Internet, WWW and your own Website

Internet, which is the global network of networks, has changed how information technology can be applied in day-to-day life. World Wide Web (WWW), which is all about the hyper-linking of content on the Internet, has brought never-seen-before change in how information is accessed online. Individuals, Business houses offering products or services and even government have their own websites which offer relevant, meaningful and useful information for the concerned.

You can create your own website too.

1. Prepare the content you want to host on WWW
2. Decide on the structure for presentation of your content
3. Choose a website hosting partner - includes google, yahoo, net4 and a bunch of others in India (this would cost as low as one thousand rupees per year and in a few cases you could even get it for free)
4. Choose a domain name where you want the content to be hosted (http://www.example.com) and buy that domain for a period of your interest (this would cost as low as Rs. 500 per year)
5. If your site is dynamic (the content has to be prepared on the fly to show-case to the end-user), you would need to get the website developed by programmers (services companies available who can build such a site and charge as per the dynamic requirements)
6. Once the content is ready, it can be hosted with the partner (there are appropriate tools available to access the hosting site on the internet from anywhere), chosen in step # 3; certain records need to be updated to point to this content using the domain name blocked in step # 4. That’s it - the site is up and ready !

The bottom-line is - It is very easy to create your own website and host it on the Internet. The supporting technology has become easily accessible and affordable. Isn't that a low-cost entry point to make your presence felt on the Internet ?