How to Create Your Own Story Webpage
It is becoming easier and easier to make your own webpage, and many people are using this opportunity to tell their own personal story, or to share their fiction. With the many blogging websites available free of charge, users now have a wide array of advanced creative website design and interfacing tools at their disposal. This means that all but the most computer illiterate have the power to create their own unique and compelling websites as a way to tell their stories, or as a great way to increase their exposure as a fiction writers.
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Instructions
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Find a free website that is right for you to tell your story. There are many available options, such as wordpress.com, blogspot.com and blog.com. The free tools and services--viewer tracking, advertising revenue options and access to small applications called widgets--vary from program to program, so take some time to determine how these will apply to the specific type of story website you want.
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Create a personal account with the website you have chosen. Insert as much or as little personal information as you wish. It is possible to create a website using a pseudonym or a pen name. As a writer, a pen name is a great way to receive writing feedback and criticism while insulating yourself from a negative reputation. However, if you intend to generate revenue through your website, it will be beneficial to use your real personal information
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Set up your website using the customizable options to make a site that is personal and creative. Feel free to browse through other people's websites to collect design and layout ideas you like. You can also upload your own photographs or artwork to add a visual accompaniment to the narrative.
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Write your story using the text input section of your website. If your story will be very long, it will be helpful to write it out using the word processing software on your computer, and then upload it to your website later. This method can prevent frustrating data loss due to Internet or computer error.
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Set up your website so that each post (or addition) is placed at the bottom of the page, rather that at the beginning. This can be changed in the account settings section of the website. If left unchanged, most free websites place your serial story additions or chapters at the top of the page. Separate chapters can also be given individual pages for a more book-like separation.
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Upload pictures to complement your story. Artful arrangement of photographs is one of the most interesting and dynamic ways to tell your story using a website, and tools available through website builders allow excellent integration of text with photos, whether they are at the beginning of a chapter, or used throughout to emphasize points of the story.
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Tips & Warnings
Some sites such as blogger.com offer designers the opportunity to earn money by placing ads on their websites.
Linking to other sites and joining writer's guilds and writer's circles can be a great way to get more traffic to your website.
Eventually, you can set up your own website address such as www.yourwebsite.com and link your blog to it. Having your own website will also allow you more design freedom and greater independence, though it will be more expensive and may require additional website design knowledge.
Be careful about posting personal details like your address, email or phone number, as these can be used by advertisers or spammers to target you for marketing.
References
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