Do it Yourself Custom Web Design

Internet has become the easiest way to make many dreams come true and today millions use it to earn incomes that would never have been possible in the real world with the same effort and cost. The beauty of this success lies in the fact that a good majority of those who 'make it' on the Net are not computer experts; rather are geeks who hardly know how to use an email account and type a letter on Microsoft Word.

How Can I Have One Website?

As you plunge into the unknown, you will be pleasantly surprised that things are indeed not as difficult as they seem. If you organize yourself and give it a concerted try you would find that creating a website is not only easy but also a means to learn a lot about the Internet and e-business. It takes about five steps and a week's time to have a website up and running even if all you know about computers and Net is their spelling.

1. What is your business – the first step is to achieve full clarity on what your business would be. Describe the product or products that you want to sell. If you have a service instead, write down what exactly you are offering.

2. What is the content – take a look at a few websites and see what do they contain. There are things like 'about us', 'home page', 'product info', 'order page', 'site map' and so on. Make a list of what you would want for your website. Treat pages just like pages of an information brochure – where each page says something about a facet of your business.

3. Design a layout – this the way your website would look and this about the hardest it would get to get your website done. You could use Basic HTML language to do this, or you could use ready-made templates which are free for use on the Net. There are plenty of places on the Net where you could learn about HTML through simple 'for dummies' tutorials.

What is HTML? This is an abbreviation used for Hyper Text Markup Language.

i. Hyper Text – is what creates the hyperlinks or the ways (roads) to the next page
ii. MarkUp is what give the text its shape on the website – this is done with the help of HTML tags
iii. HTML – it is a basic computer language that uses codes (just like you write in shorthand) to make a text that is saved in an html file. This file when opened through a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox Mozilla, etc) is transformed in a webpage according to the instructions fed through the codes.

Anyone can learn the basics in less than an hour and in 2-3 days time would be enough to tell you all there is about the codes. However, gathering the skills necessary to make the html do what you want it to do, requires time and a deeper understanding.

4. Content – each of the pages would need to have appropriate content. Write it incorporating the major keywords that would describe your product or service.

5. Add the content to your website – this is not just putting it on the pages. You need to place it in such a way that it attracts the eyes of the surfer to the information given. Use a template for best results and make changes with a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor to place text and graphics on your site.

Your website is now ready for hosting and validation. Find out a good web hosting service and launch your website on the Net. You are now in business!
 

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