I must admit that I have struggled for years to develop various websites. Most of them were so horrendous that I would never have recommended them to anyone. In addition, the work involved to maintain them was like having a second career. The whole website thing just baffled me. I use computers most everyday and consider myself fairly literate in the use of a computer and many applications, but creating websites was a skill which I just couldn't master.
I recently realized that I had struggled needlessly. I discovered the simplest way ever to create a great website AND... I did it in fifteen minutes.
So here is what I did and remember, if I can do it, ANYBODY can do it. I had a name for my site in mind so I went to NameCheap.com and was able to purchase the domain. I then needed a place to host the website so I went to HostGator.com and selected a "baby croc" plan (this plan allows me to add a number of domains if desired to my hosting account). Once I had the plan secured I had to copy the DNS Server Names provided by HostGator.com and then go back to my domain name on NameCheap.com and input the DNS Server Names for my domain. This way NameCheap.com knows where my domain is hosted. That was simple! Seriously simple.
I had my site ready to go, but here is where the trouble would typically begin. In the past I would have to create a site in another program (Dreamweaver) and then upload and manage it. However, HostGator.com offers a slick application, called Fantastico, which allows me to install a WordPress blog to my site. That is exactly what I did and what I got was a great looking, fully functional website in which I can add any number of bells and whistles. This whole process took me no more than 12 minutes and literally saved me hours of time.
I can now do this process even quicker because I am now a "web site pro". Well, not really, but I do feel that way. Why didn't I discover this a long time ago?
For more detailed information about how to do this, visit my site (click the link to my site below). The instructions are free. I would love to have some comments about your experiences with creating your own websites. Good luck and thanks for reading.
Rodney regularly posts items of interests for newbies (people looking to learn new ways of doing things, improving their lives, enhancing their health, etc...) at his website:
http://www.newbieknowhow.com
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