How do I start a website?

How do i i start a commerciial webbased website for my busiiness?

• how do i i start a commerciial webbased website for my busiiness ?? i want to start a business and also hav a website commercial website for my business how ...show more

• Answer:

  The first think you will want to do is find a good webhost that can handle your website for a good price. I recommend reading the article: http://www.bestofthewebhosts.com/howdoichooseahost.php before you start looking for a hosting company. You can find a good host starting at $3.95 a month all the way up to hundreds of dollars per month. The real question is what do you want to do with your website and then you will be able to find the right hosting. For most websites a cheap hosting plan will suffice. The second thing you will want to do is decide on a good domain name. http://www.bestofthewebhosts.com/selectingadomainname.php is another good article that will walk you through some of the basics you need to know and what to keep in mind for a domain name. You never want it to be too long, too hard for someone to type in etc. Lastly, a good website designer is always a must. It is hard to say what is the best source for you to build a site with unless you know exactly the type of web based business you are looking for. There are a number of great open source products that can be used to setup a website such as blogger, zencart, etc. You can use one of those to build a simple website for yourself and just edit the content. I would also highly recommend finding someone local if you go with a designer. That way you can meet with them, discuss your website and business needs and develop a sitemap that will encompass your vision. In conclusion, there are a number of items you will need to address before you begin your new online business. There are many ways to approach this question, but the best is to first establish what your site is to accomplish and then put together the map of how you will achieve them.