There are several different kinds of personal websites. There's the traditional personal website, where you create different webpages and link them all together. There are social networks, where you get a profile page and meet other people on the network. There are blogs and online diaries, where you can post entries about anything you want. Then there are wikis, where you choose the topic and then you invite other people to help you build the site. There are also online photo albums, where you post photos of you family and friends.
Website With Web Pages
A personal Web site tells your readers about your thoughts, ideas, interests, hobbies, family, friends, feelings, or something you feel strongly about, but that's not all. It contains many different Web pages that complete your website and tell people about who you are and what you like.
There are many different reasons to create a personal website. Building one of your own is easily enough done. Creating your own personal website can be done in as little as 10 steps.
Blogs aka Weblogs
In essence a blog is another name for an online diary but blogs are more than that. Online diaries have been around almost as long as the World Wide Web but blogs are newer. Blogs are still used as personal online diaries but they are also used to discuss news, sports and just about anything people have interests in.
Online companies use blogs as a tool to talk about different company business. You can keep a blog as a personal website to discuss your interests and hobbies or your life in general.
Social Networking
If you want to meet people online and create a personal website at the same time then a social networking site is for you. Sites like MySpace give you an intro page where you can tell about yourself and add photos, a blog where you can discuss whatever you want, more space for photos, and a way to meet other people on the site.
Meeting friends is as simple as surfing the site and clicking a button. Some also offer groups where you can meet people with similar interests. These are some reasons to join social networking, but there are more.
Wikis
A wiki is a personal website that you create and then let other people help you build. Your wiki can be public so that anyone can add or change things. Or you can make it private so that only people you choose can add or change things on your wiki.
I can personally think of 10 things you can do with a wiki. I'm sure there are a lot more. A wiki can be about anything. When your readers become builders and start interacting with your wiki, who knows where your wiki will take you.
Online Photo Albums
An online photo album is a place where you can put all your digital photos online and share them with your friends and family. You can share your photos with the general public if you want, but that's up to you. If your photos are not digital you can scan them and upload them to your online photo album too.
If you add descriptions of your photos you can use your online photo album to tell stories. I can think of 10 reasons you should create an online photo album.
