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When designing your website, there are a lot of variables that should be taken into consideration:

• What is the purpose of your website?
• What do you envision for your website?
• What kind of design & layout do you want?
• What color scheme do you want?
• Do you have a company/website logo?
• How many pages will you need for your website?
• Are you wanting or needing any Flash on the website?
• What domain name do you want to use?
• What hosting company do you want to use?
• Will you need merchant's accounts for payments, credit cards, paypal, etc?
• If you are selling products, how big of a catalog/shopping cart will you need?
• How many email accounts will you need?
• Will you be performing your own site maintenance or paying someone for it?
• Will you be doing your own SEO and site promotion?
• What kind of timeframe do you need to have your website online?
• Is this something you can do for yourself and still be unique and effective?

Step 1: Reserve Your Domain Name
If you are looking to create a website that will last, you should register your own domain name (www.yourname.com). Also, learn how to choose the right dot com name before you begin. To learn more click here.

Step 2: Select a Web Hosting Solution
After you've registered your domain name, you need to select a company to host your site so you can create your web pages. You cannot build a website without a host. This is the company that houses your web files and provides the platform so you can create and update your site anytime you wish. To learn more click here.

Step 3:  Design Your Web Pages
You can either learn HTML, use an HTML editor, or contract with a professional web developer. You will develop a logo, layout design and create your content. To learn more click here.

Step 4:  Payment

Click the PayPal button on the right to make your online credit card payment for website payments in any amount.

Use this payment option to enter any dollar amount for edits/upgrades/additions/deletions to your website. Contact Wade Websites with any questions regarding the amount due and input that amount in the appropriate PayPal field.

Other: 

PayPal
To learn what you need to do to set up a PayPal account click here.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
To learn about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) click here.