What Is Involved In Setting Up A Website?

How do you get a website up and running? This is a question I find myself answering over and over again.
It is a very good question too that not too many people explain.
We have all visited a website at one time or another in search of information or to shop. It is very simple on our end to do this but when you stop to think about how that website came into existence does anything come to mind? Start a website by picking a name, registering that name, and then hosting the files it contains. After all this is complete content is added.

I know this sounds like a lot of steps however; after you build your cool website and see people gravitate to it, all the work is worth it. Step One - Select a website name.

This is what will be typed in search engines or directly into the HTTP bar.

This is how people find you site.
Make a list of names you like; I suggest you choose ten.

Give some thought to what names you are picking and work towards making them relevant and easy to spell.

Remember, you are working towards attracting visitors.

If a name you chose is already owned you will have to pick another one; this is why I suggested you write down ten.

The price charged for a website name (domain name) depends on the extension you choose (.com, .

me, .org, etc) Step Two - Register your name.

Now that you have a website name (domain) you will need it registered.

This consists of finding a domain name registrar.

Registrars are organizations that manage internet names.
They are also accredited.
Once you have a domain and it is registered you now need to host it.

Step Three - Website hosting.
Hosting is where your website addresses lands.

Website (domain) hosting is a computer that stores files and is connected to the internet, where web surfers (people) can access them. This includes the pages that make up the website.
Some companies offer hosting, registration, and design as a package.

Sometimes this comes with a higher price than purchasing the services separately.

Hosting companies will offer different plan and allocate a certain amount of space on their server for webpage's and content. Make sure to research how the hosting company handles uploads and changes to a website.

Once all the steps above are complete you are now ready to add content. You can either learn to do this yourself with tools or pay someone to design it for you.
Adding content is not the only step left to complete.
You still need to get this website noticed by search engines. This is done by marketing.