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Making a website can be very simple, or it can be very complicated. Normally one should start with simple and work up to complicated, but most of us start with something overly complicated because we are unaware of all the possibilities.

==Developer-hosted or user-installed==
The simplest way to make a website is to sign up for a free [[blog]] on a [[developer-hosted platform]]. The website software services are operated by the developer for the benefit of the blog authors. The users can configure their own blog but are unable to install any of their own software.

It is somewhat more difficult, but much more empowering, to learn to install your own websites. This requires using a [[web hosting service]].

(To be continued)

==Static websites and dynamic websites==
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==Wikipedia Links==
*Developer hosted platforms: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog_hosting_service#Developer-hosted_platforms
*User Hosted Platforms: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog_hosting_service#User_hosted_platforms
*Web hosting service: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_hosting
*Static website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website#Static_website
*Dynamic website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website#Dynamic_website

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