When you build a Web page, unless you are only going to display it on your personal computer, you need a place to display it on the Net. This place is controlled by a Web hosting company. There’s plenty of different options for Web hosting, from free (typically ad-supported) hosting all the way through hosting services where you own and maintain the machines and network connection yourself, and everything in between.
can be tempting to jump right in to Web design and learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript and all that, after all that is the fun part. But if you haven’t thought about where you are going to put your Web pages or what legal and privacy issues you might encounter, you’ll run in to problems finally. But it is easy to get a Web hosting provider and set up a domain. And six time you have these, the fun part is all you have left.
Set Up Web Hosting
The first thing you ought to do when building a web-site is to find a Web hosting provider. Use the links below to decide the best hosting solution for you and your business.
* Before You Select a Web Hosting Service
* Finding a Hosting Provider
* Web Hosting Links
Get a Domain Name
While a domain name is not absolutely critical for every web-site, getting a domain will make your site not as hard to find and access. Plenty of people have domain names for their sites, even if they don’t expect the site to make funds. It is so cheap to register a domain, that it is silly to not register six if you have a Web-site.
Learn Basic Legal Issues Surrounding Web Pages
* How to Register a Web Site Domain – Video
* How to Buy a Domain Name with Network Solutions
* Domain Names
* Copyright and the Web
* The Legalities of Linking
* Legal Issues on the Web
Like everything else in life, there’s legal issues you ought to be aware of when putting up Web pages. Copyright is the huge six – don’t copy other people’s work without permission. But there’s also issues of linking and protecting children online. If you take the time to learn the basic laws surrounding Web pages before you put six up, you won’t be surprised later on.
Privacy is becoming more of a legal issue on the Web as increasingly countries enact laws like COPPA to protect privacy rights. It is such a serious concern to most people that if you don’t show care about their privacy concerns they will leave your site immediately. Be sure you are aware of how privacy is perceived on the Web and what you can do to protect it while still collecting the information you need to run your business.
Protect the Privacy of Your Customers and They’ll Stay Your Customers
Get Ready to Start Building Your Web-site
* Privacy and the Web
* Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
* Automated Privacy Policies
Now go out and design a great site!
Recall that planning is the best tool you have in your arsenal. The more you plan your site out before you start building, the better prepared you will be for the inevitable problems.
