Using HostGator to Build a Website for Beginners

If you haven’t been to college to study web design and programming, you may not know which tags have been deprecated and what the current standards are as they are changing rapidly with the ever evolving realm of web technology and the Internet. The good news, however, is that you do not need to have a knowledge of HTML 5.0 as there are programs out there that build it for you such as WYSIWYGs.

HostGator SiteBuilder is a platform available for free to all HostGator.com clients and is easy and simple to use – no matter what your level of technical expertise may be. HostGator SiteBuilder allows one to build and construct a professional useable website.

Step 1) – HostGator helps you decide what type of website you are planning on designing, such as a blog, image gallery, or ecommerce site. This will provide a general layout for the requested type of site to save you time and orgainze your thoughts and content.

Step 2) – In the HostGator SiteBuilder platform, you have the option to choose from over 4,500 website templates, pre-designed templates you can customize for your site to save you time and money. You can upload your own images, buttons, banners, and so forth to brand it your own. And of course add lots of useful content to get your visitors excited and wanting more.

Step 3) – The third step helps to determine what other pages you will need for the rest of your website. It is a time saver, basically creating a Site Index for you and populating the extra pages with the template chosen in Step 2. Standard webpages range from About Me, Photos, Contact Me, and several others, but you can get as creative as you want. This is a great feature offered from HostGator. Then there are what they call “Special Pages” for ecommerce, flash video intros, guest book, and more. HostGator offers a variety of functionality for different purposes. There are several different page sets based on whether you are making a personal site, business web site, service, or a plain basic site.

Step 4) – This step adds the actual content of the site, such as the about me section, address and contact information, products, or images. HostGator makes this step extremely easy and intuitive. It is very simple and no programming knowledge is required, the formatting buttons looking like a Microsoft Word format making it easy to navigate. HostGator also has extra features, called widgets, that are easy to insert into your website with just one click. Some examples are, maps, feedback, RSS feed, SitePal, voting script, and custom scripts. Lots of useful tools, all of which, are simple to use and install – most with just one click of the mouse. HostGator knows that this will allow for a better user experience.

Step 5) – Press the button to publish your website and your new site is ready and live on your HostGator web hosting account. No need to learn new codes, scripts, or FTP protocols, point and click web building provided by HostGator to all of its clients, free of charge!

Although these programs are not perfect, they are excellent alternatives for new webbies looking to make a blog or basic website before forking out hundreds to thousands for high end development. Thanks to the power of SiteBuilder plus the service and ingenuity of HostGator.com, website building has never been easier.

HostGator allows you to get out there and create a web presence for your business, idea, or personal blog with just a few clicks and use your free time to promote your business and attract clients.

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