"I Decided To Create A Website"

Written by: Anonymous

A Beginner Designs A Website

It is easier to create a website than it has ever been before. Even a few years ago, you needed a considerable amount of experience and knowledge to design your own website.

If you want to create web pages, there are innumerable ways to do it. For me, I just wanted to create a family website, one where I could show off family photos and share memories and stories with other family members.

When I first decided to create a website, I was hesitant about the idea of a wiki, although it was what was suggested to me by friends who know about the web. A wiki is a site where anyone who wants to can edit content at any time, and even post pictures or music to the site.

I was worried that if I were to design web pages like that, some random jerk could come along and deface it, or even post objectionable things on it which might shock and traumatize my children. I definitely did not want that to happen!

I Created A Website From Scratch And So Can You! Click Here!

My First Step To Create A Website   Originally, I used livejournal to create a website. It let me easily add content with no knowledge required to organize my words, and could be easily update any time I wanted.   Eventually, I was convinced by a family member that no one would mess with my wiki if I made one, and it would save me time, not having to edit everyone's postings and put them up myself.

Of course, I had to learn some basic programming to create a personal website from scratch, but it wasn't as difficult as you might think, and was extremely rewarding.

If You Plan To Create A Business Website ...

To create a business website, like my wife had to, however, is a different thing altogether. Let me tell you, it can be a nightmare to design new websites that attract lots of targeted traffic and gets good search engine ratings, and has the capability to handle online financial transactions to boot.

Who Wants To Learn All That Alone?

My wife didn't, that's for sure. She hired a website specialist to create a website for her. They found good hosting, incorporated images which she chose, optimized it to increase browser hits, and all around designed her business website so that she could worry about other things.

They even had a guarantee for anyone who wasn't happy, but I'll tell you, she sure was happy with the service. She owns a poster store specializing in vintage rock and roll posters, and since she hired a programmer to create a website for her, business has gone up 100 percent!

So, if you've got it on your mind to create a website, proceed with caution and lots of research as to whether you want to design your own Internet site or hire a professional web design service. The choice is yours.