Welcome to Build-a-Website.net, a beginner’s guide to building a website.

• Planning your website : The first steps to building your website are to figure out what it about, how it’s going to work, and how you want it to look.
• Creating your website : A brief overview on finding a web host, coding and a list of supplies.
• Text Coding or WYSIWYG : The Pro’s and Con’s of Text Coding and WYSIWYG editors.
• WYSIWYG Editors : Descriptions of the major WYSIWYG editors, including Dreamweaver and Go Live!
• Text Code Editors : I recommend using Arachnophilia 4.0 to edit HTML and CSS files.
• Learning HTML : This is practically a required step to becoming a webmaster of any worth. Even if you plan on using Dreamweaver or Frontpage, you should still learn some HTML.
• Build a Website’s HTML Tutorial : My very own HTML tutorial. It covers most of the basic commands as well as frames and tables.
• Other HTML Tutorials : A mini-directory to other HTML tutorials that I find useful.
• CSS Tutorials : Another mini-directory, this one of CSS tutorials and resources that are useful.
• Finding a Web host : A guide to finding a web host.
• Free or Paid : An article outlining a few of the differences between free and paid web hosting.
• Finding a Free Host : Explains how to choose an acceptable free host.
• Finding a Paid Host : An article on how to choose a good host; includes links to helpful resources.
• Vitural, Dedicated or Reseller : A simple guide explaining the differences between those kinds of web hosting accounts.
• Features : Explains what many of the features that your web host offers accually do.
• Domain Names : Explains how to register a domain name.
• Short URLS : Features information about Short URLs and free domains as well as a glossary of useful terms regarding the subject.
• Short URLS/Free Domain names : Includes a guide to learning how to use short URLs, and information about Short URLs.
• URL Snippers : A short article on what URL snippers do, and how to use them best.
• Uploading your website : A guide with introductions to uploading files via your browser and via FTP to the internet.
• FTP Clients : Short reviews of various FTP clients.
• How to FTP : A guide to using a FTP client (program) to upload a website to the internet. I used SmartFTP in this tutorial.
• Getting Visitors : Information about getting people to go to your website.
• Search Engines : Information about the major and minor seach engines.
• Major Directories : Brief descriptions of the major web directories.
• Basic SEO : Just some basic information about search engine optimization (SEO)
• Submitting to Directories : A guide to efficently submitting to directories.
• Forums : Forums and websites to learn about SEO.
• Making Money
• Publishing Banner Ads : Information about putting banner advertisements on your website to make money.
• Google Adsense: An informational article about Google Adsense.