WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
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CREATING A WEBSITE - Click here
It is not so scary creating a website. You can have a website that contains only 1 page or hundreds of pages. The key is to have software that allows you to produce your site quickly and easily. Most products on the market today are designed so you don't need any programming knowledge. This makes owning a website more accessible to absolutely everybody.

We are big advocates of the KISS method (keep it simple stupid) and recommend you spend the majority of your time mapping out/laying out your website for ease of navigation. The best rule of thumb is become your customer, get your friends and relatives to play with the site. Don't get bogged down, your website should be informative and compelling to your customer. Forget the fancy stuff - people will switch off.

Using a simple web creation tool will create as good a site as a fancy web creation tool so don't be put off when reviewing software options.

HOSTING AND DOMAIN NAMES - Click here
When your website is completed you need to host your site on a server. What this basically means you buy space on a server through a hosting supplier. This space is made available to you so you can upload your site for everybody to see. There are thousands of hosting suppliers world wide. Over time the cost of hosting space has become extremely affordable. Often hosting suppliers will offer you the ability to register your domain name with them as well. This makes it really easy for you to manage your site.

A domain name is the identifier of your site. There are simply hundreds and thousands of options to choose from when choosing a domain name. The business you register your domain name with is commonly known as a domain registrar. They manage your domain name on your behalf. 

If you are new to creating websites we recommend you choose a hosting and domain registration package with the one company. This will minimise any confusion you may have when managing your site.

Finally when choosing your hosting and domain supplier make sure you carefully check their support to ensure you are comfortable with what they are offering you if you get stuck.

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