Establish Your Own Website - 1, 2, 3

Get a Web Address: Choose a web address (called a Domain Name) for your website. For example: www.yourname.com or www.myfavoritepets.org, etc. You can usually purchase a domain name for less than $10.00/year. I always suggest that you have a few ideas in mind just in case the name you want is already taken. Tips on How to Choose a Domain Name from Sitewizard.com

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Get Some Web Space: This is usually done through what is called "Hosting". Basically you are using a host to house your information on the Internet.

• There are several web hosting companies providing space for minimal cost per month or you may try the geocities free hosting, however you will have to deal with ads and limitations on being able to load your own files.
• Your ISP may even include a very small amount of web space as part of the service you already pay for. You can then have the domain name you purchased forwarded to that space for free. Knology Users are allowed 10 MB   Comcast users receive 25MB
• Look for a host that has a good reputation for reliability (or uptime) and adequate space and bandwidth to meet your needs.
• Nelson Network Domains has 500MB of hosting space for as low as $4.95/month. This is plenty of space for most personal and small business sites.
  (Note: If you are using the Website Tonight© online web page builder (see below) you would not need to purchase hosting as it is included.)
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  Build your website! If you want to learn a little about building your site and uploading the files there are plenty of programs that can help you to easily design a web page. Front Page and Dreamweaver are great resources but you may want to try a utility such as NVU, which is completely free! If you already know a little about html and just want a quick reference, webmonkey provides an html cheat sheet for customizing your source code. You can either search google or check the web development section of beverlynelson.net for more tools to design your web page.
  
  If don't want to spend time learning how to use a web building program you can use Website Tonight© to build your site online and have it published automatically. This is a fast and easy way to have a website finished in no time and the hosting and an email account (you@yourname.com) are included.