WWWW (World Wide Web Women)

The World Wide Web has become a virtual meeting place, shopping mall, educational classroom and more. Whether you're in business, have a hobby or just an internet enthusiast, the chances are good you'll be involved in building a Web site in one way or another. For those of you that think HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is a termed used at Neiman Marcus that’s related to expensive shoes, there is no need to be intimidated. There are plenty of tutorials and reference guides out there to walk you through the process of developing a website. Web-source.net is a great place to start.

To get you started on the right foot, becoming knowledgeable about the web and how it works is important. Below are five steps that will enable you to build a simple Web site, from the ground up.

1. What is a Website? Before you jump in and start designing Web pages, first figure out where to put them. You can rent space at a commercial Web hosting service, and learn how to make changes to our Web site on our own. There are plenty of free web hosting services that are able to host a 50 MB site.
2. What is HTML? HTML is basically the language of the internet used to create web pages. For those of you who want to know exactly what HTML is and how it’s used, there are plenty of books that explain the concept for the layman or should I say laywoman.
3. The Domain Name Game. Finding a particular Web site is like finding someone's telephone number. Every Web server in the Universe has a unique number that identifies it, called an IP address. For obvious reasons, nobody wants to have to remember numbers like this, so early in the development of the Web, the system of domain names was devised. The web has been around for quite a while, so many domain names have already been reserved, but can typically be purchased for the right price.
4. How do I add pictures to my website? Surprisingly, it's not really that tough to add images to a website. If you've got a good quality picture, it can be uploaded easily in a reasonable time, that won’t reveal your inexperience to anyone. Visit Page Resource for some helpful hints.
5. Website Promotion. So now that your site is developed, how do you build awareness, which hopefully leads to traffic or new visitors to your site? Website promotion is an ongoing process. To maximize your site traffic, you need to monitor it constantly, and make judgments about what you can do to improve it. If you know at least the basics of how the process works, you'll be in a good shape. If you don’t have the time to dedicate to promotion, hire an outside consultant.
   

Developing a website can appear to be a daunting exercise, but with the wealth of resources and tools that are available, the process has become simplified over the years. To have strong business awareness in today’s world, it no longer requires the traditional storefront of brick and mortar. Leveraging the World Wide Web enables you to be globally accessible.

Best wishes on your business or personal website development. Women of the web…stay connected!