How to Make a Website that's Awesome - PowerPoint SlideDeck - 05

How to make a website that's awesome

 

Here are the resources I use: www.sidewages.com/resources/

 

Why Aim for an Awesome Website?

- have your end goal in mind

- business websites need professionalism

- personal websites can be more casual

- evaluate your options and then do something!

 

Web Hosting is Awesome

- figure out what web hosting is right for you

- share hosting is fine for most people

- VPS hosting for >2,000 hits per day

- dedicated hosting for >15,000 hits per day

- share hosting is where you start

 

Don’t Forget Your Domain Name

- make it meaningful

- make it easy to spell

- make it catchy

- make it original

- no dashes & no numbers

 

Create the Website

- you can program it all if you want

- no need to start from scratch

- start with a content management system (CMS)

 

Content Management Systems Rock

- Joomla, Drupal, and many more are options

- Wordpress is a great start

- Just go with Wordpress, please!

 

Why Use a Content Management System

- choose from ready-made designs

- use ready-made plugins

- tons of support available

- no need to know how to program

- keep more of your money $$$

 

Big Website Dreams And You

- keep your big dreams in mind

- but start out doing the basics

- pick your host & domain name

- pick your content management system

- do something today

 

Here are the resources I use: www.sidewages.com/resources/

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