Getting Started with Your Website

Tutorials to help you get started with setting up your own site

Getting Started with your Website

Articles and tutorials for people just starting out as webmasters. These are just starting points for various topics. You may also wish to read my articles on designing your website.

Tutorials on Designing and Publishing Your First Website

• How to Make / Create a Website: The Beginner's A-Z Guide — start with this article
• How to Create a Blog
• How to Create a Website Free of Charge
• How Much Does It Cost to Set Up a Website?
• What Sort of Website Should I Create In Order to Earn Money?
• What is HTML? What are CSS, JavaScript, PHP and Perl? Do I Need to Learn Them to Create a Website?
• What is MySQL? What is a Database? What is SQL?
• Is it Possible to Use Microsoft Word or Office to Create a Website? If So, How?

Choosing and Getting a Domain Name

• How to Register a Domain Name
• How to Point a Domain Name to Your Website (Or What to Do After Buying Your Domain Name)
• Tips on Choosing a Domain Name
• Important Precautions to Take When Buying a Domain Name
• Should I Use a Temporary Domain Name Till My Preferred Domain Becomes Available?
• Should You Use Cloaked Domain Redirection to Point to Your Website?
• Is it Possible to Create a Website Without Buying a Domain Name? The High Price of "Free".
• Can I Create Multiple Websites with One Domain Name?
• How to Reserve a Domain Name. Do You Need a Web Host if You Want to Reserve a Domain for Future Use?
• More articles on Domain Names...

Getting a Web Host

• Which Web Host Would You Recommend? (FAQ)
• How to Choose a Web Host
• Which Web Hosting Package / Plan Should You Choose? How to Plan for the Traffic (Bandwidth) and Disk Space You Need
• The Fine Print in Web Hosting: Resource Usage Limits
• The Real Meaning of "Unlimited" in Web Hosting
• Should You Choose a Linux or a Windows Web Hosting Package? Is There Such a Thing as a Mac Web Host?
• All Those Disappearing Free Web Hosts
• More Web Hosting Tutorials and Articles

Tutorials on Earning from Your Website

• How to Make Money from Your Website
• Accepting Credit Card Payments on Your Website
• How to Add Google Advertisements (Google AdSense) to Your Blog or Website
• How to Add Google Advertisements (AdSense) to Your Website Using Dreamweaver
• How to Insert Google AdSense Advertisements into Your Blog on Blogger
• What Sort of Website Should I Create In Order to Earn Money?
• More tutorials on Earning Money from Your Website

Microsoft Expression Web Tutorial Series

• Expression Web Tutorial: How to Design a Website with Microsoft Expression Web (Chapter 1)
• How to Add Images and a Site Logo to Your Website with Microsoft Expression Web (Chapter 2)
• How to Change Fonts, Text Size and Use Bold and Italics in Expression Web (Chapter 3)
• How to Change the Background of a Website with Expression Web (Chapter 4)
• How to Make Pictures and Text into Clickable Links with Expression Web (Chapter 5)
• How to Insert a Navigation Menu into Your Website with Expression Web (Chapter 6)
• How to Create and Manage Multiple Pages on Your Website with Expression Web (Chapter 7)
• How to Publish (Upload) Your Website to the Internet with Expression Web (Chapter 8)
• How to Create a Contact Form with Expression Web (Chapter 9)

Dreamweaver CS6 Tutorial Series

• Dreamweaver Tutorial: How to Design a Website with Dreamweaver CS6 (Chapter 1)
• How to Insert Images into Your Website with Dreamweaver CS6 (Chapter 2)
• How to Change Fonts, Text Colour and Size with Dreamweaver CS6 (Chapter 3)
• How to Change the Background of Your Website in Dreamweaver CS6 (Chapter 4)
• How to Link to Pictures, Web Pages and Other Files on Your Website using Dreamweaver CS6 (Chapter 5)
• How to Customize the Navigation Menu Bar on Your Website using Dreamweaver CS6 (Chapter 6)
• How to Create and Manage Multiple Pages on Your Website with Dreamweaver CS6 (Chapter 7)
• How to Add a Feedback Form to Your Website with Dreamweaver CS6 (Chapter 8)

Dreamweaver CS5.5 Tutorial Series

• Dreamweaver CS5.5 Tutorial: How to Design a Website with Dreamweaver CS 5.5 (Chapter 1)
• How to Add a Site Logo and Other Images to Your Website in Dreamweaver CS5.5 (Chapter 2)
• How to Change Fonts, Text Size and Text Colour in Dreamweaver CS5.5 (Chapter 3)
• How to Change the Background Colour and Set a Background Image for Your Website in Dreamweaver CS5.5 (Chapter 4)
• How to Change Your Words and Images into Clickable Links in Dreamweaver CS5.5 (Chapter 5)
• How to Customise the Navigation Menu on Your Website with Dreamweaver CS5.5 (Chapter 6)
• How to Efficiently Manage a Multi-Page Website with Dreamweaver CS5.5 (Chapter 7)
• How to Add a Contact Form (Web Form) to Your Website Using Dreamweaver CS5.5 (Chapter 8)

