How to Create My Own Website Online for Free
From personal usage to supporting a business, websites now serve a variety of purposes. Although there are fewer free website hosts than in the past, you still many to choose from, and the templates offered make customizing your website easier than ever. For example, Weebly's free hosting provides many tools for the beginner, along with deeper customization options for the more advanced website builder.
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Things You'll Need
- Graphics editor, such as GIMP or Photoshop (not required, but recommended)
- Text editor, such as Microsoft Wordpad or OpenOffice (not required, but recommended)
Instructions
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Register and Set Up a Website at Weebly
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Point your browser to weebly.com. Fill in your username and a password to register. Be sure to read the linked Terms of Service to understand your responsibilities and rights as a webmaster hosted by Weebly.
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Choose a title for your website. Next, enter a subdomain name for the Weebly site. This will be the URL that you give to friends and colleagues so they can visit your site. Weebly will inform you if your desired name is available.
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Now that you've registered, Weebly will bring you to your website. You'll notice that your website already has a basic template configuration. To change the page layout, first choose elements that you'd like to include on your page.
Weebly provides a number of drag and drop elements, such as image boxes (with and without accompanying text), columns, paragraphs and custom HTML. Click with your mouse and drag elements onto your page. Release the mouse button when you're satisfied with the positioning of the element.
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When you're ready to upload images, drag and drop the image widget. Next, click on the "Sample Image." Then, click on "Upload New Image." Browse through your file system until you see the image you'd like to use and select it. Weebly will upload your image and perform a virus scan. Lastly, make any additional edits necessary to the image. For example, you may stipulate whether to draw a border around the image or you may decide to add a link to another website or to your email address.
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Once you've added some features, you'll want to tweak the design of your website. Click on the "Designs" tab to browse Weebly's 30 template designs or to customize the CSS and HTML code of your website. Note that Weebly does not provide support for custom coding, so only click on "Advanced Editing" if you are familiar with CSS and HTML or are ready to learn. Otherwise, click on the template of your choice.
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You can add additional pages and blogs by clicking the "Pages" tab. Add and title the pages and blogs you want to create and click "Settings" to finish the initial creation process. You can add Search Engine Optimized keywords and change your website title and site address. When you're ready to upload your site to the Web, click "Publish."
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Tips & Warnings
Weebly makes changes to your site in real-time as you click and type. Simply click "Publish" when you're ready to make your changes live. Start small. Go in with a plan of how you want your website to look and what purpose you'd like to achieve. Learn CSS and HTML and other coding languages as you build your website. If you'd like to make your website more professional, purchase a domain name for your website. You can check out other free websites at Webs.com and at Google Sites, among others. If you're more interested in using a content management system such as a blog, you may prefer to use WordPress or Google Blogger.
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