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Welcome to the DIY Step by Step guide to
launching
YOUR website with YOUR own domain name!
Here I will share
with you
Why you should
own your own domain
How to obtain
your own domain name
What you should look for in a
web host
How to configure your host
What type of software would you
need to make your website look pretty
And more...
To do list
Item
Description
Domain name
Decide
on a domain name for your website, this will determine how people
will find your site, e.g. www.yahoo.com, www.cnn.com
Look
up the domain name to determine if it is available. If so, good and
get it registered under your name
Web
hosting
You
need a web hosting company to host your domain and serve web requests
from visitors
Host
setup
To
initialise your website, making sure that people are able to find
your site and that your email accounts are set up properly
Select
Software
You
would need some basic software to build your website, such as html
editor, ftp client to upload your html files and images and perhaps
a flash editor to spice up your site.
Plan
your
site
What
are you going to put on your site?How are they going to be organised?
Is it password protected?
Upload
content
Start
letting people to visit and enjoy your site!