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How to Create My Own Website

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By Joe Hunley
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Starting Your own Website can be Fun! There are many offers of Free Websites and Tools to get you started creating your own Website or Blog, Here are a few examples.

Difficulty: Easy
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  1. Step 1

    The First thing you'll need is a Site. Whether you want to start a Blog or Website, there are many offers avaliable, some Sites offer Free Blogs, Free websites--while others offer a Host of packages that you can purchase. A simple search on Yahoo, Google, or any search engine will yield many results. Determine what you want from your site--Personnel, or Business. How Elaborate do you want your Site? Usually the Free Websites do not have as many Bell's and Whistle"s as the ones you will purchase.

  2. Step 2

    BUILD IT!!!
    Once you have your Website, you will have several Templates to choose from ( A template is what your Site will look like ). Most Programs have a simple Edit program designed to allow you to add Text, Images, Pictures, all kinds of goodies without the knowledge of HTML. You can have several pages dedicated to anything you want. You can change the content of your Site at any time---So don't be afraid to experiment with the Design and Content, until your Happy with your site.

  3. Step 3

    FUN ADDITIONS!!!
    There are Thousands of Websites that offer you the ability to create additions for your Site. You can create Button's, Bullet's, Widget's, place Video's on your Site, add Links--Place a Button on your Site that will send someone to your Blog or your Friends Site. As I stated --Don't be afraid to experiment---You can always change it!!!

  4. Step 4

    GET SEEN!!!
    So, now you have this Site, Your own personal example of your work, informative and a Real Eye-Catcher. The problem is--Nobody knows your here.
    There are several opinions written on the best ways to Promote your Site, and a simple search will come up with thousands of views. One could write Volumes on the Subject. I will give you some ideas, research them for more information.
    Submit your Site to Search Engines, Read up on KEYWORDS, use Keywords relevant to your site.
    Blogging--Blogging can have a nice impact on the traffic to your Site. Use your Blog to point people to your Website.
    Articles--there are several Article Directories on the Web. I firmly believe that writing Articles is a great way to draw Traffic to one's Site--Your Reading This!!!!

    For further information on Marketing and Promotion of your Site. You might visit Tennreb's Marketing Thoughts

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jenng said

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on 7/6/2009 Great article on how to Create My Own Website5*

starlet67 said

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on 4/9/2009 Great article! Thanks for sharing this helpful info on creating your own website!5*

NuttyMomma said

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on 1/30/2009 thanks for sharing and putting it all in language that is easy to follow.

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on 1/22/2009 Awesome information. Thanks for sharing!

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on 1/5/2009 My sister and I have been wanting to make our own website. Thanks for the great information!

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