3 Free Money Saving Resources To Build Your Website

There are a multitude of websites which will allow you to build a website by simply using their online sitebuilder software.

While this may be an excellent option for quickly getting a website online, it may prove to be expensive option with monthly recurring fees to keep your website live.

A great free alternative to getting started building websites would be to create your new website using a free WSYIWIG editor. This stands for What You See Is What You Get and is an excellent way to be introduced to the world of constructing and creating websites.

So let’s get started by showing you how to get your first website online.

1. Download A Free Editor

You can get a free copy of a great piece of software called Nvu, (pronounced N-View). This is open source software, which basically means that it is freely available without cost to anyone. Nvu provides lots of advanced features, but is simple enough for most first-time users to get a site online. Even though it is free, it can grow with you as you become for comfortable with the software and add more sophisticated elements to your website. Download your copy at nvu.com

Once you’ve downloaded your html editor, you should also download the free FREE PDF user guide to familiarize you with the different elements of this software. The link may be hard to find sometimes so access it here. nvudev.org/guide/1.0PR/nvuug10.pdf

2. Templates Make The Task Easier

Once you’ve had time to take a look at the software, you’ll be ready to build your website. Since you’re probably looking for the easy way to get your site online in the shortest time frame, you may want to consider using website templates.

Utilizing website templates allows you to quickly use a pre-made design which you can choose and replace their text with your own to produce a great looking website. Be sure to look for a simple design layout as more sophisticated templates may be difficult at first to use with the nvu html editor. A good site to start with would be Open Source Web Design over at oswd.org. They have a collection of web designs that anyone can download free of charge.

At this point, you’ve got your free html editor from nvu, a couple of great looking templates from owsd.org that you like and you’re in the process of designing your website. Once you’ve got your site finalized, you will need a home to publish your website so that everyone can see it.

3. Sign Up For Free Hosting

As promised, here is another free option you can use. A free web hosting service can get your new website on the web for all the world to see. However, keep in mind that when using a free services, your website will be supported by advertising to allow you to get in for free.

A good option I can recommend is BatCave.net They offer you a generous hosting packaging along with a super-simple control panel. This makes it a snap to upload your files and get your new website live on the web in a snap.

As you can see, there are several ways to get a site online without using an online sitebuilder. By using the above free tools and resources, your only investment will be time, but you will also have gained a new skill, which will prove to be valuable in this internet age.