Legal Writing

Want To Build Your First Website?

By Daniel Scocco

I have already mentioned in the past that virtually any person would benefit from having a website or blog. If you are an aspiring writer, for example, you could use a blog to practice and polish your writing skills. If you are a freelance writer, you could use a website to showcase your work and get new clients. If you are a stay at home mom, you could launch an online store and try to make some extra money selling things on the web. So on and so forth.

Why then very few people have their own websites? I suspect because they think that building one requires a lot of technical skills, a lot of time, a lot of money, or all three of them.

The reality is quite the opposite. Today you can get a website up and running in a matter of hours, even if you have no technical skills at all. How much would it cost? Around $10 for a domain name, plus $10 monthly for a decent web hosting plan.

But how exactly do you build the website? What kind of domain name should you buy? How do you install the software to manage the content of the website? How do you customize the design? These are some of the questions I get asked very often, and that is why I decided to create a free tutorial explaining how everything works. You’ll find it at HowToMakeAWebsite.net.

The main tutorial is divided in 5 sections:

Step 1: Choosing A Domain Name
Step 2: Getting A Hosting Plan
Step 3: Installing WordPress
Step 4: Choosing A Template for Your Website
Step 5: Customizing Your Design

On top of that you’ll also find some articles to help you promote and optimize your website once it is up and running. My plan is to make that site a complete resource for people who want to get started on the Internet, so check it out.

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Full post as published by Daily Writing Tips on August 25, 2010 (boomark / email).