1. Introduction To Building a Web Site
Legal Nurse Consultants
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Web Development
What is a web page? Why do you want a web page?
A document that is displayed with a browser
Simple message to a complex brochure (text, image, sound, video)
What does your audience want to know about your services?
We’ll build and publish a simple page with a link
Discuss next steps and have Q&A
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What is a Web Site
Terminology
Web Site – A set of files in a directory that conforms to standards and are accessible via WWW.
Host – The server that your has your web site
Domain Name – The human readable address for your site (
IP Address _ the machine readable address ( )
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What is a Web Site
Terminology (Cont)
Domain Name Server (DNS) Translates your domain name to your assigned IP address
Home Page – The initial page that your reader sees (typically named index.html)
Links – The way the web connects pages together to form a body of information or interest.
Permissions – What the operating systems allows for the files (read, write, execute)
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What is a Web Site
Terminology (Cont)
HTML - Hyper Text Mark Up Language - A tag based set of standards that define how a browser renders (shows) a page.
HTTP & HTTPS - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (Secure)
FTP – File Transfer Protocol
POP / SMTP - Post Officer Protocol / Simple Mail Transport Protocol.
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What is a Web Site
Technology
Development environment
Mozilla Composer
Secure Shell FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Client
Client – “Your local computer”
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What is a Web Site
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What is a Web Site
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9. Create your Udel Web Site
Open secure shell and sign on your Udel account
Make sure you have a public_html directory with the correct permissions
Create your HOME PAGE
Add some text
Insert a link to
Save it as index.html (note the location where you saved it)
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10. Create your Udel Web Site
Maximize secure shell
Navigate to public_html
Select the page you just completed and copy into public_html
Test your work
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11. Create your Udel Web Site
Lets Do It!
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You did it!
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13. How do I get started building a WEB SITE (DIY)
Select a hosting service and domain name
Clearly define your audience
Look at your audience’s web site
Decide what you want to put on the web
Create your HOME PAGE (index.html)
Create other pages and link them
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14. How do I get started building a WEB SITE (Help)
A friend, neighbor or relative, or
Find professional help
Most web sites will have the technical resource at the bottom. If you like what you see contact them.
Phone book
Ask around
Web Search (Google, Yahoo, etc,)
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15. How do I get started building a WEB SITE (Help)
Profesional Help (Cont)
Make sure you own the domain name & copyright – It’s your business - You buy it.
Fix price for a statement of work (not time and materials).
Have a written agreement of the statement of work. – what will be done (examples) and when,
Do not pay a significant amount until you see the work.
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16. How do I get started building a WEB SITE (Help)
Profesional Help (Cont)
Typically you will be asked for the content in some electronic form.
The web master will build the site and convert content for the web
Agree on the number of edits that are included in the price (Not to exceed).
Test the site before final payment
Determine who will support and costs (annual fee or per page price).
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Costs
Domain Name
$15 - $20 / year +/-
Hosting service
(99% uptime, domain name, 50+ meg space, accounts, SSI, SSL, PERL & PHP Scripting, MySQL DB, daily backups, statistics)
$60 - $120 / year +/-
Professional services to build a 3 – 5 page static site including a web form for
$500 - $1500+
Other services:
Write, scan &/or edit the content:
Scan & prepare pictures for the Web
$50/hr
$10 - $20/Picture
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Q & A
???
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