One Way to Create a Website for a Non-Profit Organization
December 20, 2006 by
Note: The websites and software referenced in this article may have changed since this document was written.
Introduction
This article is meant to help you get started on your journey to create a website for yourself or a small organization. This is not the only way to get a website online, this is just a recommendation based on what I have done for a couple non-profit groups. Creating a website is a great
way to move your organization into the 21st century. Many young people are so used to the Internet that if your organization doesn't have a website, they may never want to find out more.
To get started: Choose and Register for your Domain
A domain is the website address that people will be typing in to get to your site. You want to make it something easy to remember - such as your organization's name (epwt.org for example). I recommend DotEasy.com for your website hosting. The charge is between $18 and $25 per year (depending on how many years you pay for at a time).
You may be asking about now, why wouldn't I just use one of those free websites rather than spending money to get your own website address? Well, here are just a couple reasons:
· Most free websites are full of ads that you have no control over. These may be ads you do not want associated with your organization.
· Most free websites don't allow you to have your own domain. For example, if I decided to use a free site through GeoCities (one example of a free website), my organization's website address would be www.geocities.com/epwt/ rather than just www.epwt.org. Which one is easier for you to remember?
So, assuming you decide to use DotEasy.com to host and register your website domain, this is an example if I wanted to start a website for a women's group in the town of Stacy, MN. I start by going to www.DotEasy.com and clicking Sign-Up Now. Then I type in a domain name I would like for my website. I will use stacywt.org as an example. Dot Easy does a search to see if someone else already owns that domain name.
Introduction
This article is meant to help you get started on your journey to create a website for yourself or a small organization. This is not the only way to get a website online, this is just a recommendation based on what I have done for a couple non-profit groups. Creating a website is a great
To get started: Choose and Register for your Domain
A domain is the website address that people will be typing in to get to your site. You want to make it something easy to remember - such as your organization's name (epwt.org for example). I recommend DotEasy.com for your website hosting. The charge is between $18 and $25 per year (depending on how many years you pay for at a time).
You may be asking about now, why wouldn't I just use one of those free websites rather than spending money to get your own website address? Well, here are just a couple reasons:
· Most free websites are full of ads that you have no control over. These may be ads you do not want associated with your organization.
· Most free websites don't allow you to have your own domain. For example, if I decided to use a free site through GeoCities (one example of a free website), my organization's website address would be www.geocities.com/epwt/ rather than just www.epwt.org. Which one is easier for you to remember?
So, assuming you decide to use DotEasy.com to host and register your website domain, this is an example if I wanted to start a website for a women's group in the town of Stacy, MN. I start by going to www.DotEasy.com and clicking Sign-Up Now. Then I type in a domain name I would like for my website. I will use stacywt.org as an example. Dot Easy does a search to see if someone else already owns that domain name.
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- To get started: Choose and Register for your Domain
- There are several options to create your website content.
- It is very important to keep your website content up to date.
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