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