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Getting Started With Making Your Own Website

Making Your Own Website With These Tools

From , former About.com Guide

You're new to personal Web pages and you want to start making your own website. I'm going to show you how making your own website can be done, from finding a web hosting provider to adding content. Once you learn the basics of making your own website, you'll be able to add photos, blogs and much more.

Free Personal Website Hosting

  • Personal Web Sites - These are free Web hosts that offer an easy way for you to learn how to make your own website. Using an online easy design editor to make your own website, or easy to use templates. All you have to do when making your own website is write your Web page, no coding required.
  • Personal Blogs - If you want to create a blog while making your own website then these are some hosting sites you should consider. Using a blog you'll discover how to make a website that speaks to the people.
  • Social Networking - These are websites like MySpace and Facebook that let you make your own website that you can use to communicate with other people on the Web. You can make your own website and add a few photos that tell about yourself and maybe even make new friends.
  • Online Photo Albums - Put your digital photos online and create your own personal photo albums online while you make your own website.
  • Wikis - Find out how making your own website with a wiki can be fun. A wiki is a website that allows you and all your readers to update the website. You choose the topic and they help you write about your topic while making your own website using the wiki style.

Building Websites Offline

  • Website Software - When you want to find out how to make your own website offline, you can buy your own program and create your Web pages on your computer. Here are some software choices you should consider to help you while making your own website.
  • How To Upload Your Offline Web Pages to the Net - If you decide to make your own website on your computer instead of online then you will need a way to get your Web pages onto your hosting service after you create them. Many hosting services offer a program for you to use to do this for you, but some don't. If yours doesn't then you will need one of these programs .

Adding Photos, Graphics and Clip Art

  • 14 Steps for Adding Graphics and Photos To Websites - All you need to know to get started adding graphics while you make your own website. Find out how to link to your graphics, how to download them from the Net, how to upload them to your website and more.
  • Free Online Clip Art - Graphics you can use on your personal website for free. Download these graphics and add them to your Web pages to create a more personalized look as you make your own website.

Templates, Script and Other Fun Add Ons

  • Copy, Paste and Type Website Templates - Learn how to make your own website using templates. If you want to make your own website look a certain way you can do it by using templates. Just copy the code and paste it into your HTML editor. Then fill in the blanks and you will make your own website your own way.
  • Simple Scripts for Web Pages - Or you can find out how to make your own website change by using these simple free scripts. They will help add some cool features as you make your own website. The free scripts are easy to add and easy to edit. Each of these free scripts comes with instructions to help you get the free scripts up and running and working in minutes as you make your own website. Free scripts can add fun, security and community to your website.
  • Social Networking Site Hacks - Hide things on your MySpace profile so you can make it look the way you want it to, or to hide information from other people.
  • Fun Add Ons, Accessories and Toys for Websites - If you want to add some fun things as you make your own website, try these. There are weather reports, games, horoscopes, maps and much more for you to try out.

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