Step 1 - Get a Domain Name
The first step is to decide on a domain name, check to see if it is available, and register it. Without Domain name all website will be IP base like 192.168.1.1/index.html, Domain is a name that identifies one or more IP addresses given your website like YOURDOMAINNAME.com rather than ugly numerical IP base. Imagine without domain name and someone ask you what is your company web site? and you answer, its 192.168.1.1/index.html :) Every domain name has a suffix that indicates which top level domain (TLD) it belongs to. For example:
- gov - Government agencies
- edu - Educational institutions
- org - Organizations (nonprofit)
- mil - Military
- com - commercial business
- net - Network organizations
- ca - Canada
- th - Thailand
- ph - Philippines
Your domain name is the key to your web site. Good domain name that represent your products or services, I also advice to include your target keyword to your domain name this will give more advantage in marketing and search engine optimization (SEO). Let say your product is leather shoes and your company name is Albert's Shoes Inc. and your target market location is Philippines. This are possible domain name to look for: AlbertShoesPhilippines.com, AlbertShoesPhil.com, AlbertShoes.ph, AlbertLeatherShoes.ph, LeatherShoesPhilippines.com, LeatherShoes.ph Some web marketers add top rank keywords in the beginning of the domain like, TOP, GREAT, BEST etc. To buy a domain name, you can do directly from your web hosting provider, or through a separate domain name service. Here are the list of top domain registrars.
Step 2 - Get a Web Hosting Plan
Now that you have registered your domain name, the next step is to get a Website Hosting. For Choosing a Web hosting I always seek good customer service with lots of help pages and FAQ pages, 24/7 telephone support preferably toll free, 24-48 hours reply email support or chat is vital. Hosting must have cPanel, ispCP or ISPConfig with a system that will let you set up your own blog or forum with a few clicks. List of Hosting provider
- HostGator.com
- LunarPages
- HostMonster
- Dotster
- Godaddy.com
- Webhostinggeeks.com
- Yahoo Web Hosting
- Bluehost.com
Step 3 - Design and Upload
Now that you have Domain name and Web Hosting time to Design and upload your web site files. Here are some video and link of tutorials
I hope this give more insight and help you setup your web site. Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions. Thank you and God Bless!!!
