2024年5月14日发(作者：)

How to Build a Website Step 1 - Hosting:

Hosting is where you put your website and all the Web pages. While it's possible to

build a website on your personal computer and never move it online, it's somewhat

pointless. No one but you will ever be able to see it. So the first thing you'll want to

do is find a Web hosting provider.

There are several types of Web hosting options you can choose from:

Free Web hosts

Standard Web hosting

Dedicated, Virtual, and Shared Hosting

Colocation

Most people gravitate to free Web hosting without too much thought, but there can be

drawbacks to free hosting. You don't always get as much space, you might be

required to run their ads on your site, or there may be bandwidth limits. Be sure to

read all the fine print before you put your website on a free Web host. I recommend

using free hosting providers for testing Web pages and for personal pages.

Find a Web Hosting Provider - links to other sites for help finding a good host

Web Hosting Reviews - find out what other users think

Web Hosting Profiles - overviews of several hosting providers

How to Build a Website Step 2 - Do You Need a Domain Name?:

You don't need a domain name to put up a website. You can put up a site on free

hosting or even paid hosting plans without a domain name. A domain name provides

extra branding for your site and makes it easier for people to remember the URL. But

domain names cost money, typically between $8 and $35 a year.

Get a URL that People can Find

How to Buy a Domain Name with Network Solutions

How to Register a Web Site Domain - Video

How to Build a Website Step 3 - Plan Your Website:

Once you've gotten a domain and decided on your URL, you can start planning your

site. You need to decide:

Type of site - Most websites are either news/information, product, or reference

sites. As such they each have a slightly different focus.

Navigation - The navigation affects the information architecture of your site.

Content - Content is the actual pages you'll be building.

If you can recognize page types, you'll be able to recognize what types of pages you

need for your site. Play the Web Page Types game.

How to Build a Website Step 4 - Build Your Website Page by Page:

Building a website requires that you work on one page at a time. To build your site

you should be familiar with:

Design Basics - The elements of good design and and how to use it on

websites.

Learning HTML - HTML is the building block of a Web page. While it's not

absolutely required, you'll do better if you learn HTML than if you don't.

Learning CSS - CSS is the building block of how pages look. And learning

CSS will make it easier for you to change your site's look when you need to.

Web Page Editors - Finding the perfect editor for your needs will help you

learn design, HTML, and CSS.

How to Build a Website Step 5 - Publish Your Website:

Publishing your website is a matter of getting the pages you created in step 4 up to the

hosting provider you set up in step 1. You can do this with either the tools that come

with your hosting service or with FTP clients. Knowing which you can use depends

upon your hosting provider. Contact them if you are not sure.

How to Upload

Best FTP Clients for Windows

Best FTP Clients for Macintosh

How to Build a Website Step 6 - Promote Your Website:

The easiest way to promote your website is through search engine optimization or

SEO. You build your Web content so that it ranks well in search engines. This can be

very difficult, but it is inexpensive and can result in good results if you work at it.

Other ways to promote your site include: word of mouth, email, and advertising. You

should include your URL on all professional correspondence and whenever it makes

sense in personal messages. I put my URL in my email signature along with my email

address.

Improve Your Page Views - With More Hits

Boosting Your Hits

Create a Great Home Page

Web Marketing Articles

How to Build a Website Step 7 - Maintain Your Website:

Maintenance can be the most boring part of website design, but in order to keep your

site going well and looking good, you need to do it. Testing your site as you're

building it and then after it's been live for a while is important. And you should also

work on content development on a regular basis.

How to Preview Your Web Pages

Solving Problems in Web Design

How to Use BrowserCam to Review Your Web Site

6 Ways to Get Unblocked

What to Write About

Writing Web Pages that Meet Your Customers' Goals

HTML References / Web Design References