How to Make Your Own Websites for Teens Free
As the Internet grows and teenagers become more computer savvy, many teens are spending more and more time surfing the web. Building websites for teens can be done quickly and with only rudimentary knowledge of web design thanks to the availability of WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) editors. Companies exist that offer free web hosting for small, low-traffic websites, so creating websites for teens won't cost anything but a little time and effort.
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Things You'll Need
- WYSIWYG editor (what you see is what you get editor)
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program (optional)
Instructions
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Research hosting companies. There are many companies that offer free hosting but each comes with its own restrictions. Investigate how much space and bandwidth they offer, what their reputation is like and what their terms of service are. Often, free hosting packages come with advertising added onto the website. If this is the case, make sure the advertisements are safe for teens and nonintrusive.
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Build the website. Use the WYSIWYG editor (see Resources) so changes can be seen and tracked instantly and no previous knowledge of web design is necessary. The editor will have instructions on how to build links, place content, set backgrounds and anything else necessary to create a website.
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Check the Internet for free widgets and gadgets designed for teens. Many developer and educational websites offer free downloads as long as the creators are credited somewhere on the page (see Resources). Copy the code for the widget and add it to the page in the WYSIWYG editor.
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Upload the website. The hosting company will usually have tools to do this and the WYSIWYG editor has internal functions that can accommodate uploading. If neither of these options are available, download an FTP program. (See Resources.)
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Open a Web browser and direct it to the page. Check to make sure all of the content is safe for teens and the hosting provider hasn't added anything objectionable. If the hosting provider added any links to the page, click on them and make sure the pages they direct to are also safe for teens.
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