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    Designing and Building Your First Website

    This brief tutorial is intended to be the starting point for those of you who have never designed or built a website. It is a short outline of the website design and building process. The basic steps for building your own website are clearly defined and explained in this brief overview.

    If you follow the step-by-step instructions shown here you will understand the basics of designing your own website and be able to create a website of your own. It is a condensed version of the Rocketface® Workshop tutorial, "How to Design a Website" but it has been abbreviated into an easy to follow digest of main design topics that you can refer to quickly.

    The 7 steps to creating your first website

    1) Domain Name - Get a Domain Name for your website
    (printable PDF)
    • Deciding on the subject of your website
    • Choose the right keywords
    • Purchase your domain name
    2) Web Host - Find a Web Hosting Provider
    (printable PDF)
    • Web hosting services
    • Dependability and functionality
    • Cost of web hosting
    3) Website Structure - Design your Website Structure
    (printable PDF)
    • The Homepage
    • Main Sections
    • Subsections
    4) Website Navigation - Create your Website Navigation
    (printable PDF)
    • Linear Navigation
    • Database Navigation
    • Hierarchical Navigation
    5) Website Content - Develop your Website Content
    (printable PDF)
    • Text and typography for your website
    • Quality of your website content
    • Creating your webpages
    6) Website Promotion - Promoting your new website
    (printable PDF)
    • Optimizing your website
    • Submitting your website to the search engines
    • Linking your website to other sites
    7) Website Maintenance - Maintaining your website
    (printable PDF)
    • Keeping your content current
    • Maintain a 24/7 website
    • Feedback from your visitors

    Maintenance - Maintaning your websitePromotion - Promoting your websiteContent - Creating your website contentNavagation - Creating a navagation scheme for your websiteStructure - Developing a website structureHosting - Selecting a Web HostDomain Name - Selecting a Domain Name for your websiteFirst Site - Desigining your first website


    Starting a Website

    Understanding the Basics of Owning Your Own Website
    Even in this day of technology there are some people who do not understand the fundamentals of owning their own website.
    Registering Your Domain Name
    Registering a domain name is a quick process that often seems complex. It is far easier than most general web surfers suspect.
    How to Choose the Right Domain Name

    Your domain name will be your “Internet identity,” so it will be helpful if it closely matches the name of your business, product, or service.
    What Do I Need in a Web Hosting Package?

    If you are buying web hosting for the first time, you may have some questions about what you need and what you don't.
    10 Key Tips on Choosing the Best Hosting Package for You
    The overall "tip" here is that you need to get accurate information to make comparisons among hosts.
    Don't Get Burned By Web Designers
    If you bring up the subject of web design with small business people, it wouldn't take long to find someone who has been burned by a web designer.
    Types of Websites

    There are several types of websites on the Internet each specializing in a particular service or use.
    Website Goals

    No matter how great the graphics might be or the navigation scheme or the flowery words, the success of your website will depend on how concisely, clearly and effectively you present your ideas.
    Designing Web Pages

    Designing good webpages begins with good webpage layouts. Good webpage layout is not rocket science.
    Your Website from the Ground Up in 10 Steps
    So, you have finally decided to build yourself a website, but really have no idea where to start. The following 10 steps will give you some insight into what you need to address when creating a search friendly website from the ground up.
    Promoting Your New Website
    If your new website has not been properly optimized for the search engines, then this is a necessary first step you must take.
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