Website Basics
By P.V.RAMESH BABU
W e b s i t e B a s i c s
This article gives you free tips about how websites and the Internet work, and how to get your website.
Business is booming. You're ready to hit the information superhighway - you'd like that all important Internet presence, but you just plain get the jitters when it comes to the Internet and all that computer mumbo jumbo. Well, I'll let you in on a little secret - it's really quite easy once you know a few basics.
The Internet . . .
The Internet is simply a bunch of websites from around the world that you can access from your computer by using the URL or address/location of the website. Sort of like writing your Aunt 's postal address on a letter and popping it into the post.
The difference is, website addresses begin with "http://www . . ." and end with .com, .co.nz, .net, or .org or something like that. For instance, if your Aunt had a website, its address might be: http://www.auntdaisy.co.nz. And instead of writing the address on an envelope, you type it into a browser or Internet programme on your computer and push the enter key.
The Website . . .
Websites consist of one or more files or "pages". For instance, a one-page website is just that - one page, like a page of a book. If that page is longer than the height of your computer screen, you can use the arrow or page-down keys, or the scroll bar on the right of your screen to "scroll" down the page.
This kind of one-page website is ideal for personal websites or small business websites that simply want to get information about themselves on the superhighway. A website with more than one page will have "links" to its other pages. A link is simply a word, line of text or a picture/image that when you click on it with the mouse pointer, will take you to another page. A link is usually distinguished from ordinary text by being a different colour and underlined. But links can also be images or fancy text. You will recognise a link because your mouse pointer will turn into a little hand when it goes over it.
· Getting a Website . . .
To build a website, you need to use a webdesign programme, such as Frontpage, or know a computer language called Hypertext Markup Language, or HTML.
HTML will build you a basic website that can look attractive, but if you want something with a little more impact or more professional, it helps to have a few other tricks up your sleeve, such as website development, navigation and graphic design skills.
If you don't have the expertise - or you're not interested or don't have the time to learn - don't panic! Just as there are engineers who design bridges, and architects who design your home, there are webdesigners who will design you a website. A professional website designer will be able to present information about your business in a way that's most effective. So as you can see, the Internet is not that daunting afterall. It's just another tool of business, another excellent way of getting your message across to potentially millions of Internet users. So go on, get online, reach that international market - you never know, you may even have some fun!
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