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Hardware and Software Requirements for Making Websites.

Apart from knowing how to register a domain, organise hosting and add content to your web page. What hardware and software can I use to make a website, is my computer good enough do I have to buy expensive software? As a web page designer and an article writer I am sharing with you what I use.

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404 Error Pages Make them work for you.

404 Error Pages. Stop making the 404 error page an exit page to your website. Create a page that will direct your visitors back to your web page.

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Under Construction – Website Content

Would you ask a printer to print pamphlets that say “Web Page Under Construction” or similar, No you wouldn’t. So why is it acceptable to put it on your website…..

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Website Design Best Practices

Good website design can be defined as giving your visitors a logical way to navigate through your site so they can easily find the objects or information they are looking for without being distracted and confusing them. That’s a tall order and unfortunately, few websites fit the mold, however if you want to design a website that gets traffic, sales and better ranking, pay special attention to these few but powerful website design best practices. They’ll not only benefit your human visitors but if done correctly, they will help your search engine…

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Question – I would like to know what is the first step…………

I received this email from a user of one of my websites recently, this question is typical from a person wanting to make their first website. The reply below is not conclusive, more information can be found on this blog,http://www.makingwebsitesblog.com Question: I would like to know what is the first step with registering a domain name [...]

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Basic Search Engine Optimisation – SEO

SEO – Search Engine Optimisation techniques can be applied while constructing the content of your web page. These simple steps can increase the ranking of your site dramatically. Keywords, what do expect your visitors to type into the Search Engine to find your web page. Talk to friends about your site, source ideas of what [...]

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Requirements to Start a Website

What are the requirements to start a website, below is a list of what I think is the basic requierments of completing a site:- Idea or reason for a website, Domain name for the website, Hosting the site Content of the site. Promotion of the website. Reason: What is the reason for your website, do [...]

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A Web Site About ????

On what topic shall I do a website, it is a question I ask myself many times. My first website was easy, I wanted to get a online presence for my accounting practice. The subsequent websites have not been as easy, have had many spur of the moment ideas, which sadly have turned into non-events. [...]

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Reading for Absolute Beginners

When I started working on web pages (late 90′s) their wasn’t the luxury of being able to browse the Internet on broadband as we do now. Dial up was slow and there just wasn’t the content out their to find. So down to the local book store and purchase a book. Even today, I much [...]

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Web Hosting

As defined by dictionary.com, Web hosting is a business providing hardware and services to store, maintain, and present Web sites and provide Internet connection to those sites. What the above is saying is that your website files are stored on a computer that is made available to the Internet. Most providers have a basic service [...]

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