Buy a Domain Name

[This is Step 4 of the Website Building Tutorial]

Some decisions you will need to make while buying a domain name are:

  1. Does it communicate the main focus of your website?
  2. Is it attractive to the target audience?
  3. Is it easy to remember and type correctly?
  4. Should it be .com, .net, .org etc?
  5. If your website represents an organization , does the domain name well represent the organization name?
  6. Is the domain name available for purchase?
  7. Does it contain the main keywords of your site?

You can buy a domain name from various sites like Dotster.com and GoDaddy.com. Some hosting providers give you a free domain name when you sign up for hosting their web hosting services e.g. Bluehost and Site Build It.

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NOTE: You will need software like Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Flash to customize these templates.
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Overview: Components of a successful website

Step 1: Determine the Website's Niche

Step 2: Choose Website Building Tools

Step 3: Hosting Server - decide on where you are going to host the site

Step 4: Buy domain name

Step 5: Plan the site

Step 6: Design the layout

Step 7: Convert the layout into an html template

Step 8: Create the pages as per the site plan

Step 9: Install any additional scripts on the server

Step 10: Link the pages

Step 11: FTP the files to the hosting server

Step 12: Submit to search engines and promote the site

Step 13: Website Monetization

Step 14: Maintain the site

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