[Bosscoe]

Hey,

I want to throw a website on the net, the thing is I don't know what is needed for a stepping stone ?
In order for my website to be fully functional would someone be able to list what I need for it please ?

e.g

Domain name ( www.eg.com )
Website Hosting
E-Mail Hosting ?
Dns ?

Is there anything I'm missing ? btw it's just a simple html webpage.

[Advertisements]

I don't know if you want ot host it yourself, but there are lots of possibilities, eg:

http://www.domainname.com/

Also depends if you really want to put it online, or just local .

Maybe you can find some more information here as well, it's a tutorial:
http://www.2createawebsite.com/

good luck .

[Bosscoe]

awesome thank you for pointing me in the right direction,

will I need to fiddle around with the settings e.g forwarding and stuff ? I seem to see that a lot. Also I wasn't going to host it, I was thinking of flicking it off to some internet company that offers hosting services. This is my first time so I'm just trying to get a fair idea of the complexity level of what to expect.

[Major Payne]

Choosing a Domain Name:

Choosing a good domain name for your website can be tough. However, with a few tips and tricks up your sleeve, you can find a great domain name for your site today. This article gets you started!

Read the full article here:

http://www.elated.co...-a-domain-name/

Hosting Info:

Web Hosting Jury: http://www.webhostingjury.com/
http://www.hosting-shopper.com/
http://www.rankpulse....siteground.com
http://www.siteground.com/
http://b2evolution.n...-webhosting.php

Useful Tools/Info:

How to Register Your Own Domain Name: http://www.thesitewi...terdomain.shtml
Web Design Tips: http://www.webweaver.nu/html-tips/
http://hapedit.free.fr/tools.php
Webmaster Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.thesitewizard.com/faqs/
Sitemap Generators: http://code.google.c...temapGenerators

SEO Tools:

Search engine submission: http://en.wikipedia....gine_submission
http://www.htmlgoodi...cle.php/3828801 (Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Getting Started)
http://seo.alleycode.com/freetools.htm
http://www.websiteop...rvices/analyze/

10 top SEO tips that you can use to improve your
website's ranking on the search engines.

Read the full article here:

http://www.elated.co...seo-strategies/

Meta Tag Generators:

http://www.ssmedia.com/utilities/meta/
http://www.1stsitefr...om/meta_gen.htm
So, You Want A Meta Command, Huh?: http://www.htmlgoodi...cle.php/3479471
Online Meta Tag Generator: http://www.webweaver...meta-generator/

How to Make a Webpage:

Full Web Building Tutorials: http://www.w3schools.com/
The Web Book (free): http://www.the-web-book.com/index.php
Beginner's HTML Tutorial: http://www.htmlbasix.com/
How to Create a Webpage: http://www.make-a-web-site.com/
So You Want To Set Up Your First Site, Huh?: http://www.htmlgoodi...cle.php/3479561

http://www.w3schools...ite/default.asp
How to Start / Create Your Own Website: The Beginner's A-Z Guide: http://www.thesitewi...rtwebsite.shtml
So, you want to make a Web Page!: http://www.pagetutor...utor/index.html
Getting started with HTML: http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/

Creating your first website – Part 1: Setting up your site and project files (Adobe CS3/4):
http://www.adobe.com...ebsite_pt1.html

CSS Tutorials:

http://www.w3schools...Css/default.asp
http://www.csstutorial.net/
http://www.echoecho.com/css.htm
http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/
http://www.w3.org/St...es/011/firstcss

http://htmldog.com/guides/cssbeginner/
http://www.davesite....webstation/css/
http://www.htmlcodet...amsupp_193.html

Tableless Web Design: http://en.wikipedia....less_web_design
Images, Tables, and Mysterious Gaps: https://developer.mo...Mysterious_Gaps

HTML Tutorial: www.hypergurl.com/whatishtml.html

Editors:

Free HTML Editors, Web Editors, and WYSIWYG Web Editors and Site Builders:
http://www.thefreeco...tml#htmleditors
HTML Editor Reviews - http://www.wdvl.com/Reviews/HTML/
Free Online Editor Tool: http://htmledit.squarefree.com/
Free Flash Website Builder (Online): http://www.wix.com/
PageBreeze (Free visual (WYSIWYG) and HTML tag/source modes): http://www.pagebreeze.com/

Serif WebPlus SE: http://myrtc.blogspo...webplus-se.html
Download Trellian WebPage (Free): http://www.trellian....ge/download.htm
WebSketch: http://www.websketch.com/
Create a free website with Jimdo!: http://www.jimdo.com/
Notepad++ (Free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages):
http://notepad-plus....net/uk/site.htm
----------------------------
WYSIWYG Editor List: http://en.wikipedia....WYSIWYG_editors
Basic text editors: http://en.wikipedia....ic_text_editors
Source code editors: http://en.wikipedia....ce_code_editors
Comparison of HTML editors: http://en.wikipedia....of_HTML_editors

Why Validate?: http://validator.w3.org/docs/why.html

FREE software (No Animation):

http://www.getpaint.net/ (Very user friendly)
GetPaint.net Plug-ins: http://paintdotnet.f...wforum.php?f=16
http://www.download.....html?tag=mncol
http://www.inkscape.org/download/ (Very good for vectored graphics)

That's pretty much EVERYTHING you need to get a site built. Let me know if I missed anything.

[Major Payne]

Thanks. Those are only a few I have.

[lair360]

Hey,

I want to throw a website on the net, the thing is I don't know what is needed for a stepping stone ?
In order for my website to be fully functional would someone be able to list what I need for it please ?

e.g

Domain name ( www.eg.com )
Website Hosting
E-Mail Hosting ?
Dns ?

Is there anything I'm missing ? btw it's just a simple html webpage.

I would recommend you to register yourself with a hosting provider. But, if you're doing a small project, please use 'Pickaweb' for your website. They are more helpful and they have everything you need!

-Free domain name when you choose their 'Webmaster' packages.
-Cpanel Accelerator
-99.9% uptime
-24/7 helpline
-php server parse
-Stable DNS backup and server control
-Firewall and SPAM controle
-ect...

I hope this helps.

Edited by lair360, 06 November 2009 - 02:03 PM.