HOW TO MAKE A WEBSITE

A website can be stated as a collection of WebPages. Its domain name identifies a website. Websites play a dominant role in today's technological environment. They are accessed through private networks and are constituted by the World Wide Web. Examples: www.lawcommunity.in, www.facebook.com, www.google.com, www.amazon.com etc. A web page in the real world comprises many graphical representations like texts, images and videos. Many businesses, legal, social and educational institutions require websites. They are the means of interaction with the world. It gives the organizations to take part in public activities actively. Websites catch the attention of potential customers, employers, suppliers and the common man.

The domain name, Website Hosting and WordPress are three elements which are essential to start a website. Nowadays, it is becoming effortless to create a website. Website builders made our job easy. Website builders/Website Hosting services are a perfect solution for individuals and small business to start a website. There are many popular web builders in the market, like:

1. WordPress
2. Constant contact website builder
3. Gator by Hostgator
4. Domain.com
5. Bigcommerce
6. GoDaddy Website Builder

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Step 1

Before creating a website, selecting a website builder is very important. Firms like GoDaddy and WordPress are leading in the market. These builders provide a trial account to test your website before the payment. 

It is recommended to think before starting a website. What kind of website do you want? What features would you like to demonstrate on your site? Picture, videos, graphical designs, contact details should be gathered before starting a domain. Here, we chose GoDaddy as a web builder.

Step 2‍

Creating an account in GoDaddy would be your next step. Open the link- https://in.godaddy.com/ and create an account by filling up your details.

Step 3

Choosing a domain is very important. These domain names create an everlasting impression on the users. Therefore, they have to be simple and easy to remember. A search bar appears as soon as you open the site and choose the valid domain name if yours was already taken. By selecting the name with a certain amount, the product goes to a cart.

Step 4

 After continuing to cart, choose valid domain name protection which is within your budget and check out.

Step 5

Make the payment for the required amount of time and complete the purchase. After the purchase, a couple of emails will be sent to your mail to verify the address to use the domain.

After verification, you are required to open your account where you have a domain name, web hosting and email.

Step 6 

Select web hosting and choose the domain name. The next step is to select a data centre. North America is mostly recommended.  Then create a WordPress website by choosing your username and password.

Step 7

Before going to WordPress, you can purchase an SSL certificate for additional security. After creating an account, choose the type of website you want. Say, you want to create an agency website. Choose the category of the site, and a preview of the site appears. Now, choose the name of the site. You can provide your contact details.

Step 8

After filling the details, the Dashboard option appears.  The first thing you are required to do is to install a plug-in. It is software which provides additional features to the template. Choose the plug-in.

Step 9  

An appearance option appears on the menu. At this step, you can change the themes, text, insert images and videos. Changing the image is very simple. You can choose the drag and drop option for changing the pictures. After making some changes, you can have a glance by clicking preview. Next step is to Publish. 

After publishing your site, it becomes live. Anyone can access your website.

There are also additional features like managing the posts, adding the logo, adding some content pages.

Congratulations – You got your website.

Designing a website is the first step and managing the site is another step. Especially if your site is linked with online transactions or e-commerce facilities, it is essential to pay an additional amount for additional security. The contribution of WebPages is enormous. Better use it for a good cause.