How to Make Your Own Free Email Website for Teens
Websites that offer free email can attract more visitors by branding the site through its free email services. Each website should have a target market. Teens comprise a large market that website owners can target. Offering free email on a website can create a viral effect through word of mouth. An entrepreneur can set up a website and brand the site through email to grow a thriving online business in the teen market.
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Instructions
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Choose a domain name. Owners should pick a domain name that contains the word "teen" or some teen interest, such as music or ringtones.
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Choose a Web host. Use a directory of web hosting services to select a host. Ensure that the host provides the cPanel hosting panel.
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Build a home page. Those experienced in Web design can use a Web editor like Dreamweaver to build their own page. Others can search for the phrase "Web design services" in a search engine to find a Web designer. Alternatively, select and download a free Web template.
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Log in at the Web host's cPanel and click on the "File Manager" link. Click on the "public_html" folder and then click "Upload" to upload the home page or template to the website. Click "Rename" and give it the name "index.html" to make it the home page.
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Click on this new uploaded file from within the "public_html" folder and click on "HTML Editor" to edit the default text. The HTML editor does not require knowledge of HTML because it uses normal text. Include text that targets teens and offers free email. You may also search for free website content for teens. Insert links to other pages by highlighting text, clicking on the globe image at the top, and entering the web address in the box that opens. Keep the HTML editor open at this point.
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Register with ZapZoneNetwork (ZZN) using the domain name of the website. ZZN provides the servers with free email and free-email registration forms for website owners. Visitors to the teen website can sign up and check their email from the site. Include a footer message after registering to advertise in the emails of every teen who registers.
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Place the code for the free email on the home page of the website. ZZN will provide the code after registration. Click on "Source" at the bottom of the HTML Editor. Copy and paste the code for the free email in the desired place for the free-email forms. Save the file by clicking on the disk image at the top of the editor.
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Tips & Warnings
Continue to add new articles and information to the website. Adding new content keeps the site fresh and can also increase traffic through links and search engines. Use the same HTML as the home page and just change the text for the new pages.
Do not forget to include a privacy policy. Look at other websites for teens or check Internet privacy laws to ensure that the privacy policy meets all legal requirements.
