Beginners guide to creating a website

Beginners often feel overwhelmed when trying to create a website for the first time. There are so many new skills and concepts to learn. However, it is really not hard if you take things one step at a time. This article will explain exactly what you need to do to create your first website.

1. The first step to creating a website is choosing a domain name. The domain name is what people type into the browser to get to your website. Once you register a domain name, only you can use it. You can get a domain name for $7.99 here at Dynadot.

2. The second step is to choose a web host. A web host provides a place for you to upload the pages of your website. For your first website, we recommend you choose a free web host. Type "free hosting" in Google for some providers. Note that the free web hosts come with restrictions. For example, some place ads on your site and some strictly limit how many times your website can be viewed per day.


3. The third step is to choose an email provider. Yahoo, Google, and Hotmail are all free providers of email accounts.

4. The fourth step is to connect your domain name to your free hosting and free email. Sign into your Dynadot account and select the checkbox for your domain. Click "Set Name Servers". Select "Dynadot Stealth Forwarding". Type in the web address for your free hosting for the URL. Then type in your email address.

Now when people type your domain in the browser, it will load the pages in your free hosting. When people send you email at your domain, it will forward the email to your free email account.

5. The final step is to design a simple web page. Create a file called "index.html" on your desktop. Using your favorite word processor, type the following:

Replace { with < and > with }

{html}
{head}{title}My Site{/title}{/head}
{body}
Hello World!
{/body}
{/html}


Now save the file. Make sure to "Save As" a "Text Only" document. Now upload the file "index.html" to your webhost using a FTP program. Your webhost should have given you a FTP username and password to use. Once the file has been uploaded, your website is now online for the world to see. Congratulations.

We encourage you to learn more about html. Search in Google for "html tutorial" find one of the many free tutorials about how to design websites.

Source: Dynadot.com