making your website

Learning how to make a website can be a pain. But that's why I created this guide. Now, learning how to design your website will be much easier! But first thing's first. You need to find your web host.

finding a web host

Finding the right web host can be difficult. Many different web hosts supply different features and services you can use for different prices. My web host is StartLogic. Personally, I think their service is pretty good, but you should check them out for yourself.

Here's a list of free web hosts.
Bravenet.com
Dreamwater.com
Justfree.com
Freewebs.com
Geocities.com

Note: Most of these hosts have an option of purchase for better quality.

After you find your web host, you need to get your domain. A domain is a web address like: stainedink.com. Of course, just because you have a domain doesn't mean you have a website. You just have a name. It's like having a light bulb but no electricity. Usually web hosts give you a free domain, but you can purchase your own, too. A good site for buying your domain is: godaddy.com.

After you have both your host and domain, it's a matter of setting up your page. Open up your editor, or if you don't have one, notepad. Copy and paste this basic code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Your Website Title Here</title>
</head>
<body>
All of your website content goes here
</body>
</html>

When you upload your file to your host and go to the URL, you can see that it is very plain and totally non exciting. But if you want more, you can check out this tutorial.

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