How to create a free website?There are a few possibilities to do this. However let's take a look at what you need to build a website. No matter if you build your website or you hire someone to do it for you, you will need a few things.
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First you will need a hosting service.
This is where you will store your website (content, pictures, design).
There are free hosting companies and paid ones.
If you only want to see how you can make a website, free hosting services can be an option. A free hosting won't help you in case you start to receive visitors (traffic). Also, the free hosting companies are in control of your entire website, with no obligation to give you credit for your content.
I speak from my own experience, as I had 2 websites that I built on free hosting services that got deleted. I never got a reply to my email. It's been 3 years since, and they never answered to why they deleted my websites.
If you want to build a blog or a business site a paid hosting company is necessary. Now if your budget is low, or you are just cautious with you money, it's fine. There are paid hosting services for as low as $4/ month. These services comes with better and easier tools, so that even a beginner can build a website in a few minutes. I'll post a video tutorial with step by step guidance. 3 years ago, I built my website following a video tutorial on how to build a website. For me it was nice to watch the video, pause it, follow the steps presented, resume video, follow steps, and so on. In a few hours of work I had my first website online.
Hosting service that I recommend:
HostGator web hosting
Lowest price per month is 3.96 if you pay for 3 years. This is for a shared hosting.
You can get 25% off for hosting, with this coupon code: Off25PercentHG
Arvixe Wordpress Hosting
As low as $4 and you get the domain name for free.
I prefer this hosting as they offer free privacy for domains. This means that your data is private and people won't be able see who is the owner of the domain.
I have a 'funny website' with over 90,000 posts and over 150,000 visitors each month. All is running smooth and I have the PersonalClass service.
There are free hosting companies and paid ones.
If you only want to see how you can make a website, free hosting services can be an option. A free hosting won't help you in case you start to receive visitors (traffic). Also, the free hosting companies are in control of your entire website, with no obligation to give you credit for your content.
I speak from my own experience, as I had 2 websites that I built on free hosting services that got deleted. I never got a reply to my email. It's been 3 years since, and they never answered to why they deleted my websites.
If you want to build a blog or a business site a paid hosting company is necessary. Now if your budget is low, or you are just cautious with you money, it's fine. There are paid hosting services for as low as $4/ month. These services comes with better and easier tools, so that even a beginner can build a website in a few minutes. I'll post a video tutorial with step by step guidance. 3 years ago, I built my website following a video tutorial on how to build a website. For me it was nice to watch the video, pause it, follow the steps presented, resume video, follow steps, and so on. In a few hours of work I had my first website online.
Hosting service that I recommend:
HostGator web hosting
Lowest price per month is 3.96 if you pay for 3 years. This is for a shared hosting.
You can get 25% off for hosting, with this coupon code: Off25PercentHG
Arvixe Wordpress Hosting
As low as $4 and you get the domain name for free.
I prefer this hosting as they offer free privacy for domains. This means that your data is private and people won't be able see who is the owner of the domain.
I have a 'funny website' with over 90,000 posts and over 150,000 visitors each month. All is running smooth and I have the PersonalClass service.
Second thing you need is a domain name.
Domain names costs about $9/ year. But if you go with Arvixe hosting you will get this for free.
If you are planning to run a real website or a business site, a domain name is a must. It shows your visitors that you are genuine and you mean business. Look at the following 2 examples, and decide for yourself which represents you:
www.business76.freeHosting.com or
www.YourWebsite.com
Again if you are only play and you are not serious about having your website, you can use a 'free' domain name provided by your free hosting company (see first example of how it would look). If you go this way, make sure you won't regret in case they delete your domain, content and everything you build on your website.
If you are planning to run a real website or a business site, a domain name is a must. It shows your visitors that you are genuine and you mean business. Look at the following 2 examples, and decide for yourself which represents you:
www.business76.freeHosting.com or
www.YourWebsite.com
Again if you are only play and you are not serious about having your website, you can use a 'free' domain name provided by your free hosting company (see first example of how it would look). If you go this way, make sure you won't regret in case they delete your domain, content and everything you build on your website.
Third thing needed is a CMS.
CMS stands for Content Management System. "This is s a computer program that allows publishing, editing and modifying content as well as maintenance from a central interface" (source: wikipedia.org).
In simple words, here is a comparison: windows is the software that enables you to communicate with your computer. Similar this CMS let's you build and write on your website.
Most of this softwares are free. The paradox is that some of the best ones are free. The CMS that I use and I encourage you to use is Wordpress. It has millions of people permanently contributing to improve it. This makes it one of the best choices in terms of security and how easy is to use. For an experienced website builder, you can have a website ready in 5 minutes.
Another benefit of using wordpress CMS, is that there are free themes available online. This themes are similar to the desktop wallpapers. If you know where to look for, you can find free themes that look like professional/paid themes.
In the end building a website is not really for 'free'. However if we don't count the money paid for hosting and domain name, building a website can be free if you do it yourself or if you contact me ([email protected]).
Here is the video tutorial I promised, on building your own website:
In simple words, here is a comparison: windows is the software that enables you to communicate with your computer. Similar this CMS let's you build and write on your website.
Most of this softwares are free. The paradox is that some of the best ones are free. The CMS that I use and I encourage you to use is Wordpress. It has millions of people permanently contributing to improve it. This makes it one of the best choices in terms of security and how easy is to use. For an experienced website builder, you can have a website ready in 5 minutes.
Another benefit of using wordpress CMS, is that there are free themes available online. This themes are similar to the desktop wallpapers. If you know where to look for, you can find free themes that look like professional/paid themes.
In the end building a website is not really for 'free'. However if we don't count the money paid for hosting and domain name, building a website can be free if you do it yourself or if you contact me ([email protected]).
Here is the video tutorial I promised, on building your own website:
