How to make a website in minutes
These days, there are so many options to build the website you want and the best thing is that you can do it for free. You can build it yourself, even if you are a complete novice in this area - you don't know anything about programming and HTML. I will list below some of the easiest to use solutions in order to have your site up and running in a matter of minutes.
Easy to use website creation tools
Weebly
Weebly is actually a site that allows you to build websites for free without any programming or HTML knowledge, ideal for a complete novice. If you already have your domain name, you can use it with Weebly (www.yoursite.com instead of yoursite.weebly.com) at no additional cost. They provide free hosting that is ads free.
Yola
Yola is another web site that lets you create websites with ease - just point and click, drag and drop, that's all you need to know and it's free. You can host your site for free without any ads. If you've already purchased a domain name somewhere else, you can use it with Yola ( www.yoursite.com instead of yoursite.yola.com ) without any additional fees.
WebStarts
WebStarts - WebStarts is the perfect place for beginners who don't know anything about creating websites. It's free of charge and provides you with free hosting and claims that sites made with WebStars are search engine friendly, which means you are more likely to be found on search engines like Google, Yahoo, Msn.
Google Sites
Google Sites is another free service from Google that lets you create sites without any technical knowledge. If you are looking to create a free blog, you can use the Blogger service. What’s more, your existing domain can be used with both these Google services.
Hosting Site Builder
Hosting Site Builder - Most of the web hosting plans today come with ready to use Site Builder. It allows you to pick design templates for your site and build it with ease - no special skills needed.
TemplateMonster Turnkey Websites
Turnkey Websites is a new service ideal for small business websites brought to you by TemplateMonster. The main orientation of the company is web design - they create and sell high quality website templates. Turnkey Websites offers you website design, free domain name and unlimited hosting, site editing tools for users without a technical background, licensed stock photos and 3 hours of webmaster support included each month. You just have to select a design template for your site from their library and begin to add content to your site just as if you were typing text in Word. The price is $19.95 per month. But the best thing is that you can try it free for 7 days, before buying it.
Using other options
Wordpress
Wordpress is a free open source software originally designed for blogging but it's also a very powerful platform for creating websites. There a tons of free design themes in order to customize the look and feel of your site. It also provides detailed documentation to help you get started.
Mambo, Joomla, etc
These are free content management systems (CMS), which enable you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. If you decide to use such a solution for creating your site, you should be prepared to devote a little bit of your time to learning how to use it.
If you don't find a free template that suits you, you can always take a look at TemplateMonster - they offer a huge collection of website templates for Wordpress, Joomla, Mambo, etc.
