Difference between revisions of "How to make a website"
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| − | The simplest way to make a website is to sign up for a free [[blog]] on a [[developer-hosted platform]]. The website software is operated by the developer for the benefit of the blog authors. It is very easy to create your own personal blog using a default format. If you want to configure your blog to a personal format, most of these platforms will let you do so, but you will generally have to know [[HyperText Markup Language|HTML]] and [[CSS]]. So this "simple" solution can rapidly become quite complicated. | + | The simplest way to make a website is to sign up for a free [[blog]] on a [[developer-hosted platform]]. The website software is operated by the developer for the benefit of the blog authors. It is very easy to create your own personal blog using a default format. If you want to configure your blog to a personal format, most of these platforms will let you do so, but you will generally have to know [[HyperText Markup Language|HTML]] and [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]]. So this "simple" solution can rapidly become quite complicated. |
It is somewhat more difficult, but much more rewarding, to learn to install your own websites. This requires using a [[web hosting service]]. | It is somewhat more difficult, but much more rewarding, to learn to install your own websites. This requires using a [[web hosting service]]. | ||
