If you have no idea about registry domain and hosting, and you have no idea that Java is not only a tropical island but a programming tool as well, do not worry, I will show you the easiest way to have your own internet page.
First of all you will need a name, presumably a catchy one. You will have to find one that is not used by anybody else so research is very important at this stage. Usually people can get so far without my advice, but from here on it seems that only the tech-geek can understand the steps to follow.
In the project phase we need to ask ourselves how are we going to manage the DNS and where will we “host” our domain, if we want email addresses with our domain name (that always seems to be not only cool but also professional).
Well, you might think that you need to break-up the piggy bank for all of this, but no.
Let’s start by going to Google, then type a/cpanel/domain/new following the site's address bar (google seems to know a thing or two about web pages so it makes sense to start here. They’re also looking into making things dead easy for us.)
You will have on this page two tabs. On the left you get the option to buy a domain name. Google gives you the option to buy .com, .org, .net, .info and .biz domain names so have your pick. Once you have chosen the name and performed the check you will continue to registration.
Registering with Google will give you:
One year domain registration for $10
Private domain registration to protect against spam at no extra cost
Full DNS control and domain management
Automatically configured to work with Google services
Email, calendar, instant messaging, web pages and more also at no extra charge
You will be asked to complete the billing form next and you are on your way. Total spent so far is around 10 bucks (taxes will vary on this amount depending on your country).
Why google? Why not? It is simple and effective, cheap and you get a lot of tools to help you.
You have now all you need to make your page. You need to sign in at google, by adding a/yoursite dot com in the address bar. (yoursite being of course the domain name you have just bought.) Login with the details that you have completed in the google form earlier and you are in the admin page. You can configure here mails (all powered by Gmail so no need to worry about ever running out of space) and of course you will have google sites. This tool is easy to use, (though it might take a few hours to get the pages to be in the order you wanted)and templates will make you life a lot easier.
From here on you have all the tools you need, youtube videos that can be inbeded, pictures with Picasa (and a few more that you don’t) to make you webpage look as professional as you want or as crazy as possible so you and your friends can have a laugh.
Don’t forget to check out Google ads – who knows you might end up making a lot of money too if your page is popular. http://domainandsite.com/ provides more info about this topic.
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