Standard Web Hosting
1. Your first decision will have to be whether you need a paid or a free web host. If you expect to spend more than couple hours making your web site, go with a paid service.
2. Next decision should be whether to choose an NT or Unix-based host. Which operating system you decide to use should depend on what features you need. There is usually no need for the operating system of your computer to match that of your web host.
3. Next, you should calculate how much disk space your site will need. A vast majority of sites that don't have tons of graphics, sound and video clips or downloadable files easily fit in 50 MB of disk space.
4. Then you will need to consider about how much data transfer you will need. You can estimate your needs by looking at your average page size (including graphics!) and multiplying it by the number of page views you expect to have in a month. If your calculations or your previous experience show that you can expect over 50 GB in transfer per month, you should look into getting a dedicated server.
5. Next, you should figure out what server-side languages you'll require. Using server-side languages is necessary if you want to be able to create a dynamic site, if you want to use ready-made scripts available for free or for a fee on the Web. Perl is the most popular scripting language, but others like PHP are quickly gaining popularity.
6. If your site will store a lot of data that should be dynamically accessible (like user accounts, stock prices, maps), you'll probably need to look for an account that offers a database. Most NT-based plans will offer Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL Server, and most Unix-based plans will offer mSQL, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.
7. After consider all above, you will need to choose a domain name. Domain name is the web address where your site will be located. Example: www.yourname.com. However, you will need to be creative with your domain name and make sure that your domain name doesn't contain any trademarked phrases or you could lose it to the company that holds such a trademark later on.
Many web hosts will register a domain name for you, if you choose this option when opening an account. However, we recommend doing it separately before opening a hosting account. We recommend using an inexpensive registrar such as Stargate Inc. or GoDaddy.com, where you can register a .com domain name for less than $10/year.
8.Then last choosing your own design and getting a web host.
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