{"id":1522,"date":"2016-05-01T18:08:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T22:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2016-05-01T18:08:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T22:08:58","slug":"next-steps-domain-names-personal-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?p=1522","title":{"rendered":"Next Steps: Domain Names &amp; Personal Websites!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After completing 5 orisha inspired photoshoots in collaborative effort with Barnard student make-up artists,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simone Folasayo Ig,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annya Serkovic,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imani Bishop, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ornella Friggit, and photographers,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dina Asfaha,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anta Touray,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ornella Friggit,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yemisi Olorunwunmi, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Valerie Jaharis, I had more content than I could fit into my final digital project. As a result, I decided to put the digital tools I learned at the ICP to use to create my own personal website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nadianaomi.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.nadianaomi.com<\/a>. In this blog post, I will breakdown how I made my personal website if anyone is interested in next steps after our year long class\u00a0Ntozake Shange &amp; Digital Storytelling comes to a close.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-1.37.18-PM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1523\" src=\"http:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-1.37.18-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-01 at 1.37.18 PM\" width=\"1434\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-1.37.18-PM.png 1434w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-1.37.18-PM-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-1.37.18-PM-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-1.37.18-PM-1024x456.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1434px) 100vw, 1434px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Domain Names<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michelle Loo helped me obtain a domain name through <a href=\"http:\/\/godaddy.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.godaddy.com<\/a>. GoDaddy is a site through which you can buy your own personal domain name.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1524\" src=\"http:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-2.35.54-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-01 at 2.35.54 PM\" width=\"1207\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-2.35.54-PM.png 1207w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-2.35.54-PM-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-2.35.54-PM-768x98.png 768w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-2.35.54-PM-1024x131.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1207px) 100vw, 1207px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Search for a name you would want to use for your personal website and see if it is available.\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">A variety of domain name options will appear with different domain registers ( .com .org. us. .net etc. ). When picking my domain name and register, Michelle suggested knowing what I wanted ahead of time and selecting it right away \u00a0because searched names get taken very quickly once they are searched and are resold for exorbitant prices.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Once you are happy with your domain name and register you can go ahead a purchase it.<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>I purchased <em>nadianaomi.com<\/em> for the price of $11.99 a year. If you know you will be using your site for regular personal\/academic\/career\/vocational use the investment may be worth it considering that the domain may only cost $1 a month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Create a GoDaddy account and purchase your domain name.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>When your purchase your domain name you will need to create a GoDaddy account. This will allow you to maintain your domain name and apply to personal sites you create.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Personal Websites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I used <a href=\"http:\/\/wix.com\" target=\"_blank\">Wix.com<\/a> \u00a0to create my personal site for FREE. You can create pages and add content pretty smoothly and format your content for desktop\/laptop and cell phone viewing. Once you have created your site, you can go to your GoDaddy account to apply your purchased domain name \u00a0to your site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.06.17-PM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1527\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1527\" src=\"http:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.06.17-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-01 at 6.06.17 PM\" width=\"1440\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.06.17-PM.png 1440w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.06.17-PM-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.06.17-PM-768x193.png 768w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.06.17-PM-1024x257.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.08.02-PM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1528\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1528\" src=\"http:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.08.02-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-01 at 6.08.02 PM\" width=\"1437\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.08.02-PM.png 1437w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.08.02-PM-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.08.02-PM-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-01-at-6.08.02-PM-1024x411.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1437px) 100vw, 1437px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After completing 5 orisha inspired photoshoots in collaborative effort with Barnard student make-up artists,\u00a0Simone Folasayo Ig,\u00a0Annya Serkovic,\u00a0Imani Bishop, and\u00a0Ornella Friggit, and photographers,\u00a0Dina Asfaha,\u00a0Anta Touray,\u00a0Ornella Friggit,\u00a0Yemisi Olorunwunmi, and\u00a0Valerie Jaharis, I had more content than I could fit into my final digital project. 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