In our Website Basics Explained series we will show you where to start to get your first website, and what you need to go online.
What exactly do I need have my own website? It is normal if you have right now that 'it's all Greek to me' feeling when it comes to website design. In this overview, we'll take a brief look at what it takes to get your own website live on the internet.
Your Website
You can either make your own website, or pay a professional web designer to do it for you. Websites are build in a web programming language like HTML, PHP and others. Once it's created, your website will consist of several website files.
A Domain Name
In addition to creating the files your website consists of, it will need a unique identifier in the world wide web, called domain name like yourwebsite.com. This domain name needs to be registered with ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) by a licensed Domain Registrant, and you will have to pay an annual fee for the registration, which is usually not more than $10 a year for available dot.com domains. Many domain names these days are already registered, so it might be a tough choice to find a good one which is still available.
Web Hosting
In order to make the files you or your web designer created for your website available in the internet, they need to be stored on secure web server that is running special software to ensure the accessibility and functionality of your website. Web Hosting Companies offer this service, and you will need to select a reliable company with secure servers in order to store and 'host' your website files. The web hosting fee for a regular website is usually between $5 and $8 per month, with extra-charge for specific add-ons (e.g. for secure payment sites). It pays to select a web hosting company with reliable and safe equipment. You can visit our website to find out which company we recommend to all our customers as the most reliable and secure web host.
This is all you need to get your own website, and if you learn how to make your own website or find the right web designer to design your website, you can be online within a few weeks!
If you want to know more about how to find the right web designer, how much a website may cost, and what you or your web design professional can do 'search engine optimization', please read our other articles in the 'Website Basics Explained' series.
If you want to know more about web design and how you can get your website on the front page of Yahoo and Google, please visit our website San Diego Web Designer.
If you are interested in learning how to make your own website, please read the free step-by-step guide Make Your Own Website.
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