Building a Web site

Hi there all, it has been a while since my last post, but I have been keeping myself busy building a web site using the software on my iMac. I guess that is a pretty good excuse as to not posting lately, but it is not all in vain!! I think I might have some information that will help those out there building or thinking about building there own web site to enhance the "shop front" for their home business.

I am using the program iWeb, which is a standard software addition for iMac and Macbooks. I will kinda apologise here to PC users as I am, now, an avid Mac user...NOT that I dislike PC so please don't think I do! I still have my PC laptop in my cupboard and I still use it from time to time for some of the programs I have on it. It seems to me that the iWeb programs makes it quite simple and easy to follow and add in content to form the type of web site you want and, as long as your web host has the capabilties, you web page can be uploaded to your brand spank'n new domain name that you have aquired, again using your web host. I am still shopping around for the web host to give me all the functions I am seeking. My current 'Landing Page' is hosted and maintained by EXIA and Australian webhost company, and certainly good at what the do. They also built the webpage that you can view at the link in my profile. Having said that I am also a bit of a go getter and like to have a bit of a 'muck around' with what I have at my disposal and of course I benefit from this and so does anyone else who follows as I will always try and give the best available information I can. Some webhosting companies that have made my 'short' list, if you can call it that, include - Justhost.com, Godaddy.com and bluehost.com to name three. Follow this link - http://b2evolution.net/web-hosting/top-quality-best-webhosting.php - it will give a list of webhosts and what they offer, a good way to start your webhosting shopping, as it were.

Of course you will also have a domain name for you site to be posted to. Most webhosting companies have the capability for you to search and see if your domain name is available and if it is, snap it up before someone else comes up with your good idea!!! Alot of the webhosts also have web site building capabilities as well, which, if you are like me and like to have even more control over you page, is great. I have found the following web building site also which is easy to use and very popular. Going on the success of the pages I am building at the moment, I will probably work my next site from here for something different! Here is the link for you to check it out - http://www.sitesell.com/lifeliveitnow.html - I have not fully looked throught this whole site but it is recommened by many of the people I follow on the net who also build their own sites and so on. I hope this helps out a bit for your new adventure into web page building for yourself and gives you a choice of webhosting and so on.

Cheers for now and happy building and remeber - Live Life Now!!

MslilPeta