Website Q&A Sept-30

As part of my newsletter sign up I invite subscribers to ask their most burning question, and here I provide answers to some of the most common ones. I  hope to make this a regular Tuesday feature.

How much does a website Cost?

If you make the website yourself then the only things you will need to pay for are the domain name and the hosting service. Most Hosting providers provide 1 free domain name and so you usually don’t have to pay for that.

The hosting costs are typically $7 per month and domain names cost around $10 per year, so a website typically costs around $100 per year.

See Website hosting for more details

Can I make A free Website

Yes you can but only recommend it for Personal/hobby sites. The two tools/providers I recommend you use are www.blogger.com and www.wordpress.com.

I find WordPress better in that although it is a blogging platform it can be configured to look like a standard website. You can find out more about configuring WordPress as a website in the building websites with Wordpress section.

How Do I start?

As with any new skill having the right start is critical to success. Without knowing where to start its very easy to start totally in the wrong place and get completely discouraged.

I cover the basic requirements in Starting a Website.