I am deciding to start a website that is directed towards an international audience.
I am a complete newbie on how to host a basic website.
I need it well designed

Can anyone list me a simple step by step process on how to get things going.
Thanks!

create your website (html files, css, php, javascript, etc)

go to a hosting site like godaddy.com

buy a domain name and hosting service

upload your website to to your account

If you don't know the basics of developing a website (html, css, php, javascript), you should learn that first. Go to http://www.w3schools.com/

Codeacademy.com has a pretty good system for teaching HTML, and CSS, or at least the basics (all I've learned so far).

I would suggest this, and devote a few hours per day (minimum of one). You'll learn quick if you're disciplined about it.


I was in your same position 3 weeks ago, starting to develop a plan and learn how to build what I want. At least so when (if) I hire someone I can at least explain it to make sense because of my pleb tier coding knowledge.

I would like to recommended, if I may...
Bob Tabor - HTML 5 for the absolute beginner (Video Tutorials)

He has HD video tutorials covering HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for free.
There might be some additional free ones.

He is very thorough, but his lessons are not convoluted.
His teaching style, for me at least, is excellent.
His lessons are up to date and will cover topics such as HTML 5, CSS 3, and jQuery.
Every lesson comes with before / after source code.
The tutorials move pretty quick and if you follow along and practice you WILL learn quickly.

Hit me up if you need any guidance with anything. I own 11 websites that are all different in coding/template base. Also, can hook it up with redic cheap hosting/domain.

^ I doubt any of your sites are different.. You didn't even try to customize the wordpress theme you used on SiteDiscounters. If anything you made a bad theme look a lot worse.

Don't sign up with go daddy. I have heard their tech support is terrible. I work for Bluehost and I have at least one - two customers that call in everyday who are moving all of their shit over to us because of it.

This post was edited by SelfTaught on Oct 29 2013 10:58am

you work for an opposing hosting company telling them not to sign up for the other company...yup, sounds about right.

If you look at top web hosting reviews on google you'll notice that Bluehost and Justhost (same companies) are in the top for customer / technical support but godaddy is no where to be found.

Sounds like a lot of other people would agree. Yup, sounds about right...

to be fair bluehost > godaddy

but bluehost is nothing to brag about