Make your own homepage
How to make your own website
Today most of the people in the world are on the web, I think.. It sort of feels like that when you “look over the horizon” or in plain english: thinks about how much stuff there really is out there on the www. But whether everybody is or nobody is on the web it’s time for you to be it!
There are many different types of websites to choose from and if you don’t know your way around or where to begin it could be a little confusing :-S so let us keep it as simple as possible, eh? 
If you are new to this ordeal you should know that a website can be anything from having a noisy old server in your attic or down in the basement to a blog on someone else’s server far away. The easiest for a beginner is definitely putting the maintenance on someone else’s shoulders. But there is still something to choose from.
- A blog hosted on another domain (e.g. your-blog.blogspot.com) – often free, many hosts to choose from
- your own domain hosted on other servers (e.g. your-domain.com) – annual cost, but your own dot com!
You can choose whether you want a page at someone else’ domain for free with restrictions or your own website where you control what’s going on. I prefer the second one, but as a first website you could go with the free one
There are many hosts to choose from, some better than others but it’s essentially the same. A google search of “free website hosting” should give you all you need. Just choose one you like and then follow the steps on their site.
When you got a website
When you have gone along picking a host or bought a domain there really isn’t much on it and it kinda looks boring… Here is it where you can get creative! A lot of the hosting websites have tools to make your own homepage but they are generally not that capable of doing much more than changing colors and fonts. If you just want something on your page instead of nothing – you can use that. OR, if you feel creative and up for a challenge you can start learning HTML and PHP and make your website much more personal and unique! I really believe this is the best option in any case. There are also free systems you can download and use, but what is the point if you can’t customize it to fit your character and feel?
There is always help to find through google, but if you’re too lazy I can just give you some links here
Website Builder – point and click system to build your own website
Learn PHP in 17 hours – if you’re interested in php
Learn how to use photoshop – great tool for creating graphics (the most used photo editing tool)
Remember Google is your friend!
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