Earlier I had written a brief post on How to Set up your blog, now I am going back to basics..
This post is mainly aimed at someone who would like to know how to set up his/her own blog or website.
Prerequisites for an own website or blog
- Domain Name: A domain name similar to uniquely name your blog/website.
- A web hosting account to host the web pages
- Some knowledge about web page editing and designing (optional, can be improved over time)
I have compiled a post about domain names and on how to obtain a domain name. Thats where you need to start with.
Once you have bought a domain name, you need to get a hosting account to put your web pages in.
Running a website is somewhat different from a blog running on a hosted blogging software such as wordpress. Such blogs can be set up on a hosting account withing few minutes. Though you can make a blog at zero expense, I suggest a self hosted like this one.
In simple terms, when you buy a domain name, point it to your hosting servers where you have an account (shared hosting) / or the server ran by you, the web pages reside on them, your website will be live..
Very simple and short to say eh? But not so short to execute 🙂