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That was a short explanation of some of
things you will need to know when you want to build your website . But you can search
internet and get more information and definitions about what is covered in here and what is not .
Prepare your site files.
Most of
time when I make a website for a client or a friend they don't bring everything that is needed to get
website up and running. It is better it prepare all
files which you will use for your site in a specific folder in your personal computer. Prepare all
files you need before you start making your website.
Plan
Concept of your Site
That is right. You need to plan
concept of your site before you go into designing it. You can make a sketch of how it will look and then try to implement that .When making
concept your site it is better to use real text that will appear on
site so that will help you a lot .
Start Designing Your Site using WYSIWYG editor.
Now that you have prepared and planed
concept of your site then it is time to start designing it .You can use any WYSIWYG editor to design it.If you don't want to start designing it but you want something ready that you can change
text then you can buy a professional template which will cost you like $10-$30 .
Also there are many free templates which you can use . Just make a search in Google™ and you will get millions of sites for downloading free site templates .
Shop for hosting and domain name
Now that you have built your site and it is on your personal computer then you will need to rent a remote server and get a domain name so it can be accessible to all people from
world. Before you start shopping for hosting you have to make a list of what you want like special features, bandwidth , storage space etc. If you are building a small personal website then I guess 50 mb space and 1-5 Gigabyte of data transfer . Of course you can later upgrade to a bigger plan.
Also hosting companies many other features along with space and bandwidth such as control panel where you can manage your website easily .If you don't want to get a professional hosting or you can afford it then you can get free hosting which some companies offer and is ad supported and has a lot of restrictions.
Also you will need to register a domain name for your site . Domain names cost from $6.00 to $35 yearly . There are many great domain registrars which you can use to register your domain name. If you don't to register a domain name then you get a sub domain but you will have to make sure that your hosting company can offer you a sub domain which will be like
following your-site-name.hosting-company-site.com When you register your domain name you will have to wait 24-48 hours before it can be fully working . But before that you can still upload your site files because your hosting company will give you an IP which you can use for uploading your site files.
Conclusion
There you have it. Just follow them well and You could be running your own website within 24 hours. Of course this was a short article but at least it provides you some of
basic information you need to know. Also you can visit many sites online which can provide you a more detailed tutorials and website enhancements. Until next time, try to build your home on
web today and good luck .

Abdillahi Abdillahi is a web designer, founder and president of http://kooshin.com , a company providing affordable web hosting and web design solutions to small to medium sized businesses and individuals. For more information , please visit http://kooshin.com