There are a few ways to make a website, but more importantly, there are some FREE ways. You don’t need to be an HTML expert, buy expensive software and spend time learning it, or outsource the work to people only to have them charge you a lot of money and take a lot of time.
Just use this free way to create a website and you will gain control over your online presence and be able to create websites at will.
1) Get a cheap web hosting plan with a company that offers “WordPress” access. WordPress is going to be the free software that we will use to make our website. This is “open source” software, so it is free. cool people design topics and accessories which we can use for free. There are thousands to choose from. Some people will charge a fee for a theme, but most are free and those people just rely on donations for compensation.
2) Get a domain name and install WordPress on the domain. This is a simple 1-2-3 process. Depending on the hosting company you choose, you will be installing WordPress using Fantastico, or Simple Scripts, etc. This is a simple process. Just take a look at your hosting account to step by step videos that walk through the WordPress installation.
3) Create the look, create the content, and publish the site! You create the look of the website by adding a theme in the “look and feel” section of your site’s admin area. You’ll then add a “header” if you want and some “plugins” that do everything from helping with SEO to adding links to graphics.
Add your content, ie text, images, videos, etc., and click “publish”. You have now used a popular free method to create a website!