How do you create a website?

United States
September 27, 2009 9:45pm CST
Okay, honestly, I never make a website myself before, and I am willing to try it pretty soon. As soon as I got some new idea coming around, I will start this project ASAP. From the traditional HTML code, to the using of Front page, what other methods do you use to create a website of your own? I meant that tools you use, or the softwares gonna be absolutely free of charge. I also want to know the process of making of your own website. Can anyone here give me a good advice on that? Sincerely thanks!
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@lifeplayer (1007)
• Malaysia
28 Sep 09
Create website is simple, but to make own template is more difficult. If you are good enough in using frontpage, then it shallnt have any problem on make your own website. However, get a free template (just googling and you can find a lot of them ) then make changing on it according to your own preference will save a lot of them.
• United States
28 Sep 09
So, what actually is template? I meant, after you have the frame of your website, with all the basic information you have up there, what else do you need? Is the template is something that help to polish your website to catch the eyes of people who browse your website?
• Malaysia
28 Sep 09
template is the "frame" you mentioned. It is fine if you want to set it your own. However, you can find some "frame" with more professional design which can helps to attract visitor to stay
• United States
28 Sep 09
Ok, but with those professional frame, they gonna charge one time fee to have it as your own, or you have to keep on paying them the purchase fee or they gonna maintain for you?
• India
28 Sep 09
If you have enough command over the HTML and CSS then you can easily build your websites. The only problem you will face is to design the header, footer, left navigation, right navigation and the main content of your websites. So first deside about the design. When you will finished with your design then I can say you have finished 70% job. Avoid using the tables for whole website because from SEO point of view it is not efficient and effective way. So, my suggestion is to use the css and HTML.
• United States
28 Sep 09
Well, the HTML might consume a lot of time to make the website, because you must familiar with all the codes. Otherwise, You just have to look through page and page of HTML code in attempt to make it nice, and charming for your website. I would definitely try to design the website with my own imagination, or a piece of drawing. Anyway, thanks for your advise.
@flagella08 (5065)
• Philippines
28 Sep 09
that' smy wish too. im only making blogs and earning from it. im interested in making websites too.let's just wait for helpful tips here.thanks for posting this kind of topic.have a nice day ahead.
• India
29 Sep 09
Check comment no. 5. May be it would be of your help. Good Luck
@shellback (864)
• Philippines
28 Sep 09
Good question, I want to have and make my own website too, can you share it with me once you got the clue or have ideas on that?
• United States
28 Sep 09
Well, I don't have this kind of experience, that is why I am asking this question here. I need all sort of help that I can get from here. So, does anyone can really help me on that?
@artistry (4152)
• United States
28 Sep 09
...Hi clorissa123, Thank you very much for posing this question, I am interested in knowing how to on this subject as well. So, I am going to bookmark this page for future reference and I owe it all to you for asking the question. Thanks again. Take care, good luck with your website.
@LordOzz (204)
• Philippines
29 Sep 09
Learn HTML codes. Or Use forums or Blogs. ^_^ I Made a Forum Site for our Company. And it is easy.
• China
28 Sep 09
I was a building website over 5 years experience. As for your question,I would like to say, you can use some open-source program's website. Most of them are free of charge. And back-office functions are also very strong. Convenient to manage their own Web site. If you have any needs,you can contact me my e-mail is:yanghongze8023@gmail.com very pleased to know you. Intend to help you. I'm Chinese boy ^_^
• India
28 Sep 09
i dont know much about how to create a website but i always does the things from blogger which is very simple
• Indonesia
28 Sep 09
If you still are new, i sugget you use a free hosting site like lycos or 000webhost. When i make web site i usually use editplus and for design i usully use photshop and then slice the picture. I never do the design thought because usually my friend do it. I usually focus on php and javascript. It is more easier if you have friend to make your site because some programmer sometime cannot make a nice design, and some designer not really understand about programming.But it is for complicated web site thouhgt. If you want to make a cms site, i suggest you to using cms like wordpress or blogspot. It is very easy and not need any html / php knowledge thanks
@ample03 (403)
• India
28 Sep 09
To create a website you have to decide 1. What type of website you want, it may be a blog or may be a website 2. A domain name (www.anyname.net, www.anyname.com etc) 3. A Web host After deciding you can buy or go for any free web hosts. Maximum web hosts will help you creating your website of your need. You can find many free templates as the mylot friend has mentioned above. If you know Frontpage, Dreamweaver, HTML, DHTML or learn them from tons of tutorials online you can easily build a very good website.