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Step 1 - you need a domain name E-mail

When one thinks about the name of a website, something like 'www.yoursitename.com' comes to mind.  The official name for this is called a 'domain name'.  The actual 'name' of a website is really a series of numbers called an 'IP address'. Like our home address uniquely identifies our house, the Internet uses IP addresses to locate websites.

A domain name is not a website or a Web server.  A domain name provides a cross-reference between the website name and the exact location of the Web host.  A Web host/server is the computer where the web-pages reside on. 

Whenever I create a website for a customer, there is usually no fee for the domain name and the hosting fee is directly passed to the customer.  This makes your costs much lower.

I take care of getting you the domain name for your site as well as a host for your site. 

 
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Quick Tips

When creating a website, here are some great points to keep in mind.

  • Start with just the basics
  • Find a system you can update yourself
  • Don't confuse price with quaility
  • Self Market - post your site everywhere
  • Think of the reader - what do they gain?
  • Focus on your business, not the web technology