So you want a Site?
Ok, but have you really stopped to think about how to go about turning your ideas into a web site? How much web space will you really need? What special effects would you like to create? Do you have a web host in mind? Do you need a host that supports CGI applications? How do you feel about free hosts advertising on your site? What if you get bored of keeping up the site? Will you want a co-owner?
Have I got you thinking yet? I hope so, because there is no quick and easy solution to building a site... Sure you can build it - but it will take a lot of effort on your part before they come. Getting your visitors to drop by is only the first part of the problem however. A lot of first time visitors will only come to see your site because they are curious - but once they are there, you need to make them want to come back.
This web guide covers all the things you probably either forgot or really didn't give too much thought about when you first came up with the idea of owning a site. Being a web site owner is rarely easy!
- Where do I Start?
- Are you sure that a site is really what you want? Do you have what it takes to make a sucessful web site and still want to work on it in the foreseeable future? Mon 3rd Dec, 2001
- Choosing a Topic
- When you have so many different and unrelated interests, how do you decide what to put on your site. Here we give you a few ideas. Thu 1st Nov, 2001
- Why Content is Important
- Writing original content is never easy and quite often you may be tempted to pass someone else's work as your own. Here are a few reasons why you should write your own. Sun 4th Nov, 2001
- Putting your Site Together
- So you've a good idea of what you want to put in your site, but now you've got no idea on how to get those idea on the web... this is where pen and paper can come in handy. Thu 1st Nov, 2001
- Web Site Considerations
- If you want everyone to be able to see your site as you designed it then there are some rather important factors which you should consider, otherwise you'll loose visitors - albeit unintensionally Sun 11th Nov, 2001
- Choosing a Web Host
- Chosing a suitable web host is no easy task, particularly when there are many to choose from. Here we point out the things you should at least consider when deciding upon your host. Mon 3rd Dec, 2001
- Get your Site Published
- So, you've got an idea for a site - now all you need to do is to publish it on the internet. So just how can you publish your site on the net so everyone can see it? Mon 3rd Dec, 2001
- Web Site Maintenance
- Once you have your web site up and running the worse thing you can do for it is to just forget about it! To keep your site happy and healthy, you need to look after it and we can point you in the right direction. Sun 11th Nov, 2001
- Thinking of the Long Term
- To keep your web site healthy and interesting you will have to do more than just put it online and hope for the best. Here are a few of my own ideas as to how you can keep your web site looking healthy in the longer term. Sun 11th Nov, 2001