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7 Effective Ways to Build Your Own Web Site
Copyright 2002 Herman Drost

Domain Hosting Running a business without building a web site, is like a fish
swimming in a small pond. The fish needs a vehicle to reach
the ocean. If you are a small business person who wants to reach
millions quickly and easily, building a web site is a necessity.
There are many ways to build a website but I'll just give you an
overview of the most popular ones.

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Business Hosting Provider Web Before you begin to build your web site, register a domain first
(read my article "How to choose, register or transfer domain
names" This means you are serious about your business.

When you're ready to put your business online or establish a personal Web presence, you can build a Web site yourself or have one build it for you. yourself Web site packages typically come with online Web site tools for building your own basic Web site. shelf design software, such as FrontPage®, is another avenue for constructing your own Web site. If you don't have the time or inclination to do it yourself, you can hire a Web site designer to do it for you.

Ecommerce Hosting Email 1.Web Site Templates - Free and Paid
This is a quick and simple way to design your site without
spending a dime. With a free web site template, you can add text
and graphics and host it on a free web host.

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Cheap Web Hosting Free - these will give you a quick and simple design.
www.steves-templates.com
www.freelayouts.com

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Small Business Hosting Paid Templates - generally these provide better looking designs.
www.templates2go.com
www.thetemplatestore.com

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Web Hosting Domains Pros - quick set-up, saves time on design time.
Cons - lack of uniqueness and flexibility, not custom built to suit
your business.

Web Hosting Domain Names 2. ISP Site Builders
Some ISPs provide site building software
as part of their package i.e. AOL, Bigstep.com.

Domain Name Registration Pros - "all-in-one" package, no html required. This may consist of
just site building (AOL), or a combination of site building, hosting,
search engine submissions and newsletter management (Bigstep)
for one monthly fee.
Cons - template pages, page links generically named, pages can't
be individually optimized for search engines.

Hosting Web Hosting 3. Learn HTML
This will allow you to build your web site from
scratch and have total control over any changes you may
wish to make.

Web Hosting Plans Pros - total control, flexibility, inexpensive (you can
even use the text editor, notepad, that comes with your
computer).
Cons - steep learning curve to become proficient,
takes a lot of time to change hundreds of pages.

Web Hosting Business 4. Use Web Editing Tools
There are two kinds of web site editors.
a) HTML Editors - these will help you with writing and editing your
html (i.e. automating repetitive tags and color coding the different
tags used).

Web Hosting Email Macromedia Homesite
www.coffeecup.com
www.notetab.com

Dedicated Web Hosting B) WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) editors
These graphical editors will help you to design a professional
looking web site after a lot of practice. Here are the two most popular
editors. These editors also allow you to see the code as you design your
site. You can also manipulate the code within the editor.

Web Hosting Comparisons Dreamweaver MX
Frontpage

Affordable Web Hosting Pros - complete control over the design and maintenance of your
website, can write or edit code as you please, maintain
hundreds of pages, many useful features.
Cons - can be expensive, learning curve, some WYSIWYG editors
add unnecessary code, creating bloated web pages.

Web Hosting Package 5. Browser Software - Netscape Composer
Netscape has always had a basic Web page editor built-in.
Netscape 7's version of Composer fills a huge gap at the lower
end of the market for WYSIWYG editors and still has something
useful for the more experienced designer.

Web Hosting Provider Pros - free, easy to use
Cons - some learning curve needed, lack of features
and integration with graphics software, when compared with other
high-end web design editors.

Multiple Domain Web Hosting 6. SiteBuildIt
This is an all-in-one system of tools to build, host and promote
your web site. It includes one year of:
Domain name registration
Web Site Hosting
Graphic Tools (LogoCreator and NavBar creator)
Search Engine Optimization
Automatic Search Engine Submission and Re-submission
Pay-Per-Click Search Engine Research
Traffic Stats and Click Analysis
E-zine Subscription and Delivery
Cost: approx $300/year

Domain Web Hosting Pros - all-in-one solution for creating, promoting and analyzing
your web site, no need to learn html, add your own text and
graphics.
Cons - use of template generated web pages, lack of
business uniqueness, limited flexibility over html code,
expensive.

Web Hosting Providers 7. Professsional Web Site Designer
If you choose a professional web designer, make sure he has
the qualifications and at least several years experience designing
web sites. Take a look at his portfolio to give you some idea of
the sites that have already been designed.
(Read my article "How to Choose a Web Site Designer"

Unix Web Hosting Pros
Working with a specialist in designing and optimizing websites.
Professional image for your business
Years of experience building, optimizing and promoting web sites.
Saves time - leaves you time to concentrate on building your
business while the technical aspects and maintenance of your
web site is taken care of.

Web Hosting Php Cons
Can be expensive
You have less control (must work with your designer).

Web Hosting Site Recommendations
Do-it-yourself
If you want to build it yourself and have the time to do it,
then learn some html and invest in a professional web editor.
Learning html will enable you know what's wrong with your site
(particularly when a web site editor doesn't write proper html
or adds unnecessary tags). The editor is very helpful if you
have to maintain a large web site that contains hundreds of
pages.

Web Hosting For Small Business If you don't have much time and wish to do-it-yourself without
learning html, then download a web template.

Linux Web Hosting If you don't want to learn html and want an all-in-one solution
for building, hosting, promoting and web traffic analysis, then
SiteBuiltIt is a great way to go.

Low Cost Web Hosting Hiring a Professional Web Site Designer
This will save you a lot of time instead of doing it yourself.
You can also be assured of having a professionally designed
web site built to reflect your business. A good web designer
will know how to build a web site that sells, which is the ultimate
goal for your business.

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Herman Drost is the Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) owner and author of http://www.iSiteBuild.com
Affordable Web Site Design and Low Cost Web Hosting

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