You do not need be a computer expert to start a new website. A lot of tutorials are available on the internet that guides you on how to begin. However, to help you begin from somewhere, I have outlined some steps.

Steps to start a new website:

• Select a domain name and book it
• Buy web server space
• Design the website and make it live on web server

However, the process is not that simple – all the steps have many more sub-sections and some of the sub-sections can be classified further. We will discuss about them one by one. Let’s start with domain name selection.

How to select the domain name before starting a new website:
This is the first thing you need to do when it comes to start a new website. Domain name is a unique name that refers to your website only. Google.com and Yahoo.com are the examples of popular domain names we all are familiar with.

If you are going to set up a website for your own enterprise, it is wise to go with the business name. Like abccompany.com OR abc-company.com. Alternatively, you can come up with attractive phrases that describe your business well. For example, if ABC Company sells Jewelry in Canada, you can select jewelry-saler.ca OR jewelrysaler.ca OR anything else. I am sure you can come up with more creative domain names.

Then you have to visit any of the domain booking services to check whether the domain name you have selected is available or already taken by someone else. If it is available, you can buy the domain for 1 year by paying $10 registration fee.

Domain name selection is a crucial step as it influences your success in online business and marketing directly. Domain name selection itself is a subject. We will learn about how to select profitable domain names, various parts of domain names and what not to do with domain names in the coming articles.

Why a Website?
A website helps to introduce yourself or your enterprise to the world. It helps to create first positive impression. This sends the right message across. The ultimate advantage you have with a website is that it is available or has a reach potential 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. So you need not remain awake to spread message about you. It gets done automatically whole day and night. So having a website is very important to any organization, business, or individual.

Cost Factor Advantage:
Websites are a very cost effective medium of advertising. Annual maintenance charge of a website is less than the cost of a one-time print ad. It saves a lot of time and money.

What can I do with a website?
Websites are not limited by physical factors like cost of size, printing and weight. Unlike newspapers or journals they are interactive and can be easily updated anytime you want. This allows you enough room to be creative and introduce new ideas and products. To sum it all, a website is simply an opportunity to take your organization, business, or opinions to the world.

What you do with your website will depend entirely on you and your business. A religious group may use it to spread their message; a socialist may use it to garner support for his cause; a small business may use it to sell products. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that a website helps the world to be at your fingertips.

The advantage of a well-crafted website is huge. As every man or business is unique you can always have a website which is unique. Each one offers wonderful opportunities for creation and business. It also enhances the chance of enrichment. However it demands lot of hard work and dedication.

So start your own website to let the world know more about you and your business!