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Create_and_deploy_a_website_from_start_to_finish
| Create and deploy a website from start to finish!
Create and deploy a website from start to finish!
Need a website for small business, church, sports team, or
community but don’t know where to start? Don’t have the time or
maybe even the knowledge on how to build and or publish a
website? Well let me say it’s really know big deal. I will try
to give you the basics to get started.
Ok let’s get to it. Here are some steps you can follow in no
particular order.
-Step one, create some pages. You probably have heard of “HTML”,
html stands for “hypertext markup language”. Hypertext Markup
Language is a text-based markup language used for web documents.
In HTML, markup indicates page structure. A website can be made
up of many “html” files. If you know absolutely nothing about
HTML then you’re going to have to do some research or purchase a
book. If you’re using a good HTML editor or MS Word then this
task is not be so bad. I don’t want to get into the task of
coding HTML in this article so you’re going to have to play
around with building some practice pages.
About HTML editors Their are many editors that can be used to
create and edit html files. Some free, some costing hundreds of
dollars. Since it is a text based language pretty much any text
editor will do but I suggjest investing in a good WIZ-zee-wig.
(Short for what you see is what you get). My favorite is
Macromedia Dreamweaver. If you have Microsoft word then you can
save “Word” documents as web pages as well.
Page Types There are basically two types of web pages, static
and dynamic. What’s the difference between a static and dynamic
web page? Well it is exactly that, static or dynamic. Static
never changes. It basically just text, links and images. Dynamic
web page, dynamic HTML or DHTML is a technique of creating
interactive web sites by using a combination of the static
markup language HTML, a client-side scripting language (such as
JavaScript, ASP, PHP) and the style definition language
Cascading Style Sheets. I’ll get into JavaScript and Cascading
Style Sheets some other time.
-Step two, a name for your website. My favorite! So you need a
name for this website, it’s called a domain name. What is a
domain name you ask? A domain name is a unique name that
identifies an internet site. The Internet is made up of hundreds
of thousands of computers and networks, all with their own
domain name or unique address example (www.website.com). It’s as
simple as that. You’ll have to find a name that no one else has
taken and register it. The typical cost is less then $10 a year.
If you are starting an online business it is best to select a
name that is representative of the products you’re selling. For
example, if you are going to sell potted plants then a name like
“potted-plants.com” would be your best choices. Why?, the search
engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.) like it.
-Step three, choosing a web host. A web host is where you will
serve your website to the world. You will create your site and
upload it to your hosting server. This can be a daunting task if
you are new to this kind of thing but before you know it, it
will be as simple as pie. Here are few things to consider when
searching for a web host. 1. Will this company be around in the
long run. There are literally hundreds of web hosting companies
out there and they are all pretty much the same. 2. Are they
reliable? What’s the point of having a website if users can't
reach it. While we may not fully understand the intricacies of
the internet, we want to be assured that our web hosting
provider has enough room for growth as well as the expert
manpower to take care of all this for us.
3 Is it easy to use? Many web-masters are quit tech-savy, they
don't have a team of programmers on hand to execute thier every
desire. Tools like a control panel and website builder can be
very important.
4.Value: How does it compare in price to others web hosts with
the same features.
-Step four. Welcome to the show. So now you got some web pages,
a domain and a host. Its time to upload the files. Transferring
a file or files from the user's computer to a remote computer
(Your Host). Many HTML editors have upload capabilities built
in. There are loads of free FTP (File transfer Protocol)
software available.
In conclusion Building and deploying a website may seem like
quit a challenge but with some experience, practice and time
along with a little research you can become a great web master.
I suggest investing in some good books and a good HTML editor.
About the author:
About The Author: Brock Coffee is IT professional with 10 years
experience He is founder http://www.liquidmediastudios.com.
LiquidMediastudios sells ready-made website design templates
created to use as a basis for fast and high-quality website
development. Professional flash and web design templates.
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