Friday, November 7, 2008

How To-38: "How to Create a Free Website Without a Subdomain"



How to Create a Free Website Without a Subdomain

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

Ever create a website on blogger or wordpress and hate that you have to use a subdomain of www.yourname.yourhostsname.com? Well you've come to the right article!

Steps

  1. Make a free account at www.dyndns.com
  2. Make a free account at whatever free host you wish. (Wordpress, Blogger, Wix, etc.)
  3. Log into DynDNS
  4. Go to My Account
  5. Now go to add host services
  6. Type in the custom domain you want and pick the web extension you want
  7. Now click on Webhop Redirect
  8. Type in your existing web subdomain ex: yourname.yourhostsname.com
  9. Click save changes
  10. Now when you type in you new domain that you just created in the web bar, it redirects to your old lengthy domain name!

Tips

  • Blogger is very easy to use and it's free!

Warnings

  • Never get too carried away in your website. It isn't a come one come all circus!
  • Don't be too dull or else no one will come.
  • Post flyers about your website or some advertising.

Things You'll Need

  • A computer
  • Internet
  • A Brain
  • A good idea

Sources and Citations

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