Make a Website

This article shows you how to make a website,

Using the method below, you will be able to make a website within minutes.

There are many ways of making a website. These can vary between very easy to extremely difficult. This article shows you the easiest way to make a website. Then, in case you feel like learning more, I've provided plenty of links to useful tutorials and copy/paste codes that you can add to your website.

The Easy Way

The easiest way of making a website is to use an online website builder.

By using an online website builder, you can make a professional looking website within minutes. Here's a real world example of a professional website built using a website builder called Website Tonight. Looks good, doesn't it!

Soon, you can have a website that looks like that too!

The Essentials

Before we get started, let's look at the essential elements of any website. Without these, you can't have a website (at least, not one that the world can see!). A good website builder will automatically take care of all of these things.

There are three things that all websites need. The three essential ingredients to a website are as follows:

1. Source code - This is the markup/programming code that determines what your website looks like and what features it has.
2. Hosting - This allows your website to be viewed by anyone in the world. Hosting is usually done by a hosting company. These companies have high powered computers that do nothing but run websites. A good web hosting company will ensure that your website is available all day, every day. A good hosting company will also protect your website from malicious hackers and other security breaches.
3. Domain name - This is the bit that looks like example.com. Without this, you can't tell people the address of your website. Well, technically you could give them an IP address (eg, 72.14.205.100), but this is not user friendly. You register domain names on an annual basis. Once you register a domain name, nobody else in the world can register it.

Now, don't let this scare you! By using an online website builder, you don't need to concern yourself with these three things - they are already taken care of.

By following the steps below, you will have all three of the above things. You will have your own website.

And, you can rest assured that you'll be using a high quality hosting company. You'll also be taking advantage of some of the best prices on the web.

Anyway... let's get straight to it!

Step By Step

As mentioned, here's the quickest and easiest way of making a website - using an online website builder.

To use a website builder, you first need to create an account. You also need to register a domain name (i.e. example.com) so that your website has an address.

Below are the steps involved in setting up a Website Tonight account. As mentioned, Website Tonight is an online website builder. It is provided by ZappyHost, who also provide the web hosting and domain name. So in other words, it's a "one-stop-shop" for your website.

By following the instructions below, you will be able to get your domain name at a heavily discounted rate of $1.99 (most domain name registrars charge between $15 and $30 per year). This special price is only available when you purchase a non-domain product (such as Website Tonight), which is exactly what we will be doing.

Anyway, here are the steps:

1. Go to ZappyHost.com
2. Click on the $1.99 domain name offer. (Note, I have yet to update the screenshot to reflect the new, lower price of $1.99):
   
   
   (Note: the exact dollar amount may be different depending on which country you're located in)
3. Enter your preferred domain name into the search box and click "Search":
   
4. Once you've found a domain name, click "Continue":
   
5. Create your ZappyHost account (or log in if you already have one):
   
6. Confirm your details by clicking "Continue":
   
7. On the "Registration and Checkout Options" page, select "Customize my order":
   
8. On the "Customize my Order" page, select a Website Tonight option from the dropdown menu (you may need to scroll down to see this option):
   
9. Click "Continue" at the bottom of the form:
   
10. You will now see your order in your shopping cart. You will also notice that the domain name has been discounted to $1.99. (Note, I have yet to update this screenshot to reflect the new, lower price of $1.99):
11. Select your payment method, read/agree to the terms etc, then click "Checkout Now":
    
12. Complete the purchase. Once you've done this, you will receive a confirmation email from ZappyHost with instructions on how to use your Website Tonight account.

So, that's all there is to setting up a website builder account. Your ZappyHost instruction email will explain how to log in to your account and create your website.

Can I Do It Without A Website Builder?

Of course! Only, it will take you a lot longer to get your website up and running.

Without using an online website builder, you'll need to build your website on your computer first, then register your domain name, then open a hosting account, then update the DNS records for your domain name, then FTP your website to the web host... etc. If you'd like to learn how to make your own website this way, check out Quackit's tutorial on building a website.

But, if you'd rather make your website as quickly as possible with the minimum of fuss, ZappyHost's Website Builder is the way to go.

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