There are different ways on how to build a website to achieve the purpose you want.

Hire a programmer or web designer.

By far this is the easiest and most expensive method you can use.

You simply shop around for someone or a company to do the job for you.

A good place to get a good value for your money is here.

Outsource:

Very close to number one above, but here you only assign some aspects of your website creation to someone or company while you do the rest.

You may want to outsource such tasks as programming, content writing, logos and graphics and just about any task you'd want. A good place to check is Rent a code.

WHYSIWYG Editors.

What you see is what you get editors will enable just about anyone with little or no knowledge on HTML or CSS and other programming languages to build their own website from scratch to a fully functional and professional website. Some of these WHYIWYG editors are free like NVU HTML Editor.There are many more others of course. While others come with a price tag on them like Dream weaver.

How to build a website using a blog:

Although blogs are basically for blogging, Some people or should I say bloggers utilize blogging software like wordpress to create blog posts and then turn them to static pages just like a regular webpage.

(This feature is located on your wordpress dashboard -- Settings -- Readings.) But before you do that it will be wise to read more about wordpress static pages here to have a better understanding.

Web 2.0.

Social websites have taken the internet by storm. You can create a webpage about you or about your product or service and then invite your friends, customers and other network user to leave a comment, discuss or just about anything that you can be able to utilize with the tools provided.

Here I am talking about places like Myspace, Facebook, Youtube, Squidoo and the rest.

Here is an example of squidoo lens I created that talk more on how to build a website.

Free websites.

Another way you can build a website is by shopping around for some of the companies that offer free website with either paid web hosting or sometimes free web hosting.

Before you sign up for such places, check out their terms of service and the features that come with such freebies. Most of these sites will display advertising on your pages and there is a cap to what you can be able to do and can't do.

A good place to check is Geocities. Tripod, Doteasy and many more.

Books on how to build a website:

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