First published in the July of 2015 the ‘Create My Web’ special feature project that was aimed at new beginners, or those thinking about creating a website of their very own for the very first time, was created. The Create My Web project was originally published on its own website for a promotional period of time before being transferred eventually to this site.
This feature is not aimed at the design aspect of creating a website but more aimed at how best to add content and the general layout of the web pages, plus a few tips and tricks to make it all look that extra bit special.
Making Your Own Website: Many people will tell you, or at the very least believe, that 2004 was in many ways the turning point when it came to the internet becoming a part of mainstream technology in people's homes, and in the workplace, and at that point in time all sorts of web and blog sites came along that further covered all sorts of information, online services and internet related products in a more user friendly way. Forum based websites such as Facebook, for example, came along at that point in time which of course made it possible for people from all over the world to talk to each other at the click of a button. Since 2004 the ability to set up your very own website could not be more easy, compared to all that technical stuff that you needed to learn back in those early days, thanks to online hosting services that takes all that complicated hard work out of setting up your very own website for you, and often these days, totally for free. It still takes a fair degree of skill and an eye for detail to set up your own website when it comes to the general look and design of your web pages and how best to add written and photo content to highlight and promote what you wish to share with others but with a combination of a lot of practice and putting in some thought as to what you create online over a period of time, and maybe taking some advice along the way, you will soon have a web or blog site that looks highly professional and eye catching.
Do I Need A Website? Where to start is of course the big question when it comes to setting up a website of your own but even before you think about that part of it the real important question is do I need one? A website is an ideal way of advertising a product or service, in addition to providing information on all sorts of things that need not be business based, so if you run your own service or wish to promote something then having your own website to highlight such things, and to give out further more in depth information in addition, and also people being able to contact you via your website, by phone or email, then having your own website is a very viable option. These days many people, both high profile businessmen and those seeking work, will have what is now called an E-profile website that acts as a CV and portfolio of what they have done in the past and what skills and experience they can bring to the table in the workplace for the benefit of a future employer for example, ('E' stands for electronic by the way), but such personal profile sites however need not be just limited to work related items but also about other things such as hobbies and interests that can be shared online with others who follow the same type of activities. The amount of things a website can be used for, at any level, from business to hobbies to advertising products and services to personal profile information is a great asset in many ways and in addition it can also be used to keep in touch via the internet with family and friends all over the world by not only sharing messages and photos on your site but also via direct email, if you add an email address link to your site, for sending more private messages. The one other advantage of sharing or promoting various things on a website is that it is there to be seen 24 hours a day, every day, throughout the year. Web Or Blog Site? There are two main types of websites available on the internet. A standard website is the more traditional form of site that can have custom designed pages that vary from each other to highlight the individual contents of each page or a preset blog site that is more aimed at adding regular written work that acts like a publishing site or an online diary.
In the case of a traditional website such individual website pages could be designed to highlight such things as videos on one page, therefore a film or television type background theme, to maybe a page that is more focused on published written work for example. A traditional website is more suitable for content that is aimed at being a set publication of information that does not need to be updated often, or at all, and can be easily found at any time from the site's main menu. A perfect example of a set published website page would be a 'contact' page. Such a page would contain some basic contact information, an email link and maybe a contact form. Such a page, in most cases, would never require being updated, amended or additional information added so it would be a set information page that can be left on display for a long time. Although nothing is written in stone and both web and blog sites can be used in the same way, regardless of content or how it is being used, added to or amended on a regular basis the standard website tends to be more suitable for set inserted information pages with individual theme backgrounds for each page, if required, and very ideal if only a few web pages are needed for the site. A blog site is very much the same as a website but it will have set features, to handle regular published work, added automatically when pages are published and it will be more aimed at people who wish to add updated information and articles often. A blog site is also ideal if publishing hundreds of pages over a period of time as blog sites, and blog pages, have an automatic indexing system unlike a traditional website page. For the full version in PDF format go to the link located above on this page! |
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