A Guide to Crafting Your Personal Website - Presentation Notes
Benefits of having your own domain
- Name recognition
- More space than campus servers
- Database access
- Website statistics
- Freedom to go comercial
- yourname@yourdomain.com
Cost of registering your own domain name
Anywhere from free (often if you register and host w/ the same company) - ~$10 per year.
Cost of basic hosting
Anywhere from $1-10 per month for a basic package (sample) How to register a domain name
Go to any hosting or domain name registration site like:
and type in a domain name to see if it's available. When you find an available name that you can live with you can either buy it now or get one bundled with your hosting package.
How to choose hosting space
Use Google to find reviews and rankings of top hosting companies (example site) and find one that will meet your needs. Remember: Prices change and there is always someone having a special.
Designing your personal website
Worksheet for crafting your own personal website
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