Lots of people are intimidated into not starting up a web presence. It's really not all that bad, or expensive. In a series of articles on the subject I'll show everything from registering a domain to what software to use to promoting your web site and generating revenue. This is the first article that series.
This is the earliest in a multi part procession of articles about building a professional web site on a budget. The intended audience for this paper is everyone with any technical ability (or maybe you know someone with experience), and you want to build some sort of world wide web presence without spending a lot of money.
To make this dissertation simple I am going to use an enterprise called godaddy.com for the domain registration and hosting. While this essay isn't supposed to be a exact endorsement of godaddy, I have been happy with their packages and utilizing them allows me to post some real numbers.
Deciding on a domain name.
This could be the most time consuming part of beginning your web site. There are a couple of angles we should look at.
- Will you be attempting to promote your product?
- Will you be trying to achieve good search engine
- Will you be trying to convey an idea?
Chances are you are attempting to do some of all three. Just remember this, if you have no customers, your brand name and idea are nearly worthless. Try to get a good balance, but recognize to pick a domain name with some keywords that you are trying to address in your SEO (search engine optimization). If you are unfamiliar with the concept of SEO, you can find a ton of information and mis-information on the internet about it. Some of my future essays will further explain this, so depending on when you are studying this you will want to try one of the web sites listed in the author resource box for more information.
Is your domain name attainable?
Ok, you've selected a domain name, but is it vacant? Go to http://www.godaddy.com and do a domain name search. The better part hosting companies have this ability and it will be stand out on their home page. There is not a charge for checking if your domain name is available. If it is, then it's time to attain, if not, most services have alternative suggestions. Some of the time they get it right, but the better part of the time you'd be better off to come up with another idea. Mind, don't rush on this one, it is an important consideration.
Paying for your domain name
Have a charge card? Then most of your work is done. Just follow the on screen instructions, be sure to take your time filling out the information, I have heard stories of everyone who've had their domains invalidated due to incomplete information (bad phone #, address or e-mail). For your e-mail address, make sure it's a reliable account that you're going to have for a long time. I virtually lost the first domain I registered because the renewal request was delivered to an e-mail id that I no longer check.
What add ons are worth while??
During the course of buying your domain, godaddy will ask you "do you want fries with that?" Or the world wide web analogy anyway. They will prompt you with a myriad of options, all of which can be paid for later. Also, at this point the only one you might want consider is internet hosting. I personally chose the deluxe hosting package (on linux) which was %5.59/month for a period of twenty four months. It gave me lots of space and adequate bandwidth. Along with that, gave me control of MySQL databases, Java and PHP all of which were important to my plans. Also, the web (http) portion of the server is from apache, which I have a little experience with and most online guides are geared towards.
Godaddy gives me the ability to set up many 10MB e-mail ids for my personal use. So, if you're going to add anything at this time, the hosting is recommended.
There you go, you've paid for a domain and some hosting. You've taken the first step to having an internet site. Your next step will be preparing your site for content...but that my peers is another dissertation.
For extra information on setting up an internet site cheaply, go to my web sites in the author resource box.
by author : John is a software engineer and a huge MMA fan, you can read about open source software and building web sites on
www.open-source-depot.com
Find information about your favorite UFC fighters at:
www.ultimate-fighter.net
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