Create Your Website With A Series of 5 Easy Steps

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You may be at the point where you want to begin your own website. If so, here’s a list of what you should do.

First, purchase a domain name. Please, before you do this, follow these simple rules to find a suitable name:

Select a domain ending with a .com.

Your domain name should be easy to spell…you don’t want people misspelling your name and ending up at the wrong site!

Not likely to be misunderstood by a listener.

Does not include numeric characters or dashes

Try to include alliteration or other elements to make it memorable.

If possible, describes your product or service.

Of course, there are a couple of exceptions you should know. For example, if your site is a personal blog (whether business-oriented or not), then it is common practice to use your name even in those cases in which it is not easy to spell.

Another possible exception is the last criteria I listed. The best case is to have a domain name which is descriptive, but there are many sites where this is not the case. The best example is Google! (You would think a better name would have been “TheBestSearchEngine.com”.) Give some thought to your target audience and what makes sense to them.

Your second step is to find a good web host and sign up for a hosting plan. Ask your colleagues who they recommend. There are also online forums which devote considerable space to the question of which web host is the best.

Third, set up your site. Your basic decision here is whether to go with a traditional “static” site or a blog. Blogging software is becoming incredibly popular and easier to use every day, and platforms such as Wordpress can be adapted for many different purposes.

Fourth, add content to your site. Here is where blogs really shine. In many cases, you can even add content via email! To add content to your blog site, you don’t need any special software; you merely log into the site from any computer and add away to your heart’s content.

The fifth step is to arrange a plan for promoting your website. After going to all the work of setting up your site, you want to make sure that as many people know about it as possible. How will you make this happen? Some possible methods include writing articles, making videos, writing press releases, posting on forums, and posting on blogs.

Putting up a website can be quite taxing but can also reward you in more ways than you might realize.

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