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What You Need to Build a Website

1) Domain Name
The domain name creates the address of your site. So, would be an example of a domain name. Domain names are paid for yearly and you can register them here.

Looking for a FREE site?
I never endorse free websites. They are too unstable, you never really own your site and you do not receive a true domain name. Instead your address will be something like. In some cases, the domain may be even longer.

2) Web Host

A website cannot exist without a web host.  This is the company that houses your files and provides the environment for you to create and save pages to the Internet. Web hosts are usually paid for monthly (some are yearly).

3) Web Building Software (Optional)

Some web hosts provide website building tools so you do not need any additional software.  It's important you find out about this before you sign up with any host.

4) Other Website Features

Want a gaming site?  Looking to create a message forum or chat room for your visitors to communicate?  Maybe you want an online guestbook where people can leave you messages on your site.

This is where it gets a little tricky but don't let it discourage you.  As the Internet matures, it's getting easier and easier to setup these kinds of things on a website. Any kind of user interactive feature on a website requires some kind of script.  A script is nothing but a file that contains a bunch of code that tells the browser how to behave. Depending on what you want to create for your site, you'll need to go t your favorite search site (Google, for example) and search for the appropriate script (game script, message board script, etc.)  Some are free, some are not-so-free. say you want a message board/forum,  you can go to  and get a free message board script.  The trick is you have to install it yourself. 

They do provide instructions and it really isn't that difficult but you'll need to get setup with your web host first.