If you’re new to the world of the Web and like to get started right, then this article is for you. Your first step is to decide what you want to do. Obviously you want a website of some sort, but what type of website? What will it be about? What will you offer that no one else can?
Spend some time thinking to yourself about what you really want. Choose something that you are interested in and won’t get bored of. Your next step is to get cheap web hosting and a domain. The domain should be chosen carefully. I highly recommend getting a .com, as they are much better in general. Once you have selected a domain, don’t purchase it quite yet. First you should find some cheap web hosting. Shop around and find something that seems reasonable to you, and buy it. Some hosts offer free domain registration, so don’t buy a domain before hosting.
You now need to set the nameservers on your domain to point to your cheap web hosting account. If your domain was registered through your host, then this step is not necessary, as it’s already done. To set nameservers, simply log into your domain registrar and go to “nameservers” and enter in the proper information. If you don’t know what to put, contact your host and ask.
Now you need to start building your website. There are a thousand ways to go about this, but I suggest keeping it simple for now. If you’re completely new to coding/HTML, then maybe a few tutorials would be a good idea. Build some ultra-basic sites and get a feel for what you’re working with. Then, move on to bigger and better things when you’ve gained some experience.
Written by Web Hosting Expert on Sep 29, 2009.
