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Programing languages, scripts and tools used by online publishers had evolved quickly in 20 years since first hyperlinks were used to connect web pages containing only a text. For that reasons all together may sound to complicated but, is it really? Possibilities looked endless already then at the very beginning of the World Wide Web. Interest in design, development of applications, birth of new languages, solutions to keep up with the rapid growth, and new ways of presenting personal or business content on the Web among users of Internet did not stop to grow.
To establish an online presence on your own does not have to require skills that were needed at the dawn of Web, unless you are about to become a web developer, designer, marketer etc.
First text on web pages connected with links quickly got accompanied by graphics and pictures and soon after communities were created around forums, guest-books (remember those) were place to leave a comment, multimedia e-cards were interaction among visitors, video clips here and there – at that time rare to come across, impressive Flash animations, etc.
Then, 21st century introduced publishing platforms, among evolution of other tools of the trade, and had open doors to even wider spectrum of Web content publishers. For a novice it was no longer required to hire a professional help, learn how to design a web site or learn a programing language to add to it interactive features. Instead, all that is required now is some kind of personal content to join the next generation who choose among ready to use designs and countless features to establish their online presence.
Today we can freely say that only our imagination is limit to what can be achieved in many different ways, with or without professional help.
On this, “do it yourself page” we’ll focus on necessary ingredients needed to create an online presence by using one of well established and very popular publishing platforms. We’ll touch some of the subjects that may present it as a perfect solution for you. On this and following, linked to, pages you should find info on what it takes to have a web site, steps needed to be taken, how to maintain it, why to keep it fresh and updated as frequently as possible, and at the end we’ll underline integration with the social networks.
Web site & features
- Publishing platform
- Layout design – Themes
- Plug-ins or additional features
- E-commerce made simple
- Ad management – simplify control over the ad space on your web site
- Affiliate programs
- Standard banners sizes
Since above listed links should have introduced you to some of possible web site avenues you may take, web site functionality, look and feel, bellow we’ll introduce you to some other necessary steps that include domain name registration, hosting, different software tools you may need etc. Combined should give you an idea on what it takes to make a professional online presence with a bit of effort, little time and in some aspects of it no expense. In short, with this information you should be able to quickly and effectively create your personal page, blog or a business web site.
Do you need a help Establishing an Online Presence by putting together professionally looking web site?
Domain, Hosting, Software…
- Why to register unique Domain name?
- What kind of web hosting service do I need?
Hope this helps and if you encounter obstacles ask, search and look for professional help since time is money. Good luck!
Are you trying to say that even I can do it?
Sure! There is no excuse not to.
With today added simple guide to Themes, on this and the following pages, here too can be found enough info for anyone to take that first steps and make a web site.
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I WOULD LIKE TO START AN ONLINE COMMUNITY NEWS ON DAILY BASIS IN INDIA. WHICH CONTENT MANAGE SOFTWARE IS BETTER IN TERMS OF QUALITY AND COST? KINDLY HELP
Sorry on very late answer (that just now I have moved up as an reply),
I believe that you should try to figure out in advance what your budget is and what are your needs in terms of editing, presenting, upgrading, maintaining, future expansion, even maybe supporting multiple languages, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_content_management_system
What would be good content management software in “TERMS OF QUALITY AND COST” could be an easy question to answer when you have clear vision and goals set ahead of time. You have quite a few to choose from that are open source and free but with attached possible future expenses in a case that you need to hire developers to add non existing feature(s), that, let’s say do not (yet) exist as plugins. On other side you’ll find content management systems that have price attached…
List of content management software on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_content_management_systems
Find few web sites that you like, their design, features and layout and start from there.