Getting your own Web site can be simple and relatively inexpensive.
In case you may know little to nothing about Web sites and their design process, I will break down everything you need into very easily understood terms and steps. Think about building a Web site like you would think about building a house. Here are the basic necessities of a Web site, using the house analogy.
There are 4 aspects to getting your Web site:
1. A place to put your Web site on the Internet (Web hosting).
When you build a house, you need to purchase a vacant piece of land for your house to sit upon. So, in order to build a Web site, you will need a piece of vacant “land” or space on the Internet know as Web hosting. For a low monthly fee, a Web hosting company will rent you space on the Internet to place your Web site (i.e., your “house”).
2. A Web address (a domain name).
Now that you imagine that you have your empty lot that your house can rest on, you need an address so that you can tell people how to drive there. Your house address is equivalent to your domain name or the stuff that you type in your Web browser so that it can take you to the Web site.
For example, to navigate to this Web site, you had to type in http://www.psychwebs.com . So, ‘psychwebs.com’ is my domain name.
3. Content for your Web site (what your Web site says and how it looks).
The content (graphics and text) are the “house” itself –what you want people to visit when they drive to your lot.
Content – begin writing up what you want in a word processing program like Word. Type it up exactly how you would like for it to appear on your Web pages and send it to me. I will place it on the pages for you.
Graphics - you can choose from over 1,000 themes or I can help you obtain custom graphics. Be sure to select something that represents the theme of your content and will be considered visually pleasing and appropriate to your audience or site visitors. Many mental health professionals prefer to either have business-like appearances to their Webs or more soft and soothing ones, depending on the type of practice that they offer.
4. Someone to help you accomplish this (a Web designer).
That’s where I come in. I offer you two types of assistance. I can either set-up your Web site for you and maintain it on a as-need basis (you contact me when you need a revision).
Or I can set it up for you and teach you how to maintain it for yourself. Yes, you can actually update your pages and revise your content yourself if you have basic knowledge of Word-processing programs. It is that simple!
Contact me and I will help you get the process started:
Royce Jalazo, Psy.D.
Phone: 954-232-7092
E-mail: PsychWebs@aol.com