Create Your Own Website in Minutes!

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Do you want to know how to create a website? A website can be a good business investment, or a fun way to have a personal site and put yourself out there in the world and let your online friends see what you’ve been up to. For a small business or one-page website, it may not be worth it to hire a professional to create a website for you. There are other affordable services available.

One option is to use a website template or theme, which allows you to choose a classic and easy on the eyes format and customize it to build your own personal page or business platform. Web hosting companies often have services like this which are free with a hosting package.

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There are many reasons people may want to create a website:

• A web page allows customers to find businesses more easily and many people look on the Internet first when they want to find a product or service. They may then order it online, or go to the store, with more confidence because they have already researched the product. This means a web page can often be an easy form of advertising. You can convey a lot more information to a customer than with an offline billboard or a flyer.
  

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• A family may want a way to keep connected across the country. This allows grandparents and other relatives an easy way to see pictures of junior, or friends to see what their buddies are up to.

• Starting your business online can often be less expensive than opening a brick-and-mortar store. An Internet based business will often have lower costs, and hosting a site versus renting a location is highly affordable.

It’s easy to create a website. Using a hosting service, you can get your pages hosted on a server for a low monthly fee. And while using a customizable website template package you can make your site in a few simple steps.

A few good things to remember:

•  Choose a domain name that reflects something about your business. Your business name would be ideal, as long as it also includes some reference to what your business does. If your business name is “Bobs" you may want to add something to the name, such as Bobspancakes.com if you sell pancake mixes.

• At the same time, do not be too specific. If your company grows, you may not want to change the name of your web site. If you think you might add to your company in the future, you might choose Bobsbreakfastmixes.com or Bobsmixes.com, to allow for growth.

• Keep your website pages easy to read. It can be tempting to add a lot of graphics and some video clips, but it may turn off potential customers if your pages take too long to load or are too distracting.

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