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Building a Website
The cost of building your own website is minimal

Building your own website - time vs money

Having someone else build your website can be a very expensive proposition. If you are willing to devote your time instead of money you can come up with results that will rival the best web design companies.

Here are average prices for commercial web pages provided by Guthy-Renker:

creation and design $150-$450 per page
monthly listing fee $ 50-$150 per page per month
text/content change $100 per page
reactivation fee $200 per year

Based on these figures, you could easily spend $2,000 for an internet service provider and web designer to maintain one page for one year. If you can afford this it will save you time and effort but, you could lose some control over your website. By building and designing your own website you will have total control over it. The important thing is knowing how to design a website.

Building a website

During the course of this tutorial, we'll be following a step-by-step process of building a website that ensures good quality in our site design. By approaching the building of a website in carefully controlled steps the job becomes quite manageable and the results will be very professional. Below is an outline of the process of building a website.

The basic steps to professional website design: analyze website, organize website,develop website, implement website, maintain website

Five steps to professional website design

Analyze Website:

The what, why and how of invisioning a concept for your website. Breaking down the purpose of your website and the audience you want to reach.

2 Organize Website:

Making major decisions such as content, navigation and layout. Arranging your website into a whole and intelligently functioning unit.

3 Develop Website:

Creating a working site outline and the nuts and bolts of construction. Working out the details and possibilities of your website.

4 Implement Website:

Uploading your site to the web and fine tuning website performance. Carrying out the practical expression of your website.

5 Maintain Website:

How to keep your website up and running while you expand and fine tune it. How to maintain your website and it's character.

Website Building

Building your own website is a rewarding proposition. You need to be an artist, author and webmaster to do the job and you can learn how to do these things for free on the internet. As you build your website you will be able to use your creativity in a myriad of ways.

Not only is building a website a creative outlet it also can provide a cash income from product sales or on-line advertising. Maybe you have a product or service that you would like to promote, building a website is a way to do it.

Even though it may seem like a daunting prospect building your own website is the only way to go if your funds are limited. Use your time instead of money. Build your own 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.