Web Site Creation - Create a Web Site for Free!

The Seven Steps To Creating Your Own Web Site

Courtesy of davesite.com

1. Decide want you want to make a site about.
2. Learn HTML, CSS, and web site design. (ALL FREE!)
3. Make graphics with Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, Adobe Photoshop CS4, or GIMP, or seek out royalty free images to use on your site.
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4. Select a host.
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5. Design your Site with your new skills, optimize your title and description meta tags, and copyright your work if it's original for $35 at the U.S. Library of Congress. (Consult a lawyer if you don't know about copyrights).
6. Publish your files via web upload or FTP to your host or by drag-and-drop FTP, submit to search engines, and tell your friends about the site.
7. Sit back and relax, and update as desired. Remember to check those statistics daily!