How to Make Your Own Free Web Site With Chat Rooms
Making your own website takes some time and knowledge of several internet terms such as "hosting" "domains" and "uploading," though anyone can build a chatroom website with a little patience. There are paid ways to build this kind of website, but paying a web hosting company could could cost you hundreds of dollars per year. Fortunately, there is a better way. You can build a website with chatrooms for free.
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Sign up with a free hosting company by going to sites like Free Web Hosting: Reviews Ratings and More. You'll need a host to run the website. Try to compare the features of each hosting company before choosing one to use. If you're new at making websites, you will probably need a host with a dedicated customer service team that you can call. You may even need customer service to be available 24-7 depending on what time of day you'll be working on the site.
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Get a free domain name by going to sites like Free Web Hosting: Free Domain Names. This site lists and reviews two sites that give away free domains.
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Once you get the domain name, point the name to your hosting site's nameservers. You will be prompted to put in the name server information after you choose your domain name. You should have received the name server address information in an email from the hosting company after you signed up for the service.
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Choose a website template. Wordpress is an easy platform to build websites. Do an online search for "Free Wordpress Themes" to be directed to a collection of themes you can use for the site. Choose the theme you like and upload it to your host. An easy way to upload a Wordpress template to a host is to use Fantastico. You can upload Wordpress without it, for newer users, Fantastico may make things simpler. See if your free hosting company comes with Fantastico. After everything is uploaded, you should end up with a blank site.
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Install the Wordpress chatroom plugin. Go to the WP-Live-Chat plugin site. Download the plugin to your hard drive. Go to your host and upload the plugin to your website.
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Tips & Warnings
If you choose to use another website building platform other than Wordpress, it will be helpful to check if your hosting plan comes with a pre-installed chatroom script. You can install a chatroom by clicking one button. Call customer service to find out.
You can also use Chattersonline to install a chatroom using a code if your host supports java.
This is good for websites built using Dreamweaver.
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