In today’s world everyone right from who’s who of the Industry to the bottommost person in the ladder has a Website or at least a blog. This article is for those who have been left out of the race. Every company needs a website to promote their work, to spread their word around. Similarly every person needs to have a space online to promote themselves and their work, Spread their messages, Share their photos and articles or just because his or her friend has one. Now every one is a part of the Socail Networking bandwagon and getting yourself a own Website is a good way to move forward and go beyond social networking sites. A good way to start of with is to have a personnel website , Share photos, Blogs and Articles and other tit bits.
a. Get a Hosting: Getting a hosting is as simple as buying a item off amazon. There are numerous Hosting Services and Providers available, Its easy to get lost. First decide whether you would like to use PHP / Ruby etc ( Linux Host will do) or .net. (Windows Hosting). Like wise choose a hosting that suits you both technically and financially, As a bigginer I would recommend DreamHost, HostGator and Hostdepartment.
b. Domain: Now you have a space on the World Wide Web, But how do people get there, You need a Address, What we need to do is get yourself a Domain , Consider getting a domain as getting a Address or a Number plate or even a telephone number. Something like www.firstnamelastname.com
c. Next is top start you work on the website, and the best solution is to start of with a Blogging engine or a Content Management System (CMS). For a beginner wordpress is a good start to make yourself a wonderful blog. However to have more its always better to use CMS, One of the best CMS being Joomla. Installation being a breeze this becomes a easy step (all you need to know is the database details from your host) also some of the hosts have a Auto installer including Dreamhost mentioned above (One Click Installer) find a good manual here.
