In this tutorial I will show you how to build a simple website free using Weebly. There are many other methods you may use to build a website, but Weebly is one of the simplest and easiest methods. Like many other free website services, Weebly is up-gradable to a domain once you're ready. Follow the instructions below to build your simple website.
- Go to weebly.com.
- Fill out the 'Full Name', 'Email' and 'Password' fields and click the 'Sign Up. It's Free!' button.
- Solve the captcha.
- Enter a title for your website and select the type if site.
Note: The title of your website will be viewable to the public. The 'Type of Site' option will set a category for your website that will help others find your site easier. - For the 'Choose Your Website Domain' check the option 'Use a Subdomain of Weebly.com'. Enter some text for your subdomain URL. This will be your website's URL so, make is short, easy to pronounce and easy to remember.
Note: This option is free and you can always use the other options later, which is to upgrade to a domain. - Click the 'Continue' button.
- Follow the prompts to to learn how to use Weebly's site building features.
- When you're ready to make your site visible to the orange publish, press the 'Publish' button on the top right of the window.
- You will have the option to modify the subdomain you specified earlier.
- Click the 'Continue' button.
- A window will appear saying 'Website Published!'. Furthermore, in this window will be a 'Continue' button prompting you to order a domain. Since we don't need to upgrade to a domain right now, and you can do it later, you can ignore that option. Just close the window.
You've just completed building a simple website for free, and you can view it at the subdomain URL you specified. You might also consider building your own website for free using using Yola.