Build your website.

Follow our simple recipe for success.

Step 1 - The Idea

First of all you need an idea. What is your website going to be about? Build your website round something you know and care about, so you can add interesting content that people will want to read. Whether it's about sport or photography, children or travel, pick on something that will get visitors wanting to read your website.

Find out what words people are searching for by using Wordtracker Free Keyword Tool. This tool starts with a keyword and generates up to 100 related keywords and an estimate of their daily search volume. You'll soon find out whether there are any potential visitors to your website.

Step 2 - Domain Name

Next you need a domain name. It's better to buy a domain name that suits your website than try to use free space that comes with your ISP because:

1. It looks more professional and your visitors are more likely to remember it.
2. Having a relevant domain name that enhances your sites keywords, helps achieve a better search engine ranking, and the higher up the rankings you get the more people will visit your site.

Check out our information on domain name extensions (that's the .com,.org,.net bit) to find out what they mean and to see if it makes any difference going for a .com or .org or a regional extension.

Now read How to Choose and Buy a Domain Name.

Step 3 - Hosting Your Website

Next you need a hosting package. The web host serves up your pages, so that anyone can use their Internet Browser and see your website. Choosing a hosting package is not necessarily about finding the cheapest, (though that is good!), it's about finding the package that has all the right tools and services for your website and is a reasonable price.

Read How to Choose and Buy Web Hosting