In the previous post we discussed the different types of scripting languages used to create a website. You can read this post by clicking on the following link:

How to Create a Website Using Scripting Languages

How Do You Use the Scripting Language to Create Your Website?

Websites are created one page at a time. In this example we will use HTML to create a website. It is always good to create a template to use for all of your web pages. Each web page will use the same basic design throughout your website. Once you create the first web page then you can copy it to create the next one and so on. As you create a new web page you will add the link for that web page in the navigation of each web page. There are some web pages that you will not have links on every page.

You can use MS Notepad to create your web pages if you know how to write HTML code. MS Notepad is a text editor and comes with Windows Operating System on most computers. I would not recommend this for your website. It is easier to use a What You See Is What You Get or WYSIWYG type editor. There are many available some are FREE and others are kind of expensive. One that I use is KompoZer, which is an upgrade of the original NVU HTML editor.

It is a good idea to create a Home Page with the index.html format and you can save this in a new folder with a unique name similar to your website URL. This will keep your website files in order and make them easy to find later. Your Home Page will have an address similar to the example below:

www.yourdomainname.com/index.html

After you finish creating your Home Page, then you can save it. A great way to create your next web page is to use the Save As function and save the webpage with a new name. This is how you can create a new web page with the template that is your Home Page. It is a good idea to use SEO techniques for all other web pages that you create for your website. This means that you want to save your webpage with a name that uses the keyword or key phrase that you select for the web page. You can follow this example:

www.yourdomain.com/keyword.html

or

www.yourdomain.com/key-phrase.html

You can use hyphens or underscores to separate the words in your web page name as shown above. You could also just join the words together without using hyphens or underscores. The choice is yours and is really a matter of what looks better to you.

How Do You Get Your Web Pages On the Internet?

You need to have a web hosting account in order to have your own website. You can use a free service, but I would recommend using a paid account. A free account is limited in function and the amount that you can change to make your website unique. There are many more reasons to get a paid account and you can read these in some of my previous posts.

I use two web host providers. This website is hosted with Site 5 Web Hosting and they offer some very good packages. You can check out their packages by following the link. I also use IX Web Hosting for another website. They offer some good packages as well and are a better choice if you want to host more then one website on the same account. You can check out their packages by following the link.

You also need to select a domain name for your website. Once you have selected a domain name and set up your web hosting account, then you can upload your website to the web host server. You can upload the files you created and your graphic files to your server through the CPanel provided by your web hosting provider. If you are uploading a large number of files, then you may want to use an FTP program to do this. I used a free program in the past, but it is no longer free. I will post an alternative FTP program when I find one that I like.

After the files are uploaded to the web host server, then your website is active. You should check out the website to make sure all your links work. You also want to make sure the graphics are displayed and your web pages look the way you want. I suggest using a few web browsers to check out your website. I recommend Internet Explorer, FireFox, and Apple Safari. These are the most commonly used in the order given.

Check out tomorrow’s post to find out how to create graphics for your website.

I wish you success in all your legitimate business ventures and in your every day life too!

Sincerely,

Jim Van Dyke

The King of Scripts

I have a little saying that bears repeating here. “Easy is what you know!” You may come from a background of computer illiteracy. You may never have seen computer code or even know what binary is. The scripting languages used to create websites may sound like alphabet soup to you. Even if this is your case you can still learn enough to create your own website.

There are literally volumes of books devoted to the different scripting languages used to create websites. I can not possibly cover even one scripting language in much detail on a single post. The intent is to help you realize that even with a basic understanding you can still create your own website.

The type of web hosting you use will determine the type or types of scripting languages you can use for your website. Most web host servers will function with HyperText Mark-up Language or HTML, because this is a fairly common language. You can create some decent websites with just HTML. You can tell if a web page is using just HTML, because the web page address will look like this:

www.domainname.com/pagename.html

or

www.domainname.com/pagename.htm

Another very common scripting language is PHP. The original language was called Personal Home Page, and this is where PHP comes from. The current name is Hypertext Pre-Processor, but PHP is still used as the acronym. This scripting language is best used on a Linux based server, because the Linux server will be able to use all of the PHP capabilities. Windows based servers can only use limited PHP scripts. You can tell if a web page is using PHP, because the web page address will look like this:

www.domainname.com/webpage.php

Windows based servers are best suited to run Active Server Pages or ASP. This is Microsoft’s dynamic scripting language. If you go to Microsoft’s website you can see many web pages that use ASP and other windows based scripting languages. You can tell if a web page is using ASP, because the web page address will look like this:

www.domainname.com/webpage.asp

or

www.domainname.com/webpage.aspx

These are the most common web page scripting languages. Other scripting languages can be used on a web page by using markers within the web page script that calls specific functions of the scripting language. Javascripts is a scripting language that has become very useful online for creating audio and video components on a web page.

There are many more scripting languages used to create web pages and to add functionality or usability to web pages. Now that you have a basic understanding of the common scripting languages you are ready to move on to the next step of website creation. Check out tomorrow’s post for the continuation of this series.

I wish you success in all your legitimate business ventures and in your every day life too!

Sincerely,

Jim Van Dyke

The King of Scripts

What is holding you back from having your own website? Most people have a limited understanding of HTML or PHP. Is this what is holding you back?

There are ways to create your own website without having to learn HTML, PHP, or any other scripting language. Most web hosting companies provide an HTML editor as part of your hosting package. You can usually access the HTML editor through your back end or C-Panel. This is typically a What You See Is What You Get or WYSIWYG type of editor. This type of editor is simple to use and is set up similar to MS Word and other windows based programs. There are menus and function buttons that enable you to change the fonts, change the colors, add images, create hyper links, and other common function that you would need to create your web page.

