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Lecture 6 Hosting A Website

The document discusses the basics of hosting a website, including what information to include, the need for a domain name and web hosting, and options for setting up a free website or experimenting with web pages. It provides examples of information to include and discusses popular options for obtaining a domain name and web hosting.

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Lecture 6 Hosting A Website

The document discusses the basics of hosting a website, including what information to include, the need for a domain name and web hosting, and options for setting up a free website or experimenting with web pages. It provides examples of information to include and discusses popular options for obtaining a domain name and web hosting.

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Hosting a website

Lecture 6
Objectives

Web site Basics


 What to Include in your site
 Domain Name / Web Hosting
Options for Setting up a Web site

Experimenting with Free Web Pages


What type of information goes
on a Web site?
 Contact Information (phone number, email)
 Business hours
 Background information about your business
 Product / Service Information
 Any information that may be valuable to your
customer
 This enhances your image by helping your clients to better
understand your business and to allow potential customers to
make a more informed decision.
Web site Basics

 3 things you need:


1. An idea of what you want to include on the site
2. A “domain name”
3. A “Web host”
What to include in your site
 Home page
 Basic overview of your business
 About us (background information)
 Product/service Information
 Contact information/maps
 Pictures!
Example
Example
Domain Name / Web Host

 The 2 things you will need to buy:

1. A DOMAIN NAME gets you the www.mybusiness.com name


 Ex: www.toyota.com
 This is what people type in to find your Web site!

2. A WEB HOST gets you storage space to put up your pictures/text describi
your business.
Domain Name / Web Host

 Most sources today offer BOTH domain names and Web Hosting:
 www.godaddy.com
3 popular options
 www.register.com
 www.networksolutions.com

 There are LOTS of resources on the Internet, check around:


 www.webhostingratings.com (over 200 to choose from)
 Compare cost, data storage, visit some of their sites

 These sources will tell you which domain names are / aren’t available
 This is important! Put some thought into your domain name.
Best option to start

 Go to wix.com and create a website!!

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