Monday, March 9, 2009

How to Create a Web Page of Your Own

By Alice Seba

Whether it's for business or personal use, it seems like everyone has a web page these days. That may be because it's become so affordable and easy to put a web page together. Web page building is no longer for the "tech geeks". Once upon a time, you had to learn HTML (hyper-text markup language) to build a web page but today you have so many options to create your own website that don't require you to learn complicated coding. You can use a WYSIWG (What You See Is What You Get) editor like Microsoft's FrontPage. This software allows you to write your web page as you would any other document and you can drag and drop images easily. It takes a bit of practice to make things look the way you'd like, but you can also purchase templates to create a professional look and feel.

So, now we know that you don't have to be a technological genius to build a web page -- what else do you need to create your web presence?

The name of a website is called a domain. Before you can get your page on the web, you have to buy a domain name for your personal or company's place on the web. For instance: Ebay's domain name is ebay.com.

You have to choose one of the companies that safe all your files needed on Internet. These are called Web Hosts. They generally charge monthly for the service provided.

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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