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Page 1: How to Design Your Own Website

How to Design Your Own Website

Design your own website to attract potentialcustomers to your business. The best way toadvertise a business is to build a website. Makinga web site is cheaper than you might think. Builda website that has all the features your customerswill be looking for. You can add contactinformation, directions to your business and sellitems online. For a complex website, I suggesthiring a professional designer. If you want tobuild a simple and fast website, you can designyour own website in a few hours.

Things You Will Need

Computer

Internet access

Credit card

Digital Photos

Articles and content for the site

Step 1

Open an internet browser and visit a hosting website such as Host Monster, Host Gator or BlueHost. Sign up for website hosting and register a domain name by following the instructions on thesite.

Step 2

Download a free web site builder from an online site such as Evrsoft, Blue Voda or Nedwolf. Theseeditors will allow you to design your own website without having to learn HTML.

Step 3

Upload your images into the web site builder and create a great looking website that will suit yourbusiness needs.

Step 4

After cacamedia.com you design your own website, upload the website design on the hosting server.

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Follow the instructions on the hosting website to get your website to go live.

As you have seen, designing your own website is an easy process. If you have any questions aboutyour new website, check with your hosting provider. They will have videos and articles that can help.YouTube is also a good resource when looking for information about how to design your ownwebsite.

Tips Warnings

Tips:

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the easiest way to advertise your website. Use keywords relatedto your business throughout the website so people searching online can find your website easily.

When designing your site, think about how your customers will be using the site. Put the mosthelpful information near the top of the page so the users do not have to scroll the page.

Choose one font and color scheme for the entire site.

If your site gets too big or becomes complicated, you can always call a professional web designer.You can hire a freelance web designer to design your site for a very reasonable price.

Warnings:

When you design your own website, be sure to use your own images or purchase your images from asite that sells images. Always make sure you have permission to use photos on your site.

Always create your own content for your website. Never copy any work unless you have permissionfrom the author and/or site owner.