HOW TO GET A WEBSITE
A SIMPLE GUIDE TO OWNING A WEBSITE
HOW DO I GET A WEBSITE FOR MY BUSINESS?
A huge percentage of all business purchase decisions start with an online search engine. What does that mean? It means the internet is your company’s window to the world. Creating a website will make your business look more credible and more professional. By developing a website, you’ll be able to drastically expand your reach and offer a realistic explanation of your company and what it has to offer.
EASY GUIDE TO WEBSITES
Imagine a website build the same as a house build.
You need a plot of land to build your house on. This is your hosting server where your website will reside.
If you want people to find your house you need a street address. This is your domain name that people will use to find you.
Now you need to build your house on the plot of land the same you will need to build the website on your hosting.
No house would be complete without furniture. This is your content of the website and the information that will keep people interested.
THE 5 WEBSITE STEPS
Have an idea of what your website will be about.
Get a website address and hosting.
Design & Build the website.
Fill the website with content.
Publish the website.
THE SIMPLE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO GET A WEBSITE
Have an idea of what your website will be about.
Generally before starting a website it is assumed that you will have an idea of what you want your website theme and content to be about. You may be a plumber or starting to sell kids clothes. There are many reasons of why you would need a website for more information visit our 10 reasons why you need a website.
Get a website address and hosting.
Imagine that hosting is like a house and the domain is your address. If you wanted people to visit your house then you would give them your address. A domain name should reflect your idea/ business as much as possible. For example pineapple.com would not be good for a company that sells tomatoes.
a) The first thing you need to do before anything else is to get yourself a domain name. This is the name you want to give to your website. To get a domain name, you have to pay an annual fee to a registrar for the right to use that name.
b) Choose a Web Host and Sign Up for an Account. A web host is basically a company that has many computers connected to the Internet. When you place your web pages on their computers, everyone in the world will be able to connect to it and view them.
Design & Build the website.
Once you have settled your domain name and web host, the next step is to design the web site itself. Websites are designed using certain types of code including CSS & HTML. There are many things to take into consideration when designing a website such as;
a) Branded designs so that your website look and feel reflects the message of your business.
b) Responsive design so that the website shows correctly on all modern media devices and browsers.
c) Search engine optimisation (SEO) should be incorporated into the code so that Google ranks your website for the relative search terms for you website.
Fill the website with content.
Now you have a place for your website to live, an address and a well designed build the next step is to fill your site with content (the furniture of your build).
Having well thought and structured content is essential to a successful website. Your text should be engaging, well laid out, easy to read and include titles. Text content is also a requirement for how your website will be found when people input the relative terms into search engines.
Text is just the beginning and should be accompanied by graphic design, images and videos. This rich media will keep people interested and it will also bring your site to life.
Publish the website.
Once you are happy with the way your website looks and functions it is then time to get it live for the whole world to see. This is usually completed by using an FTP (file transfer protocol) software. Alternatively you can log into your host and upload the files manually.
Once your website is live it is just the beginning. Driving traffic to your website is a cocktail of social media, online advertising and consistently fresh content. To learn more about our digital marketing visit our marketing section.
The easiest way to get a website for your business
By far the easiest way to get a personal website or a business website is to get in touch with one of our consultants and let them guide you through the entire process making your website creation seamless and easy task.