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Have you made the decision to make a web site but have no clue where to start? The very first thing you must do is figure out what kind of site you want to have. After all, it will be a reflection of you, your own little personal space on the internet.

Do you want to make a website that is a personal portfolio? You can upload your own art or music, poems, stories, photography, or blog about important things. The key to this is to keep it together. Find a common thread to run through the whole site. Chances are, the average visitor is interested in one aspect of what you have available. If you design your site simply, people will be more liekly to want to explore.

If you want to make a website that visitors can use in some way, you'll have to be more creative. After all, there is most likely a website already out there for just about anything you can think of. But if you look at what is already out there, you may find there is some aspect of existing sites that could be improved, some way your site could be much better. So look for what is needed and make your site unique!

Do you want to make a website that generates money? The ways of doing it this are countless, however, you must realize that the internet markets are completely saturated at this point. That's not to say there's no way to make money onlnie. But you must make sure to thoroughly research whatever you are doing. Be sure about your tactics before you go ahead with it, especially if you are putting your own money in for web hosting, marketing, design, et cetera.

The sky is the limit as far as what you can put on your website. The first step is to find some webspace to host your site. You can try to find a service that will host your site for free but there could be a number of catches associated with this. You might have to put up with banner ads which some visitors may find intrusive or you might only be given a limited amount of webspace and bandwidth with which to host your site. Another option would be to pay for hosting, but be sure to find out the details before signing up. You should ask them about how much webspace you will get, how much bandwidth you are allocated each month, as well as any other services offered in the package.

Finally, on to the design! Are you going to code it yourself? If you don't need any complicated navigation schemes, then it is easy to read about and learn how to code your own design. There are many other options. You can use a program that allows you to insert text, images, tables, and then gives you the code for what you've done. Or you can use a pre-made template that is available online, which only requires you to insert your own changes.

I hope I've helped you come up with some ideas about how you want to begin the process of creating your own website. So go take a look around the internet, find a little corner to call your own, and make it everything you want it to be.