How to create your own website?

im intrested in making my owm website but im not sure how it works and what to do; are there any suggestions/tips you can give me? it would be very helpful...O and would it cost me aswell?

hey theres a free website makeing thing at http://www.piczo.com I think an it helps you on there but it depends what kind of site you want, if its just a site for fun then piczo is ok I guess hope thats helped x

I just want a site of my own that only close family, relatives and friends can access...

The biggest problem for the average person on a budget is to allow access to their website by people on other computers. You need a web server, obviously - but in order for people outside your house to access it, you also need an IP (Internet Protocol) address that never changes - which is not generally available without a lot of arguing with your ISP. Then you need a DNS (Domain Name Server) tand a domain name, so people can access your web server by a name http://www.catherders.com, instead of having to do it this way, which is tough on the memory http://71.172.32.2. Then all you need to do is learn how to securely run a server environment on the internet...

The vastly simpler method, but more expensive, is to use a hosting service. The company I used to recommend has gone under, but google for 'web hosting' and you should find plenty of options. Then you'll just need to create your content. MS Publish has an 'output as HTML' option to start with, but there are other, arguably better, html authoring packages available - it really depends on what you're trying to do.