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7 Effective Ways to Build Your Own Web Site
Copyright 2002 Herman Drost

Best Web Hosting Running a business without building a web site, is like a fish
swimming in a small pond. The fish needs a vehicle to reach
the ocean. If you are a small business person who wants to reach
millions quickly and easily, building a web site is a necessity.
There are many ways to build a website but I'll just give you an
overview of the most popular ones.

What is Dedicated Web Hosting Dedicated web hosting can alleviate the need to share hardware or software with any other sites or web pages. Webmasters are given the autonomy to decide on applications that are installed on the server to create specific configurations for their web needs, and have the ability to provide a secure environment for their site. server environment, dedicated web hosting offers a peace of mind that a site will be delivered in a reliable and secure manner.

Top Web Hosting Before you begin to build your web site, register a domain first
(read my article "How to choose, register or transfer domain
names" This means you are serious about your business.

Dedicated Server An advanced form of web hosting where the customer generally has complete control over the server. Dedicated Servers are typically housed in data centers. Dedicated servers may be compared to shared web hosting servers; where in shared hosting you find the web hosting company administering and control the server, a dedicated server is typically controlled by the server's owner and he or she controls which websites are hosted on the server.

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Web Hosting Companies 1.Web Site Templates - Free and Paid
This is a quick and simple way to design your site without
spending a dime. With a free web site template, you can add text
and graphics and host it on a free web host.

> Choosing a Web Hosting Plan Choosing a Web Hosting Plan Overview There are approximately 100 million Web sites on the Internet. They are "hosted" on computers (called web servers) all over the world. The web server (computer) where your Web site's information, photos, etc. reside, may be located in a home or office, but ideally, in a secure data center, and maintained by a "web host" (like WestHost). Web hosting clients simply upload their Web sites to either a shared web server (where many other clients are also hosting), or a dedicated web server (where the entire server is their own), which the web host maintains to ensure the Web site is always available, and can be accessed quickly (a fast download).

Web Site Design And Hosting Free - these will give you a quick and simple design.
www.steves-templates.com
www.freelayouts.com

A four part series on purchasing the best dedicated web hosting plan for your needs. 1. What is it How it works. Dedicated web hosting is basically renting a whole server solely for your use (dedicated). It is much like having your own server but the biggest difference is you do not need a large initial investment to set it up. Dedicated web hosting comes in two forms. Managed and unmanaged.

Email Web Hosting Paid Templates - generally these provide better looking designs.
www.templates2go.com
www.thetemplatestore.com

Web Hosting Plans Pros - quick set-up, saves time on design time.
Cons - lack of uniqueness and flexibility, not custom built to suit
your business.

Web And Email Hosting 2. ISP Site Builders
Some ISPs provide site building software
as part of their package i.e. AOL, Bigstep.com.

Web Hosting Compare Pros - "all-in-one" package, no html required. This may consist of
just site building (AOL), or a combination of site building, hosting,
search engine submissions and newsletter management (Bigstep)
for one monthly fee.
Cons - template pages, page links generically named, pages can't
be individually optimized for search engines.

Dedicated Server Web Hosting 3. Learn HTML
This will allow you to build your web site from
scratch and have total control over any changes you may
wish to make.

Web Hosting Reviews Pros - total control, flexibility, inexpensive (you can
even use the text editor, notepad, that comes with your
computer).
Cons - steep learning curve to become proficient,
takes a lot of time to change hundreds of pages.

Web Domain Names 4. Use Web Editing Tools
There are two kinds of web site editors.
a) HTML Editors - these will help you with writing and editing your
html (i.e. automating repetitive tags and color coding the different
tags used).

Web Site Builder Macromedia Homesite
www.coffeecup.com
www.notetab.com

Web Server Hosting B) WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) editors
These graphical editors will help you to design a professional
looking web site after a lot of practice. Here are the two most popular
editors. These editors also allow you to see the code as you design your
site. You can also manipulate the code within the editor.

Web Hosting Account Dreamweaver MX
Frontpage

Web Hosting Company Pros - complete control over the design and maintenance of your
website, can write or edit code as you please, maintain
hundreds of pages, many useful features.
Cons - can be expensive, learning curve, some WYSIWYG editors
add unnecessary code, creating bloated web pages.

Virtual Web Hosting 5. Browser Software - Netscape Composer
Netscape has always had a basic Web page editor built-in.
Netscape 7's version of Composer fills a huge gap at the lower
end of the market for WYSIWYG editors and still has something
useful for the more experienced designer.

Network Solutions Web Hosting Pros - free, easy to use
Cons - some learning curve needed, lack of features
and integration with graphics software, when compared with other
high-end web design editors.

Cheapest Web Host 6. SiteBuildIt
This is an all-in-one system of tools to build, host and promote
your web site. It includes one year of:
Domain name registration
Web Site Hosting
Graphic Tools (LogoCreator and NavBar creator)
Search Engine Optimization
Automatic Search Engine Submission and Re-submission
Pay-Per-Click Search Engine Research
Traffic Stats and Click Analysis
E-zine Subscription and Delivery
Cost: approx $300/year

Web Hosting Domain Pros - all-in-one solution for creating, promoting and analyzing
your web site, no need to learn html, add your own text and
graphics.
Cons - use of template generated web pages, lack of
business uniqueness, limited flexibility over html code,
expensive.

Web Server Director 7. Professsional Web Site Designer
If you choose a professional web designer, make sure he has
the qualifications and at least several years experience designing
web sites. Take a look at his portfolio to give you some idea of
the sites that have already been designed.
(Read my article "How to Choose a Web Site Designer"

Web Hosting Service Pros
Working with a specialist in designing and optimizing websites.
Professional image for your business
Years of experience building, optimizing and promoting web sites.
Saves time - leaves you time to concentrate on building your
business while the technical aspects and maintenance of your
web site is taken care of.

Comcast Web Hosting Cons
Can be expensive
You have less control (must work with your designer).

Web Site Developers Recommendations
Do-it-yourself
If you want to build it yourself and have the time to do it,
then learn some html and invest in a professional web editor.
Learning html will enable you know what's wrong with your site
(particularly when a web site editor doesn't write proper html
or adds unnecessary tags). The editor is very helpful if you
have to maintain a large web site that contains hundreds of
pages.

Web Site Design If you don't have much time and wish to do-it-yourself without
learning html, then download a web template.

Domain Names Hosting If you don't want to learn html and want an all-in-one solution
for building, hosting, promoting and web traffic analysis, then
SiteBuiltIt is a great way to go.

Cheap Web Hosting Hiring a Professional Web Site Designer
This will save you a lot of time instead of doing it yourself.
You can also be assured of having a professionally designed
web site built to reflect your business. A good web designer
will know how to build a web site that sells, which is the ultimate
goal for your business.

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Herman Drost is the Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) owner and author of http://www.iSiteBuild.com
Affordable Web Site Design and Low Cost Web Hosting

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