Weebly Websites

Feeling wobbly about starting your own website? Like to have a trial run before you get more training, information and experience?

Then why not try out Weebly - Website Creation Made Easy. It is designed for the complete beginner (or the lazy advanced person).

You choose a template. You can use your mouse to drag and drop the various elements you want to include in your website such as photos, videos, text or ads.

You can also use it to create a blog to accompany your site.

Best of all, it is completely free.

There is no charge to host your site and you can create an unlimited number of pages.

So if you want to start a website dedicated to a hobby or a passion, why not test things out with Weebly.com?

You may like it so much you decide to stick with it. Or you may be inspired to move on to a website builder which gives you the flexibility to create your own unique Look and Feel such as SBI.

Domain names - the long and the short of it

Your domain name is your website address.

Choosing and registering a domain name for your website is one of the most important tasks when setting up your website. Firstly because it lets the world at large know what your site is all about before they log on. Secondly because you don't want to be stuck with a website name you grow to hate.

It's not considered best practice to have an enigmatic elusive metaphorical name for your website.
Apparently to be well placed on the search engines, your website name has to 'do what it says on the tin'.

There seems to be a trend to include the main keywords of topic of a website in the domain name (or website address).
This can lead to some really bizarre concoctions like www.buy-your-chocolate-@our-candystore.com or www.get-best-knick-knacks-from-Pickers-Wicker-Store.com

When choosing domain names, my preference is to go for something short and snappy. Or something that I won't feeling embarrassed telling someone on the phone.

Long domain names can also be a hassle if you're advertising your website through leaflets or word-of-mouth.

From what I've read, domain names need to:

• State the obvious (for the Search Engines)
• Be shorter rather than longer (so that people can remember it)
• Capture the theme and tone of your website (to attract your target visitors to your site)