What the heck is web hosting?
Just last night, I was talking to a friend who wanted a web site, but didn’t know what web hosting was and thought it was too complicated to do her self. And she isn’t the only one.
Actually creating your own web site is ridiculously easy to do. And we help by giving you free video tutorials and free software to make your web pages. If you have ever used a word processor or sat at a typewriter, then you can create your own website. I promise.
Ok, so just what is web hosting? Web hosting is simply a place where you can store your web pages. It’s like one of those big storage unit rental places, where you can store all your stuff when you’re moving. You rent a space, which you can lock, and you can store, add, remove or swap out your stuff anytime you want. If you have a BIG website then you’ll need lots of space, if not go with the smallest possible. That’s really all a web host is, a storage facility.
When you sign up for a web host, you pay a small monthly or yearly fee, and they give you a place to store your web pages so that the world can come visit. They’ll ask you to create a username and password and then you enter that information into your web page editor and you can store (also called uploading, or sending) your web pages to that space.
It’s also a good idea when you’re getting web hosting space, to buy a domain name at the same time with the same company. And typically you’d do that first. The domain name tells you and other people where to find your website. It’s your unique address.
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But we suggest and recommend others as well. Check out our web hosting page at www.designyourownweb.com for more detailed information.
Creating your website is not complicated. There are some steps you have to follow, yes, but it’s actually very easy. Anyone can do it.