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So, you have made the decision to start your own website. That’s great! Now you have to figure out how to do it. You have obtained a domain name for this site, and you even have an online location, but what next? How do you get this up and running?
The answer was complicated and you had to start learning a whole new programming language called HTML which took quite long time. HTML is denoted for hypertext markup language and its codes direct a computer to tell how to build a web page.
Every change you make from italics to font color needs a new code to work. Formatting spaces and columns and inserting images is even more complicated and difficult to learn, so the whole process may seem overwhelming and the chances of creating your own website might start to look very remote.
Fortunately, you no longer need to go to the time and trouble to learn HTML to create a site as long as you use a website builder. A website builder is clever software that lets you simply set up your website just as if you were typing normally and converts this into HTML or even the newer XHTML which is coming into wider use.
A website builder allows you to easily place pictures and videos and music right on your website by simply clicking the right button. It writes the code so that you don’t have to do it. Editing is also easier than the old way. If something doesn’t look the way you want, you just correct it instead of having to search through the code looking for your mistake.
Creating a website using a website builder, as long as you are good at following directions, doesn’t take very long and is relatively simple. After only an hour or two, but maybe not even that long, depending on how simple your pages are, you’ll be finished and your site ready to go.
Website builders are available at electronics shops or on the Net. Some internet services also provide web hosting, site builders, and ready-to-use templates at no cost to you. Since some are more difficult to work with than others, it would be worth your while to give the free programs a “road test” before deciding which one to make use of. You might also find that the site development packages you pay for permit you to accomplish more than the ones that are cost-free. Either way, being able to put together a site without mastering HTML is a quick and easy approach to becoming your own webmaster.
There are website builder programs that are as easy to use as simply placing a picture or music where you want it. You simply place your mouse over the site and then right click adding the graphic or music file and the software puts it in place for you. If you aren’t happy with the result, change it. The software searches the code, which it wrote for you, and makes the change. Some programs are simpler to use than others, but it might be useful to test free software before buying it. Site building software programs generally provide you with more tools than free ones.
- Tem Balanco
