Google Apps

With the internet and websites becoming more and more accessible for your average person, one great way of getting you own site is via Google.

Google is by far the most popular search engine, and it's popularity has not waned, despite how big it has become.

Google has also made creating your own website as simple as using Word. You have two options. You can get a free website with will have googlepages in the domain name. For example I have created a website on debt and it's domain name is
http://helpyourselfoutofdebt.googlepages.com/

To avail of this kind of website just open and Gmail account and attached to that account you will have a variety of programs at your disposal, one being a page creator. Its ultra easy to use, but it also comes with great instructions.

Your second option, if you want a business site for example is to use Google apps. Here you have various packages suitable for schools, charities, small business etc; Its' incredible reasonable, and you have everything you would expect from any provider, e-mail, hosting, domain name with two distinguishable feature:
1. It's really easy to use (and comes with step by step instructions)
2. You can also save your documents online. Google has word processing, spreadsheets etc; and you can access them where ever you are in the world.

With this paid option you get your own domain name, and as part of your url you can use the domain name of your choice, www.domainnam.com and when people visit the site they will see the domain along the lines of www.domainname.com/a.googlepages.com
but your site is directly accessible from your chosen url.

All in all Google have pretty much thought of everything. Currently there is only one draw back, and that is in relation to the FTP and SQL file access, and that is, that you don't have it yet. However if you are not tech savvy (a bit like my good self), you will be able to find your way around the Google Applications with ease, and their FAQs and help are very in depth. They even have forums to assist you.

So if you are looking for something that is easy and manageable just type google apps into you search engine and sign up.