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How to Create a Website: A Step-by-Step Guide

This document provides steps for how to create a website, beginning with finding a web host. It discusses options for free hosting through ODU or paid external hosts. Choosing a domain name and purchasing/registering it is the next step. Websites can then be created by learning HTML, hiring a designer, or using a site builder tool. Files are published to the host via FTP and the site is submitted to search engines. Attributes of a good website include easy navigation, quick loading, 24/7 availability, frequent updates, and accessibility. Examples provided include links to the author's personal sites.

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How to Create a Website: A Step-by-Step Guide

This document provides steps for how to create a website, beginning with finding a web host. It discusses options for free hosting through ODU or paid external hosts. Choosing a domain name and purchasing/registering it is the next step. Websites can then be created by learning HTML, hiring a designer, or using a site builder tool. Files are published to the host via FTP and the site is submitted to search engines. Attributes of a good website include easy navigation, quick loading, 24/7 availability, frequent updates, and accessibility. Examples provided include links to the author's personal sites.

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Personal - Business

How to Create a web site

By Mohamed Balmakhtar
Introduction - How to Create a
Website
• Proper guidance and
information is very
helpful
• Creativity is the key to
success
• Proper tools help
achieving your concepts
Step1: Finding a Host
• A web host provides you with
the tools, space and support
to create your web pages and
email accounts
• Hosting is the backbone of
any website
• It's where you go to build,
maintain, and publish your
web pages
Step1: Finding a Host
• Free hosts at ODU:
– www.cs.odu.edu
– www.lions.odu.edu
• Outside hosts
– www.freewebs.com
– www.geocities.com
– and many more.
• Set up your own web server
e.g.: you can download Apache

– Buy your own server machine


– Get your IP address
Advantages/Disadvantages –
ODU Web Hosting
• Advantages:
- Free accounts for ODU students
and faculty.
- Easy access.
- Freedom of Creativity.

• Disadvantages:
- Limited space
- Account expires.
- Required CS course
- Account expires after graduation.
Step2: Creating a Domain Name

• Choosing a proper
domain name
– Make it short
– Be search-engine friendly
– Don’t use the words that
sound the same but have
different spellings ( for
example the word to ( to-
two-too and 2)
– Avoid numbers and capital
letters
Step2: Creating a Domain Name

• Purchasing and registering


your Domain Name
– At a web host
– At a domain name registry
– Example sites
http://www.networksolutions.com
http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/d
omains/
Step3: Creating a Website
• There are three options:
1- Learn how to create a
site yourself
2- Hire a Web Designer to
build your site
3- Use a Site Builder tool
Step 4 : Publishing Your Files
• Transfer your files from
your computer onto your
hosting. Such as( images,
media, etc)
• Use FTP to transfer your
files.
Step 5 : Submiting Your Website
to a Search Engine
• Over 50% of all Internet
traffic goes through
search engines.
• To list your website on
search engines:
- Use the right keywords.
- Have a good content
Website Layout Example

Main Page

Support Classes Downloads News Products

From FTTP From HTTP


Good Website Attributes

Easy to navigate

Quick to Load Available 24/7

Good website

Always updated Accessible


Demonstration
• http://www.cs.odu.edu/~m
balmak/
• http://www.freewebs.com/
cornishrex/
Conclusion
• To create and design your
own website:
- Must have the proper tools
- Find a host
- Create a domain name
- Create a website
- Publish your files
- Submit Your website to a
search engine
Questions

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