Newbie’s Guide For Setting Up Your HTML Resume – Part 1
In my last post, I gave you a free html resume template and gave instructions on how to use it. I say general because the instructions weren’t targeted at someone who has never set up their own website before.
Since this is a blog, I can take my time and write specific posts for specific types of people.
Today, I’ll begin to explain how a total newbie (you?) can set up their own website and host their html resume online for the world to see. There’s two basic steps you need to follow before you can actually follow my original instructions. In this post I’ll cover the first step and in my next post I’ll follow up on this one.
As The Muppets once sang… Moving right along…
Step 1. Registering A Domain Name For Your HTML Resume
The first step in setting up any website is to first get a domain name. Your domain name is the unique address of your website on the Internet. When deciding what domain name to register, keep it simple and just use your full name.
As you’ve no doubt noticed, the name of this site is htmlresume.com because the topic of this site is based on the keyword “html resume”. It only makes sense to use your full name since you and your resume will be the topic of your website. I don’t think “Bob’s Wacky Site O’ Fun” would be a good name to use if you want people to take your resume seriously.
Now that you’ve got an idea of what you’ll use as your web address, it’s time to register that name.
To register a domain name, you head on over to a “domain registrar” and start an account. The account is free — registering a domain name is not. You’ll pay an annual fee to the registrar for the right to use that name. Don’t worry, this part isn’t that expensive, especially if you use a registrar service like Namecheap to register your domain name. They’re the only people I use and trust.
Note: Simply registering a domain name does not get you a website — It’s just a name and only a name. It’s sort of like being assigned a telephone number, you still need somewhere to receive phone calls or something to receive it with.
When registering your name, you’ll get a choice of domain name extensions – stick to these 3 choices: .com, .net, or .org for your site name. Choosing a .biz, .us, .me or any extension other than the 3 mentioned just looks cheesy.
In the next post we’ll cover Step 2: Getting A Hosting Company. See you then!
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