Dreamweaver CS 5 Tutorials

• Dreamweaver CS5 Tutorial: How to Design a Website with Dreamweaver CS5 (Chapter 1)
• How to Add Pictures and a Site Logo to Your Website Using Dreamweaver CS5 (Chapter 2)
• How to Change Fonts, Text Size and Colours in Dreamweaver CS5 (Chapter 3)
• How to Change the Background of Your Website in Dreamweaver CS5 (Chapter 4)
• How to Make Your Images and Text into Clickable Links with Dreamweaver CS5 (Chapter 5)
• How to Customize Your Website's Navigation Menu Bar with Dreamweaver CS5 (Chapter 6)
• How to Manage and Auto-Update Multiple Pages on Your Website with Dreamweaver CS5's Template System (Chapter 7)
• How to Add a Feedback Form to Your Website with Dreamweaver CS5 (Chapter 8)

Dreamweaver CS 4 Tutorials

• How to Create a Website with Dreamweaver CS4 (Dreamweaver CS4 Tutorial Chapter 1)
• How to Add Images to Your Website in Dreamweaver CS4 (Dreamweaver CS4 Tutorial Chapter 2)
• How to Change Font Typefaces, Weight, Style, Colour and Sizes in Dreamweaver CS4 (Dreamweaver CS4 Tutorial Chapter 3)
• How to Change the Background of Your Website in Dreamweaver CS4 (Dreamweaver CS4 Tutorial Chapter 4)
• How to Make Pictures and Text into Clickable Links using Dreamweaver CS4 (Dreamweaver CS4 Tutorial Chapter 5)
• How to Add a Navigation Menu Bar to Your Website in Dreamweaver CS4 (Dreamweaver CS4 Tutorial Chapter 6)
• How to Use Dreamweaver CS4's Templates to Manage and Auto-Update Multiple Pages on Your Website (Dreamweaver CS4 Tutorial Chapter 7)
• How to Add a Feedback Form to Your Website with Dreamweaver CS4 (Dreamweaver CS4 Tutorial Chapter 8)

Dreamweaver CS 3 Tutorials

• Dreamweaver Tutorial 1: How to Create a Website with Dreamweaver CS3
• Dreamweaver Tutorial 2: How to Spice Up Your Website with Images in Dreamweaver CS3
• Dreamweaver Tutorial 3: How to Add Links, Change Fonts and Change Colours in Dreamweaver CS3
• Dreamweaver Tutorial 4: How to Add a Navigation Menu Bar to Your Website in Dreamweaver CS3
• Dreamweaver Tutorial 5: How to Use Templates to Manage Your Website in Dreamweaver CS3
• Dreamweaver Tutorial 6: How to Add a Feedback Form to Your Website in Dreamweaver CS3
• How to Insert Raw HTML Code in Dreamweaver

BlueGriffon Tutorials

• BlueGriffon Tutorial (for BlueGriffon 3.x and 2.x)
• BlueGriffon Tutorial (for BlueGriffon 1.x)
• More BlueGriffon Tutorials

Tutorials for Other Web Editors

• KompoZer Tutorial: How to Design and Publish Your Website with KompoZer
• NetObjects Fusion 11 Tutorial: How to Create a Website with NetObjects Fusion 11
• Nvu Tutorial: How to Design and Publish Your Website Using Nvu
• Serif WebPlus X2 Tutorial: How to Design Your Website with Serif WebPlus X2
• Mozilla Composer Tutorial: How to Design and Publish Your Website Using Mozilla Composer

WordPress and Drupal Tutorials

• How to Start / Setup Your Own WordPress Blog
• How to Setup the Drupal Content Management System for Your Website or Blog
• How to Set Up a Blog with Drupal
• How to Make Your WordPress Blog Search-Engine-Friendly
• How to Back Up Your Blog

General Questions/Issues Faced by New Webmasters

• What's the Difference Between a Content Management System (CMS), a Blog, a Web Editor and an Online Site Builder?
• Is It Legal to Use Any Piece of Music, Image, or Article for my Website? And Other Questions on Copyright Relevant to Webmasters
• How to Add the Copyright Symbol to Your Web Page
• Do You Need a Web Editor If You Use Your Web Host's Free Website Templates?
• How to Create Good Filenames for Your Web Pages
• Which Font Should I Use for My Web Page? Tips on Choosing Fonts for Your Website

Miscellaneous

• How to Upload a File to Your Website Using the FileZilla FTP Client
• How to Back Up a Website
• 3 Ways of Adding a Site Search Engine on Your Website
• What To Do If You Do Not Own Your Website's Domain Name
• Articles on Web Design

Resources Needed by Webmasters

• Free Web Editors, HTML / CSS Editors, WYSIWYG Web Editors
• Free FTP Clients / Programs
• Free Programmers' Editors, ASCII Text Editors
• Annotated List of Budget Web Hosts
• Free Web Hosts
• More Free Webmaster Resources

New Articles

• How to Convert Your Website from XHTML 1.0 to HTML5 the Quick and Easy Way
• How to Set the Height of a DIV Relative to a Browser Window (CSS)
• How to Generate the Free Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate on Your Own (Windows) Computer
• How to Insert Meta Tags into a Web Page with BlueGriffon
• How to Play a Song (or Some Other Audio Clip) from a List on a Website
• How to Draw a Horizontal Line on a Web Page with Expression Web
• How to Create a Website Free of Charge
• Why Can't I Make Up Any Domain I Want? Is There a Way to Do Away with a Registrar Altogether?
• What's the Difference Between a Domain Name Registrar and a Web Host?
• How to Make a Mobile-Friendly Website: Responsive Design in CSS

Other Articles on This Site

Comprehensive list of articles in all categories

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