Many new Businesses, do not need a huge website to get started. In fact it is in most cases much smarter to start out with a simple page first. In this way when you start out simpler it will help you so that you do not become to overwhelmed right from the beginning. If that is the case there are a few simple steps you can take to get your web page going and you owe it to yourself to follow these guidelines.

The very first thing that you must do is to make a plan of what you want to sell. Then you want to figure out what theme you are going to go with for your page. This can be very critical as you want your page to be pleasing but not with too much eye candy as then can overwhelm your prospects. If you are starting a gift basket business or writing a blog about Stocks and Bonds you need to come to a decision what you want to design a web page about. Whatever you are trying to sell should be the subject of your page.

Once you know what you are going to have on your web page you should choose what tools you will need to design it. There are plenty of free HTML editors that you can use to create your page. Take the time to choose between them because you will need to use one that fits the most comfortable to you. Some are more complex than others and it is important that you know how to effectively use one. They are easy tools that will allow you to write the things you want for your web page.

Once you have done that you will be able to search for graphics or clip art to add some style to your page. You can choose a graphic program or pick from pictures that you have stored on your computer. There are many places on the internet that allow you to download free graphics for your use you will simply need to do a search to find them. It would also be a good idea to have a graphic editor so that you can manipulate or create your own graphics if you so choose.

After you have your web page set up you need to find domain name. You will also need to find a place where you will put your page at. There are a number of different places where you can have your page hosted. There are some programs that are even free. If you ever plan on having an entire site you may want to pay for one of the services that has, more features. Remember that you get what you pay for. Even though you can get some good services with free hosting they will still be limited as compared with paying for hosting.

When you have this chosen then you will want to upload it to the Internet. You will need an FTP client to do that. The File Transfer Protocol is a simple tool to use. All you have to do is connect to the Internet and move your web page file from one side of the FTP client to the other. You will also need to have the client FTP address that allows you access to their server. This is how the page will be uploaded.

You will need to learn HTML to create your web page. You will not need to get too extensive with this but you will need to know the basics. As far as what you will need to learn you can get away with knowing just a few HTML tags. For example, you will need to know, which is a tag that will hold paragraphs. These tags are very simple to learn and are readily available online. You can take a short HTML training course if necessary that is free and very detailed. All you need to do again do a search for free HTML training and you will find numerous pages that will help you to learn quickly.

Once you have your page out there, you need to let everyone know where it is. Word of mouth is one of the most effective ways to let people know that your page is out there. E-mail your URL to all of the people in your address book. That way everyone that you have an e-mail address for will know that you have a web page.

To get some attention for your web page you should do some link exchanging. Write authors of other web pages that are similar to yours and ask if they want to exchange links. You should also submit your web page to every search engine possible.

Remember that although you are starting a business that at the same time you need to make it fun for you. When you enjoy what you are doing then you can’t help but be successful at whatever you choose to do with your web pages.