Planning Your Website

Before you start thinking about building a website, it is essential to plan the site. Below is the process of creating a website:

Planning

Register a domain name

The first step is to register your business domain name. You can have a dot com, dot net etc, but if you are an Australian business it is essential to have dot com dot au. Choose a name that is easy to spell and remember. You can register your domain name with us - .com.au and .net.au just $13.00/year. Register Domain Name


Organise Hosting

Once you register the domain name, the second step is to find a web hosting company. Some domain registrar also offer a web hosting. We offer cheap and affordable website hosting for our customers - 25GB web space just $54.50/year. Have a look at our hosting packages.

Here are some features to consider when choosing a web hosting company for your website:

  • Web space.
  • Bandwidth.
  • Email accounts.
  • Site statistic.
  • Form processing.

Build the website

After registering a domain name and finding a web hosting company, it is time to look for a web designer to build your website. You can ask a friend or a uni student to design it for you, or a freelance web designer or if you have a big budget you can pay web design company to build your website. My web design service is perfect for anyone who wants a simple and professional looking website at affordable prices. Have a look at our Web Design Packages

You need to decide:

  • The type of your website - whether an information base website or an online store website.
  • Navigation - The navigation will affect the information architecture of your website.
  • The content of your website - the actual pages you will be building.

Upload the website

Last but not least, is to upload your finished website to the server - the web hosting company. Your web hosting company will give you a username and password and instructions how to upload your website. You can upload with Dreamweaver or Microsoft Frontpage. Once the website is uploaded, you can submit your website to search engines such as Google and Yahoo so that people can find you on the Internet