Get Started with an Affordable Website Budget

Here's what you'll need to get started:

Service Needed	Cost/Year	Why You Need It
.ORG Domain	~$10	A domain is your "address" on the web. Visitors input it into their browser to access your site.
Hosting for website	~$69	Hosting serves as the online storage space for your website. Create a blog, post news stories, sell merchandise, start a discussion board--the options are limitless.
Website Building Program	Included with many hosting packages	These do-it-yourself programs don't require programming experience and let you get your website up and running quickly.
Cost to get started	~$79/Year	Get a .ORG domain and start your website now.

Some hosts, such as Domain.com, offer monthly hosting plans for less than $6/month and deeper discounts on prepaid annual packages. This means if you're just getting started and don't have the initial $79 to put down, you can actually get going for about $16 (domain and first month's hosting).