How to set up a website

Designing a simple webpage

Go to www.nvu.com, a free website design tool. Now this is not my preferred tool – I generally use Dreamweaver, or Xsitepro,– but NVU is FREE and thus a great place to start

To download NVU to your machine, click on Downloads and then choose the appropriate installation option for your machine. For most of you, the windows installer will be the right one.

It is quite easy to find the features you’ll need for a simple web page. However, there is much greater detail on creating a website – this is just a very brief introduction.

How to register a domain name

The very first thing you will need in order to create an online presence is a domain name. The cost of a domain registration is less then $10.00 and will provide you with the ability to set up a website where potential buyers are able to explore your product or services, and know more about you.

This is also where you will want to build an email based mailing list, that is a collective database of prospects who have requested to received additional information, including future broadcasts and special offers, delivered to them by your autoresponder system.

There are hundreds of domain registrars online to choose from, however, my personal recommendation is to use either http://www.NameCheap.com or http://www.GoDaddy.com due to the lower costs involved as well as the simplistic interface provided by both of these services.

One thing to keep in mind however, is that you should always be given full control of your domain name, including a control panel that allows you to make DNS changes, set address and contact information, and customize settings relating to your domain.

When choosing your domain name, select a name that is memorable and ties in closely with your brand and market.

For example, if you were offering a design service catering to new webmasters who need a website design, you could choose a domain name that includes the keywords "design" or 'graphics".

Whatever you choose, you want to ensure that people can easily spell it and remember it. Avoid hyphens, numbers or odd spellings, and if possible, always register a top level domain extension, which is the .com.

You should NOT choose your domain name until you have settled on your niche and market focus, so that your domain name blends well with your target audience and incorporates relevant keywords pertaining to your industry.

If you struggle to find an available domain name, there are services online that can suggest available names from keywords that you enter into the search bar.

One of these services is NameBoy, available at http://www.NameBoy.com

Simply enter in a couple of relevant keywords that describe your market, website or product and click on“go Nameboy”to retrieve an extensive list of available domain names.

How to find a web host

Once you have your domain name registered, you will need a web hosting account. Once again, there are many to choose from but what you want to do is focus on affordable options, since when you first set up a website you won't need all that extra space. Once your website grows and you begin to generate traffic to your website, you can easily upgrade your hosting plan.

Here are a few hosting providers worth considering:

http://www.HostGator.com  

http://www.GoDaddy.com

A hosting account and domain name are important, because without these elements, you will be unable to develop an online presence.

You want to be able to send people to an information page that features your product line, affiliate products you recommend, or information on your services.

Together, with your domain name, and an autoresponder account, it's all you really need to initially build your online business online.

How to upload your webpage to the Internet.

Before your files can be uploaded to the web host, you need to make sure that you have your domain name pointing to your DNS servers. 

FTP Software – Uploading Web Pages to your web server

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. An FTP program enables you to deliver your web pages to the web host directly from your computer. That’s what it takes to upload your files to your web server.  Here is a free FTP program you can down load from. 

http://filezilla-project.org/download.php

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