| The first thing you need to do is come up with an | | | | instruction I will use 1and1 for the examples as |
| idea for your website. Try to make it something | | | | this is the Host I am familiar with. To find out |
| you are interested in and/or something you have | | | | which domains are available go to their homepage, |
| at least some knowledge of. | | | | on the right in the middle of the page there is a |
| Think of one good keyword or keyword phrase. | | | | spot to check domain availability, you simply type |
| If you are building a website about inline skates | | | | in the domain you are interested in and it will tell |
| your keyword should be something like ' inline | | | | you if it is available or not. |
| skates'. When choosing your keyword keep your | | | | Now that you have chosen your domain name |
| competitors in mind. If you are building a website | | | | you will need to register it. On the previous step I |
| about computers you may want to think twice | | | | explained how to find out if a domain is available |
| before picking the keyword 'computers'. If you | | | | or not. Go back to the host website, type in the |
| have plenty of money for marketing your | | | | domain you have chosen and just follow the |
| website then you may be able to be successful | | | | simple steps. You will have to choose a hosting |
| with a very competitive keyword but if you are | | | | package, since you are probably brand new to all |
| an average person you may want to think of | | | | of this you may want to choose the basic |
| something a little less competitive like 'computer | | | | package but if you know you are going to stick |
| information'. A very valuable resource you should | | | | with this you will eventually want to purchase the |
| use (I use it just about every day for one thing | | | | business package. |
| or another) is the Keyword Selector Tool at | | | | Now you have come up with the idea for your |
| inventory.overture. com. Type in your keyword in | | | | site, chosen a good keyword, chosen a domain |
| the very simple tool, this will show you how many | | | | and registered it. Now how do you actually create |
| searches were on yahoo in the last month on the | | | | the website? I think this is the step that scares |
| keyword you typed in and on other keywords | | | | most people away from the idea of making your |
| similar to it. I would suggest to pick a keyword | | | | own website, but it is actually very easy. You DO |
| that is RELEVANT to the theme of your site that | | | | NOT have to know HTML ( Hypertext Markup |
| has somewhere between 2,000 and 5,000 | | | | Language ) - The code that actually makes a |
| searches a month. This is because of what I said | | | | website work, to build a website, you DO NOT |
| before, competition. If you are started your first | | | | have to know anything about Website Design, all |
| website you DO NOT need to waste your time | | | | you have to know is what I have told you |
| competing with Dell or Microsoft. Once you | | | | already and what I am about to tell you. If you |
| choose your Keyword or Keyword phrase either | | | | do know how HTML works it is possible to make |
| write it down or memorize it, this will be a very | | | | your website straight through your host but it will |
| important part of getting your website known. | | | | take you 10 times more time and effort. There is |
| Now that you have the idea for your website and | | | | software out there that has been created for |
| the keyword, you need a domain (the actual | | | | you to use that will create the HTML for you. I |
| website address, ie. http ://www. yoursite. com) | | | | use a program called Dreamweaver. |
| Now you need to think of a domain name. When | | | | Dreamweaver is said to be the number one |
| considering your domain name, try to think of one | | | | website building software on the market. When I |
| that has each word of your keyword or keyword | | | | first purchased this software I had no idea how |
| phrase in it, for instance, if your keyword is | | | | to use it. It took a few hours to learn how to use |
| computer information the idea domain would be | | | | the basics and a few weeks to learn the more |
| http ://www. computerinformation. com. Of | | | | advanced stuff but anyone can learn how to use |
| course most domains are allready taken so you | | | | it just by messing around with it and seeing what |
| will have to add something in, a suggestion would | | | | things do. Purchasing this software will be the |
| be http ://www. computer-information-now. com . | | | | biggest investment you will make in the whole |
| Do not get too stuck on picking the right domain | | | | process of making a website but in the long run it |
| name, allthough it is better to have your keyword | | | | is WELL worth the investment. If you get stuck |
| in your domain, it will not badly damage your | | | | you can always call them, afterall you did pay for |
| marketing. You register domains through what is | | | | the software, they should provide technical |
| called a 'Website Host' Choosing a bad host can | | | | support right? They do! |
| cause problems in the future. I have always used | | | | Thats it, Enjoy your very own unique, operational |
| the same host called 1and1, so I honestly couldn't | | | | Website. |
| tell you all about every host out there. For this | | | | |