ongoing website visitors for free!
- Top Website Domain Name Suppliers - lists top suppliers and their costs along with cautions
Step #2: Choosing a company or service to host your website or do that yourself with your own computer equipment
Just like you pay "rent" for office space, you must also "rent" space for your website. This is called hosting, and the space you rent is on a computer hard-drive, also called a "server" and also through "the cloud." In order for your site to be visible on the web, it must live at a website "host." Selecting the right hosting solution is important to ensure your website is accessible all the time.
You can also host your website on your own computer server if you have the equipment and technical team in place to set that up and manage it. But most small businesses use a website hosting supplier.
Step #3: Designing your website
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How to Create a Website for Your Business covers five options, along with the pros and cons to help you decide.
TIP: START with reading this how to guide above. Why? Some of the options you may choose will have "one stop shopping" where they'll handle registering your website and website hosting for you.
These how-to guides may also be helpful:
- Website Ideas & Examples
- Costs for Websites - Learn what it costs to create a website for your business along with specific tips for how you can save money creating and maintaining your website. With a website, you want to consider the ongoing monthly costs along with associated costs when you want to add or change information on your website.
- Website Strategy & Planning - Just like with building a house, it is far more cost-effective to make changes during the planning phase rather than after the walls have gone up! Many small businesses rush to get a website online and then are frustrated with what's involved to attract website visitors and update or add to the website as their needs change. Planning upfront will ensure you avoid those frustrations.
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Top Suppliers for Creating Your Own Website
- Top Suppliers for Websites - all the suppliers for software, website design, website development
Next page - what else is involved in creating a website
Steps 4-6
Researching marketing products or services to buy?
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