START WEB SITE

5 Steps to start your own web site

Get an overview about the basic technical requirements and technologies available for web site authoring. Think about your real needs and what the web site shall do for you or for your customers / visitors. Find the balance between the complexity of the site and its purpose.

Think about the technology usage - static or dinamic web site, blog, content management system ( CMS ), discussion forum or combination between some of them.

Make plan about the web site structure, main navigation menu, submenus and layout design. Avoid using templates.

Make a decision about the web site development and maintenance. Depends on the web site complexity and technologies used, it might be easy for development and maintenance where the web owner himself could manage it, or might require specific skills and knowlege as well as specialized web development software.

Make a decision about the web site domain name, hosting company and domain name registrar. Good domain name and reliable hosting company can help for quick web site promotion and save lots of time.