How to build a website - choose domain name, and website host.

Through out this site you will learn the basics of how to build a website using Dreamweaver and Photoshop, you DO NOT need to know how to program HTML or CSS. We are going to build a website from start to finish using a step - by - step tutorials create by me, the auther of this web site.

You will also learn how to rank high in search engines like google, yahoo, msn, and many other search engines by applying SEO techniques from this web site that is currently used for this web site to rank high.

There is a couple needs to be done before we going to build a website. First is you want to do is choose a domain name that is matches with your topic, and then choose an online hosting space.

CHOOSING DOMAIN NAME

Choosing the right domain name is one of the important factors for high ranking. There is a lot of domain name extensions like: .gov, .ws, .com, and so on. I recommend choosing a .com name because it's more professional, and search engines likes this way better but, it won't be easy to find one because of so many domain names already chosen.

The search engines likes .com extantion of the domain name a lot more then others, so for example.com will be rank higher then example.ws.

When choosing a domain name having a few keywords in your domain nameis very important that you want to be rank high for. Take your time and effort to put a good domain name together because you will stick with it forever, and if you decide to change your domain name later on it will loose the rank and value and you have to start over which is a big factor for high ranking.

There is over a hundred of hosting companies out there, and only few thats valuable and trusted so you want to be careful choosing the right one. I would recommend choosing a company that offers both, domain name, and website host for one price because it is professional and stable and benefit you in the future because you have a full control over a domain name and website host on one service.

I would recommend to stay away from free or really cheap domain name and website host service, it's dangerous because there might be some kind of catch involved that will hurt your web site business, or even worse that their service will pull your rank down which end up waisting your time and money.

CHOOSE A WEBSITE HOST

For myself I choose GDI because it's stable, professional and was ranked #37 fastest growing company in US, and it's also very trusted by search engines like google and yahoo which is rank high and valuable. It offers both domain name and website host for $10 a month which is very good price for the quality and trust with thousands of happy customers, it also offers more useful services, such as: custom e-mail and more. GDI offers a 7-day free trial. So if you want to get started then Click here.

Many people sign up for GDI because of its affiliate program. I'ts really nicely put together and its easy to get hooked, but those who sign up just for that reason without having a web site first will fail 95% at a time. I recommand not to sign up just for affiliate program because it will end up wasting your time and money. Only those successful who own a web site for a while and been in marketing industry for many years and know ho to market.

TOOLS FOR CREATING A WEBSITE

There are two software that we are going to use to build a website. They are kind of expensive so you might want to borrow it from a friend or buy on ebay or any store. For those who are serious, budget won't be a problem.

The software that we going to use are:

1. Dreamweaver CS3

2. Photoshop CS2

So, lets get started. Click here for step 1.

Building a Website Tutorials:

1. Setting up the website

2. Building layout #1

3. Building layout #2

4. Building layout #3

5. Creating Banner

6. Rollover Buttons