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Setting up A Website

Setting up A Website. Mark Teh Webmaster. Housekeeping. Duration: 30 mins No breaks Free drinks from vending machines Restrooms are located every floor near the lift area

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Setting up A Website

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  1. Setting up A Website Mark Teh Webmaster

  2. Housekeeping • Duration: 30 mins • No breaks • Free drinks from vending machines • Restrooms are located every floor near the lift area • Emergency exits are located at each end of the corridors. Incase of emergency, take the nearest exit down to the assembly area at the car park.

  3. Learning Contract to Enhance Learning • Active participation • Respect other’s opinion • Stay focus • Turn mobile phones to silent mode / off

  4. Learning Outcomes By the end of this session, you will be able to: • Select a suitable webhost • Select a suitable domain name • Understand the basics of setting up a website

  5. Ice Breaker – About Me (5 mins) 1. On a piece of paper, draw & write: Name 2. Share it with your partner 3. Partner will introduce you

  6. What is the easiest way to set up a website? Disadvantages Advantages • Not professional • Not flexible • Limited features • Not your own • Not advertisement friendly • The pain of having to move the site to a pte site later • Free • Quick & easy • Don’t need to know html codes

  7. Privately Owned Website 2 Basic Requirements: • Web Host – Company that owns a server and provides computer space so that websites can be accessible on the internet 24/7. • Domain name – the address to get to your website, e.g. StyloMilo.com.

  8. Web Host

  9. When Selecting a Web Host 2 Considerations: • Cost: Don’t pay too much when starting out. Upgrade only when the need arises. Many providers offering < US$7/mth. • Features: Free Site Builder, Control Panel, Supporting softwares, Customer service, etc.

  10. bluehost.com

  11. HostGator.com

  12. MOCHAHOST.com

  13. Why Website Builder?

  14. Quiz 1. What are the 2 basic requirements of setting up a website? • Web H _ _ _ • D_ _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ 2. What are 2 important considerations when selecting a Webhost? • C_ _ _ • F_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ost ame omain ost eatures

  15. Domain Name www.army.mil singtel.com.sg stylomilo.com un.org google.com Ibm.com

  16. What’s in a Domain Name singtel.com.sg Name gTLD ccTLD Generic Top Level Domain Country Code Top Level Domain

  17. Main Consideration in Choosing a Domain Name Traffic Why? Better publicity Better responses Higher income: a. Command better Ad Prices b. Better click through rate for pay-per-click Ads

  18. Discuss (3 mins) What are the considerations when choosing a Domain Name so as to enhance website traffic?

  19. Domain Suffixes or gTLD (generic Top Level Domain)- Reflects the type of organization .com Commercial .net Network .org Organization .biz Business .info Information Source .edu Educational (moe.edu.sg) .gov Government (gov.sg) .mil Military (mil.us) Anyone can register Restricted

  20. Domain Name Considerations for Enhancing Website Traffic • Reflects the purpose – searchable, Search Engine Friendly, e.g. durian.com • Short, 10 characters or less - avoid frustrations/mistakes/typos, e.g. greatcarsatunbelievableprices.comvs cars.com • Catchy and memorable • Easy to pronounce • Easy to spell • Branding • Easy to Revisit

  21. Check Availability of the Domain Name Best Domain Name Registrar

  22. GoDaddy.com

  23. NameCheap.com

  24. Quiz 1. What is the main consideration when choosing a domain name? A. T_ _ _ _ _ _ What are some Considerations for Domain Name for Better Traffic? • Reflects the p _ _ _ _ _ _ • S_ _ _ t • Catchy & mem_ _ _ _ _ _ • Easy to pro _ _ _ _ _ _ • Easy to s_ _ _ _ r a f f i c u r p o s e h o r o r a b l e n o u n c e p e l l

  25. Learning Outcomes You should be able to: 1. Select a suitable web host 2. Select a suitable domain name 3. Understand the basics of setting up a website

  26. How are you going to apply this learning?

  27. Evaluation Form

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