There may be limitations with the provided editor. For example there may be a limited number of templates to choose from. There may be limitations for adding header graphics or other customizations. Another option would be to use an editor on your personal computer and then upload the files to your web host server.

Free Options

There are a few free options that will do many of the functions that you need to create your website. One option is called KompoZer and is based on the NVU HTML editor. NVU is no longer supported. KompoZer added a few features to NVU and has a support forum. The user interface is easy to use and if you have used any windows based programs, then you should be able to use this program with ease. This is a WYSIWYG type of editor. This is an Open Source program and is free to use.

As you create your webpage in the editor, the HTML code is automatically written for your website. I often use my editor to create the code for hyper links that I add to my articles and other content which I submit to other websites. This makes it so much easier then writing the script each time. You type the text and highlight the just the part you want to be a link. Click on the “Insert Link” button and copy and paste your URL in the editing window. I usually check the box to make the link open in a new window. Then I go to the Source tab and copy the code and paste where I need it.

Paid Options

You could buy a website authoring program. The prices range from $20 – $400 or more. Some are easier to use. Some have more features then you may ever use. It is always a good idea to compare the features and try to get the best fit for you for the least amount of money. Unless you have a lot of money to spend, then you may not even consider the higher end programs. Here is a link to the Wikipedia article, Comparison of HTML Editors.

Of course some may consider the best option is to pay someone else to create your website. This may seem like the best fit for you, but consider the security risk. How do you know if the person that you trust to create your website is not making money from your website? The programmer could insert their own Affiliate links instead of yours. The programmer could set up leaching scripts to extract your customer information for their own purposes.

I believe that each person should learn enough about their website to be able to check for proper Affiliate Links. You should also be able to set up FTP accounts with limitations to just the directories needed for your programmer to add the scripts to get the job done. Old accounts should be deleted or at least change the passwords to protect your website after the work is done. You should be able to create and modify email accounts on your web host server. These are just the minimum requirements.

I have created a membership area that has a library of videos that walk you through the functions needed to create your website. You will learn how to use the C-Panel for your website. You will learn how to upload files to your web host server and a whole lot more. Webmaster Gold Membership has many benefits that will help you make money online with your own website. The cost is $37/ month. Just think for the cost of taking your family out to eat, you could have all the information and resources you need to make money online.

I wish you success in all your legitimate business ventures and in your every day life too!

Sincerely,

Jim Van Dyke

The King of Script

I will be adding a new product to my membership area as soon as possible. I am getting the items ready to upload and making the final preparations for them. Just like the title states these are complete website scripts. You will get everything you need to make a working website. These websites are also monetized, meaning you can make money with them right away. These websites are set up to display Google AdSense advertisements, or Yahoo advertisements. You can not have both at the same time due to the agreement and term of service for both companies. There are also Amazon advertisements.

The websites come in a zip file that you will download to your computer. Unzip the file to your computer. There is a TXT file that has some instructions for you to make your new website function on your web host server. You need to have an active web hosting account in order to upload the websites. I recommend using an FTP program to upload the website Files from your computer to your web host server, because there are a lot of files to upload.

You will also need to create an account with Google AdSense or with Yahoo Publisher in order to get paid for the clicks on the advertisements that will be shown by your website. You can sign up for a Google AdSense account through the link below:

Yahoo Publisher is still in the beta and may not be a viable option at this time. But you can check it out at:

http://publisher.yahoo.com/

I have not tried this program yet and can not say whether it is a good alternative or not. Yahoo Search Marketing is their Pay Per Click program and that has been around for a while now and used to be Overture but was bought by Yahoo. I would imagine that the Yahoo Publisher program uses the advertisements from the PPC program similar to Google’s AdSense which uses their Google AdWords advertisements.

You will also need to start an Amazon account to receive money when people buy the products that will be displayed on your website. You can join this program through the following link:

http://affiliate-program.amazon.com/join/

Once you have joined two of the affiliate programs shown above, then you will be ready to make money with your new website(s). If you have a website already on your web host server, then you could either create a new domain for your new website or create a sub folder or sub directory for your new website. See the examples below:

www.newdomainname.com

www.yourwebsite.com/topic/

Either method will work. If you decide to create a new domain name, then I would suggest that you pick a new domain name that relates to the topic of the website. If you decide to create a sub directory, then pick a name for the directory that relates to the topic of the website. Check out the website that I created with the topic of the Bahamas:

http://www.info-4-wealth.com/info/bahamas/index.php

If you click on the Sitemap link on the right top of the webpage, then you will see how many webpages are included in this package. There is also an administration area with this website that enables you to set up your affiliate information and you can make changes to the website. You can add and delete articles (webpages) as needed. This is a great feature, because it allows you to make changes to your website to make it unique.

There will be around 30 complete website packages that will be added to my membership website, that will be available for download by members. I will also make some additional complete website packages available for purchase. As stated at the beginning of this post, I am still getting these ready. I will provide details through my blog posts as I put the finishing touches on these packages.

The King of Scripts Webmaster Gold Membership is active and you can join this membership through the following link:

http://www.kingofscripts.com/amember/signup.php

Once you become a member you will have access to a whole library of information and many resources that will help you to become a King of Scripts too. These resources will help you to create a working website that will make money for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. There are also digital information products that you can sell through your website to make 100% profits.

I wish you success in all your legitimate business ventures and in your every day life too!

Sincerely,

Jim Van Dyke

The King of Scripts