I want to build a web site - what do I need?
Web Site Design
Domain Name - your domain name is a great marketing tool to if you are looking at starting up a business or want to add a personal site which you want to be taken seriously then purchasing a domain name which is relevant is essential. Once you have a domain name you will need to host this somewhere, usually you can do both jobs at the same time as most domain registrars offer hosting and vice versa. Again, your hosting requirements should be assessed, you do not want to pay too much but then again you do need to make sure that it is adequate.
Free hosting is also available which usually lets you use a free sub-domain, although these are getting better and better there are limitations and the fact that you are never in full control of your site is always a major factor.
Once you have a domain name and some web hosting, you will need to create your web page or web site. This can be done in a variety of ways from coding the site yourself using HTML editors or GUI programs. There is also the option to purchase a web site template that you can amend to suit your needs.
So, you’ve got a web site, and a domain name and some hosting. What next?
Next you will need a way of getting your web site files to the web host, this is commonly done through a protocol called FTP (File Transfer Protocol). There are plenty of free FTP tools available, the most commons ones include FileZilla, CoreFTP and PuTTY.
So there you go, all the items you need to get a site live on the web.
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