Here introduces three major steps to start a website.
1. Choose a Web hosting
Use the key word “Web hosting” to search, you can get many providers. While we think to choose one, which is best for you, you may consider the following factors:
- Dependable hosting service with good support, which is why we do not recommend a free web hosting.
- User friendly “Web Software” and “Easy Installation”, which save you a lot of time and energy. If you use WordPress, the free web software introducing as follows, please confirm that the Web hosting you choose supports PHP and MySQL.
- Plenty of storage and bandwidth, which are keys for your long-term growth.
- Competitive price, which fits your budget. You can find something around $4 per month.
- If you build a web server by yourself, you may not need a Web hosting.
2. Choose a Domain Name
There are hundreds of places you can choose from to register your domain name, just use a search engine and the key word like “domain name register”; you will find a lot of them. The domain registering cost usually is around $10. It is recommended to use “something.com”, because it is easier remembered by most people compared with “something.net” or others. Most Web hosting companies provide domain name registration as well; the cost is included in the monthly fee.
3. Choose Web software
Building a GOOD website from scratch takes a lot of design experience and effort. People with low investment budget usually use free web software.
We strongly recommend WordPress at http://www.wordpress.org, which is free and the most popular content management software for your website with one-click installation. Although WordPress is considered a blogging software, it can be used to design a big website.
In addition, you can change the look of your website easily just by using different free theme, you can download at http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/. Wordpress also has rich plugins with very powerful features, you can download at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tags/plugin.
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