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With the ever-growing number of people getting access to
the Internet, it makes sense for businesses to have a website to display
their services online. Thanks to the help of major websites and companies
that sell Web publishing software, you can build a personal website easily
and quickly!
Moreover, once you've created your webpage or website, you
can promote your Keen home page and listings by placing a Call Button
or other types of links. What a great way to drive potential customers
to make calls with you!
Here are some different ways you can build your own website:
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Create a FREE Web page. Major
websites such as AOL and Yahoo offer very easy ways to create your
personal website for free. You just pick a template and use
a page-builder "wizard" which walks you through a
step-by-step process. Your Web page can be live in minutes! Scroll
down this page to find out how to get started on AOL and Yahoo.
The only catch is that visitors to your Web page
will be bombarded with Internet advertising by other companies (this
is how AOL and Yahoo can afford to give away free webpages and hosting).
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Pay a small fee for a website. If
you don't want ads popping up on your personal
website, consider building your Web page with companies that charge
a small fee (from less than $5 to $35 per month) for giving you tools
to create your website, extra storage space and Web hosting. Examples
include Angelfire,
Tripod
(both are part of the Terra Lycos Network), Bigstep,
Microsoft
bCentral and Homestead.
Many offer a free trial period so you can see if you like
the service before you commit to paying a monthly fee.
- Use Web publishing software, buy a domain name
and pay a Web hosting company. You could also
pay a Web designer to do it all for you. This is a more time-consuming
and costly route, but you'll be able to truly personalize your website.
Here are a few resources you can read more information about creating
your website from scratch: WebMonkey
or Web Design Guide.
How to create a personal web page on AOL
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Go to AOL Hometown and click on "Your first home page."
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Register on AOL (and agree to the terms) or Sign In.
- Walk through the step-by-step process to create your
home page.
Once you've created your home page, you can add
your Call Button by following these steps:
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Go to AOL Hometown easyDesigner.
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Click on "Open an Existing Page" (give "Easy Designer"
time to load)
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Click the "Click to get started!" link (and select your
homepage if you created more than one page)
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Click on "Insert" at the top of the page and select "Advanced
HTML"
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Paste in your Call Button HTML code and hit OK. You're done!
- Make sure to save the page by hitting "Save"
at the top.
How to create a personal web page on Yahoo:
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Go to Yahoo GeoCities
and select a home page design.
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Register on Yahoo (and agree to the terms) or Sign In.
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Walk through the step-by-step process to create your home page.
Once you've created your home page, you can add
your Call Button by following these steps:
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Go to Yahoo PageBuilder.
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Click on "Launch PageBuilder"
(give it time to load).
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Click on the "Add-ons"
icon at the top.
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Select "Forms and Scripts" on the left, and
then "HTML Code" on the right.
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Paste in your Call Button HTML code and hit OK.
You're done!
- Make sure to save the page by hitting "Save"
at the top.
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