Top 3 Tips when Publishing Your Own Website

MANDALUYONG CITY, Philippines - April 2, 2013 - PRLog -- In this day and age, it's foolish not to have your own website. One of the truly revolutionary things about the Internet is the way it has so thoroughly transformed almost every aspect of society, business, digital marketing (http://www.onlancemarketing.com/) and politics in such a short amount of time. Without your own web space, you're being left out of the loop. Sure, there's Twitter, Facebook, Google plus and any number of other social environments in which you can participate (http://www.onlancemarketing.com/2013/03/social-media-and-online-community.html). But a website of your own puts you out there in a far more powerful and effective manner. Designing and publishing a web page for your personal blog, digital marketing campaigns and online business isn't that difficult. Here are a few tips to get you started.

Your Niche

Start by planning out clearly in your mind what you want your website to be about. Gorgeous websites that look great but offer no value or compelling reason to visit are a dime a dozen on the Internet. Make yours different from all the rest by coming up with something unique and compelling. Consider what you want to say with your website. Will it be more of a personal blog detailing your thoughts, opinions and experiences for interested viewers? Or do you want more of forum-focused, interactive environment that facilitates the sharing of information and ideas? Or perhaps running your own digital marketing campaigns? Get a firm handle on your vision before proceeding.

Website Design and Development

Moving on to the design and development phase, you'll want to track down decent site builder software to use. The pros hand-code most of their sites, but if you're a beginner it can seem daunting to deal with HTML, CSS and Javascript, so many rely on web editors like Adobe Dreamweaver or Microsoft Frontpage. These programs allow anyone to quickly create pages with text and image content without a lot of technical knowledge. You can also use a CMS or Content Management System like Wordpress, Drupal or Joomla to publish your work. Wordpress is probably the best option as it's dead simple to install, with one click, as well as being hassle free to configure.

 Web Hosting Provider

 When it comes time to finally show your site to the world, you need to do two things. One is to find an address where you can keep your site. There are free options, of course. But a preferable alternative is to pick a Hosting provider. There are several that offer low monthly fees, reasonable reliability and speed and uncomplicated administration. You'll need to purchase and register a Domain Name for your site. Godaddy is a popular registrar, although many providers offer this service included with hosting.

Realization

The important thing is to get a site going as soon as possible. It doesn't have to look like a million bucks right off the bat. As you learn more about design, user interface and networking capabilities and other web technologies, you can incorporate them into your website and customize it to your desires. Over time, you'll find that running a site and improving and upgrading it isn’t that scary. Anyone can publish a top notch site even if you are not an internet marketer, you can draw tons of traffic and can provide readers with value. Creating a presence on the web either for digital marketing, E-commerce or just for general enjoyment and interaction is fun, easy and enriching and it won't cost you a lot in time or money to do it.