What To Do If Your Kid Wants To Start a Website

It should not come as a surprise that once children discover the internet, they want to learn how to create a website. Well, sometimes they are inspired to create something or have this idea they want to explore. You just never know where your kid’s idea may lead to so why don’t you help create a website with the simple steps below.

1. Choose a topic

This will require some brainstorming because you will need to answer questions of what would your child’s website would cover? What theme? The design and layout, etc. Don’t think for your child, help them to discover what they are passionate about or what interest the most that they would want to talk about of showcase on their website.

2. Find a web host

There are lots of free web host that you can use to build your kid’s website, but the downside of these types of website is the range of pop-up’s and banner ads you can’t get rid of. Paying for a web host service gives you more control over everything including the ads you want on the site and you could select your domain name too.

3. Learn web design

Do a little research about web design to understand basic HTML and graphics software, with this knowledge you will be very good at helping out your kid to design his or her website really nice. You could use a free template for your child’s site in the initial stage to kick-start the process.

4. Decorate the site

Your web design skills will come in handy at this point. You and your kid this together and have loads of fun snapping pictures and getting creative in a whole load of ways. If your kid has an artistic mind, he or she could draw or paint and use these on their site.

5. Safety rules

Websites are public domain and so it is very important that you keep your kid’s identity safe. You can password protect her site, which would require visitors to login in order to use the site. Set up basic internet rules that he or she is to follow relating to what to publish and also what time is to be given to the website. Finally, remember that it is a platform of expression so let your kid have fun doing so and if he or she loses interest in the website, there are many other options out there.

Give your kid all the motivation and encouragement that he or she deserves.