A five point plan that tells you everything you need to know to set up a website of your own.
Everyone’s got a website these days. They’re not all Space-Aged wonders of wizardry like VideoJug – some of the best websites out there are simple, funny quirky little sites. If you want to start up your own – and let’s face it, why wouldn’t you?—you’ll need to know the steps involved.
This article will give you an overview of the process, and tell you where to look for more in-depth advice on each of the different steps.
1. Get a Domain Name
A domain name is the www. bit you type into the address bar. You’ll need to think long and hard about what to call your website , and spend money buying it. Once it’s yours, you need to buy hosting for your website’s files.
2. Buy Hosting
All your website’s files need storing somewhere so members of the public can access it. Companies out there on The Internet offer up space on their servers for a fee. This film tells you what to look for when buying hosting, and what the process is.
3. Make your Website
This is the tricky bit, really. There are plenty of ways to do it – you can hard-code it yourself, or use Web creation tools like FrontPage, DreamWeaver or GoLive!
One of the simplest ways to get a nice-looking fully-customisable website up and running is to download files from Wordpress.org, and follow their instructions. This’ll set you up with a blog, and once it’s hosted you can change the ‘template’ easily from one of the many available online, and edit the code to suit. We can help you learn how code is laid out, and what certain bits mean.
4. Learn about FTP and Uploading
Once you’ve bought hosting, you need to transfer your website’s files to the server, which is a relatively simple process. It sounds scary but it's easy....
5. Alternatively....
If all this is a bit much for you and you don’t want to spend any money, you could always get a blog instead. They're easy! They’re fun! They’re also free! Watch this to find out how. And to make sure it’s not completely rubbish –watch this too...
Enjoy!
The VideoJug Team
