Why pay a professional web developer? If you can use a word processor, you can do it yourself! This package contains all the software, templates, and simple step-by-step instructions you need to build a great site in practically no time! Build sites like these using our professional-quality templates: -Family sites -Hobby sites -Community and nonprofit sites -Online storefronts that accept credit card payments via PayPal -Post video on YouTube 8 Easy Projects In this book you’ll see just how easy it is to create your own website. The CD included with this book contains professional website templates and a free web page editor. With the web page editor, you can quickly and easily customize the templates into your personal websites. Better still, using the editor is as simple as using a word processor. Use easy web-based services to: -Sell products at your own eBay Store -Create your own personal or professional blog -Display your digital photos on your own Snapfish site -Share your videos on YouTube -Create a MySpace page that’ll stand out from the crowd -Build your social network with your own Facebook presence You won’t believe how easy it is to build your own site...or how much fun!
Author(s): Scott Mitchell
Edition: 4
Publisher: Sams
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 253
Table of Contents......Page 5
Welcome to Create Your Own Website!......Page 10
1 Creating Your First Web Page......Page 14
The Components of a Website......Page 16
Understanding Website Domain Names......Page 17
Web Pages, the Building Blocks of a Website......Page 18
Knowing Your Options......Page 22
Building Web Pages Using Web Page Authoring Software Tools......Page 23
Installing SeaMonkey......Page 24
Starting SeaMonkey’s Composer......Page 26
Creating a Web Page with SeaMonkey Composer......Page 28
Changing the Font......Page 29
Making Text Bold, Italic, and Underlined......Page 31
Changing the Colors......Page 32
Saving the Web Page......Page 34
Summary......Page 36
2 Creating a Website......Page 38
Finding a Web Host Provider......Page 39
Important Web Hosting Metrics......Page 40
Picking a Web Hosting Company......Page 42
Choosing and Buying a Domain Name......Page 43
Configuring the Domain Name......Page 45
Uploading Web Pages from Composer to Your Website......Page 46
Building a Website from a Template......Page 50
Summary......Page 51
3 Creating a Family/Personal Website......Page 54
Examining the Family/Personal Template......Page 55
Customizing the Template......Page 56
Changing the Upper-Left Image......Page 57
Specifying Image Properties......Page 58
Changing the Font......Page 62
Adding and Removing Pages from the Template......Page 64
Customizing the Family Pictures Page......Page 65
Adding New Images......Page 66
Publishing Your Family/Personal Website......Page 68
Testing the Website......Page 70
Summary......Page 71
4 Creating an Online Storefront......Page 72
Examining the eCommerce Website Template......Page 74
Customizing the Home Page......Page 75
Creating a PayPal Premier Account......Page 76
Getting the Add to Cart Button HTML......Page 81
Adding the Add to Cart Button into the Template......Page 87
Viewing the Shopping Cart......Page 88
Tying It All Together—A True Online Shopping Experience......Page 89
Summary......Page 92
5 Selling Products with an eBay Store......Page 94
Simplify the Sales Process with eBay Stores......Page 96
Creating and Customizing Your eBay Store......Page 97
Managing Your Store......Page 99
Adding Products to Your eBay Store......Page 102
Collecting Payments and Order Fulfillment......Page 105
Taking Advantage of Marketing Tools......Page 106
Sales and Traffic Reports......Page 108
Inspecting Your Site’s Traffic......Page 109
Tracking Sales......Page 110
Summary......Page 111
6 Creating a Blog with Blogger......Page 112
Creating a Blog......Page 114
Adding Content to Your Blog......Page 118
Customizing Your Blog......Page 124
Examining the Basic Tab......Page 125
Altering the Blog’s Appearance Through the Formatting Tab......Page 126
Managing Comment Settings......Page 127
Archiving Old Content......Page 129
Working with Postings via Email......Page 130
Customizing the Blog’s Template......Page 131
Summary......Page 135
7 Sharing Images Online with Snapfish......Page 136
Choosing an Online Image Sharing Service......Page 137
Creating an Account on SnapFish......Page 138
Uploading and Managing Your Digital Pictures......Page 140
Adding Pictures to Your Account......Page 141
Editing and Deleting Your Pictures and Albums......Page 144
Sharing Your Pictures and Albums with Friends and Family......Page 147
Ordering Prints and Gifts......Page 151
Summary......Page 153
8 Hanging Out and Making Friends at MySpace......Page 156
Joining MySpace......Page 158
Expanding Your Profile......Page 162
Customizing Your Profile Page’s Layout and Colors......Page 164
Configuring Your Name Information......Page 165
Uploading and Sharing Your Photos......Page 167
Expressing Yourself with Your Blog......Page 169
Growing Your Social Network......Page 172
Making New Friends......Page 173
Summary......Page 175
9 Posting Your Videos on YouTube......Page 176
Getting Started with YouTube......Page 177
Creating an Account......Page 178
Uploading Your Videos......Page 180
Viewing and Managing Your Videos......Page 184
Customizing Your Channel......Page 185
Customizing Your Channel Info......Page 186
Changing Your Channel’s Colors and Layout......Page 187
Organizing Your Videos......Page 188
Sharing Personal and Location Information......Page 189
Embedding YouTube Videos into Your Website......Page 190
Embedding a Video in a Blog......Page 191
Summary......Page 194
10 Staying Connected with Facebook......Page 196
Building a Social Network on Facebook......Page 197
Finding Friends on Facebook......Page 198
An Overview of Your Facebook Home Page......Page 203
Viewing and Editing Your Profile......Page 205
Configuring Your Privacy Settings......Page 207
Receiving Notifications......Page 210
Using Facebook’s Applications......Page 211
Summary......Page 214
11 Bonus Material......Page 216
HTML—The Language of Web Pages......Page 217
Examining How the Postal Service Works......Page 221
The Internet as a Virtual Postal Service......Page 222
Optimizing Your Digital Pictures......Page 227
Resizing Digital Images......Page 228
Summary......Page 231
Index......Page 232
B......Page 233
C......Page 235
E......Page 236
F......Page 237
G-H......Page 238
I......Page 239
M......Page 240
O......Page 241
P......Page 242
R......Page 243
S......Page 244
T......Page 246
V......Page 247
W......Page 248
X-Y-Z......Page 249
