This Is How I Build Web Sites Period. 

I Have Left Nothing Out...

"Web Site Building-101"

Let's Get To Work!

Introduction and Thanks...

You are on your way to building your very first web site, so grab a cold drink or hot cup of coffee and let's get to work. Oh yea, by the way, thank you very much for purchasing this course. I truly hope that it helps you to reach your goals.

The very first thing you need to do is to Click Here, and download the FREE NVU web site editor. Be sure to not click on the big green "DOWNLOAD" button, but to first select your appropriate operating system. (Windows, Mac, etc...) For most cases, let's select the very first one by clicking on the "Download" text for, "Microsoft Windows Full Installer." Select Run, when the window pops up. 

Next accept the NVU terms and conditions. Be sure to select check the box to add the NVU icon to your desktop so you can easily open this program up when you need it. Click finish, close all boxes that come up, and close the untitled NVU page, so no windows are open other than this course page, reduced down.

You should now see a purple icon on your desktop for the NVU program.

Next, Click Here to download a FREE copy of the "FileZilla" file uploader program. You can select "All Platforms," or "Windows Only." As long as you are not using Mac, let's select "Windows Only." Click on the first line of text under Windows (FileZilla_Server-0_9_31.exe) You may have to accept a pop up window as the download is on a secure server. Accept that action, and the download will now begin.

O.K. so that wasn't too tough was it? Believe it or not, you now own the two major tools needed to build an unlimited number of web sites right from your home computer or wherever you are in this world. 

I told you this was going to be a step 1, step 2 kind of a process, and I want to keep my word. Now that we have the tools we need to build, let's get right to the very next step and we can really get started!

Please Click Here to search for a cool domain name (no dorky ones allowed) A domain is the address your website will have. Like this site is www.webuilding-101.com, your new site will also need a name or a "domain name," as they are called. 

Now I have to assume that since you purchased this course, you must have an idea or need for a web site in mind right? Whatever that idea is, what would be a cool name to give to it? To me, this is how I start any business idea out that I have. I go to the link above, and begin to search for an available .com domain name to register that has some good relevance to my business idea.

So go and find one now! It does not have to be a .com if you don't want, just get what fits your new site idea, and register it. It won't cost you more than $10 bucks for an entire year, and the domain will auto-renew every year unless you reply to one of their email correspondences and select otherwise.

Wait about 20 minutes after registering the domain, and then call their support number here 480-624-2500 to add basic, economy hosting. Over the phone is the best way to do this, but you must wait at least 20 minutes so you don't screw things up with the IP address. You don't need to understand exactly why, just wait. Even I'm not exactly sure why, and that's just fine.

When you do call, be sure to get them to walk you through setting up the hosting account. Just say, "can you please walk me through the setup?.." You will also want them to walk you through creating what's called your ftp login, username and password. Be sure to save this username and password somewhere real safe, we will need it a lot!

Once your domain is purchased, and your hosting account has been setup, as well as your ftp username and password created we will want to start the setup process with our NVU web site editor we downloaded earlier. Please reduce this page down by clicking on the first tiny little square on the top right of the page, 2nd from the red X. To bring it back up, just click on the rectangle that probably says "Web Site Building Cha..." at the bottom of you screen. Got it? O.K., read the next paragraph on how to open your NVU web editor, and then load in your ftp username and password.

Loading the NVU web site editor with your ftp username and password...

Click on the purple NVU icon located on your desktop. When the program opens you should have a blank white screen with the "NVU Site Manager open on the left hand side. If you do not see the Site Manger on the left, where there is a button that says "Edit Sites," then you will need to open it. Click on "View" in your top tool bar 3rd from the left. Mouse over "Show/Hide," and then select "Site Manager" at the bottom of the next menu.

Grab your ftp login from its safe place. Click on "Edit Sites," and then select "New Site." If the "New Site" button is not there, then don't worry about it. Let's go ahead and give your new website, and now blank white canvas a name for you, and only you to recognize it buy. 

Click to put your cursor in the empty box titled "Site Name." Name it whatever you like. You are the only one that will ever see this. It's no big deal when you only have one web site to login to through this editor, but when you have multiple sites, or customer sites, that you need to organize, you will want this list to be as clean as possible.