How to make my own site?

If you already went thru the tutorials, do you want to do your own coding or do you want to use website building software to make your site? Are you going to use CSS or HTML? Do you just want to tinker around or are you looking to build some type of live site? You can find software here: http://bestwebdesignsoftwaredeals.com On a side note, I used to make all my own sites with Microsoft Expression Web, but once I started installing self-hosted WordPress blogs, there was no going back to HTML sites. Let me tell you why. They were a maintenance nightmare. Even tho I used DWT (dynamic web page templates) if I wanted to change the layout or colors or anything else, it was a lot of work and a lot of testing to make sure nothing broke. Plus, everytime I wanted to created a new page, I had to go back to my PC and do it there. That meant no building web pages from my laptop while watching TV. Now I design all of my sites with WordPress using a theme builder called Artisteer. http://bestwebdesignsoftwaredeals.com/artisteer-blog-cms-theme-and-website-template-builder You said you don't want a blog, BUT with all the free plugins available, you can make a WordPress blog look just like a regular HTML site. But the biggest difference is, you can pretty much swap out themes any time you like without having to mess around with pages and templates and broken links. That's because WordPress stores your posts and pages in the MySQL database. Plus, you can add posts pages from any computer because the theme resides on your web hosting server and the data in your database. It's all online. Here are a couple of more places: http://www.kayodeok.btinternet.co.uk/favorites/webdesign.htm Have you see the Open Source Web Design sites? You can download templates for free and see how those programmers code. http://www.oswd.org/ http://www.openwebdesign.org/ I also found something the other day call the 960 Grid System. http://960.gs/ Web designers use a grid system to do their page layout. They've got both CSS and HTML layout generators.

To set up a website, there are three steps you will need to take: *** Get Your Domain Name A domain name is a name you want to call your website. For example, yahoo.com, google.com, wikipedia.org... . To obtain a domain name, you have to pay an annual fee to a registrar for the right to use that name. Take into consideration that you cannot buy a domain for life. You get it for a period of one to ten years. If you fail to renew the domain name at the end of its term, the registration of the domain will be revoked and the domain name may be acquired by another party. *** Choose a Web Host and Sign Up For an Account A web hosting service provides you with online space. This enables you to get your web pages online at your registered domain name. *** Design Your Web Pages and Get Them Online There are three ways to create and get your website online: 1- Some web hosts offer Easy-To-Use Site Builder that helps you build your web pages without difficulty, even if you are not skilled in using any website creating software. Their web builder is a WYSIWYG program (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get). This means that the finished page will display exactly the way it was designed. 2- You can create the pages offline with your favorite program (DreamWeaver, FrontPage, Microsoft Publisher, iWeb, etc.), and then upload them to your web host. This is another easy way to get your website online. 3- Frontpage Extensions allow you to publish your site directly from the FrontPage application. This means that you will not have to upload files through FTP, or another method. Microsoft FrontPage is a popular WYSIWYG HTML editor and web site administration tool from Microsoft. * How to Choose a Reliable Web Host? Where Can You Get Started? How Much Does It Cost? First, take into consideration that web hosting is a global service. It does not matter what country you are located in; US, UK, Canada, Australia or India. It is good to note that the cost of hosting services in most countries is generally a little more expensive in comparison to the same services in Canada and the United States. Specifically, American web hosts offer a much better value for money than any local hosting. If you want to start your website, I recommend getting your domain and web hosting plan from the same company. This way, it is often possible to get your domain for free, due to some web hosting services offering a domain as a free gift today. Moreover, these web hosts usually offer a free “Site Builder”' to create your website without paying any additional fees. By taking advantage of all of the aforementioned services, everything you need for setting up your website is provided just in one hosting package. Don't trust dishonest claims like "Best web hosting only $1 /month" or "Get the cheapest web hosting without sacrificing quality and features!!". Take into consideration that some hosting companies are cheating and lying to their customers. It is very important that your service be uptime (functioning and available for use) . It means you can access your account whenever you want to update your web pages, and users can enter your website whenever they refer to your site address. If your hosting service is not uptime it can be catastrophic! Take a look at: http://www.threehosts.com/reviews There you can reach the three reputable companies that are leaders in the website hosting industry. And the best service available on the web: http://www.threehosts.com/reviews/1st Only $3.95 /month (with discount coupon) And the easiest way to create a website is reachable here (using templates): http://www.threehosts.com/business/3rd Hope this helps.

if u want static site then u need use front page create table then make logo banner header footer side bar menu bar etc but u cant update from site u will use every time ftp for update the site or if u want dynamic site then u need to learn php mysql where from u can make good site and it will also fast and good in this site u no need update for any content ftp u will update ur site content from site admin panel if u want any help then told me i will do some thing for u