What you need to Build Your Own Website You'll need the following things to create your first website: Text-editing software. This software is already installed on your computer. In Windows the software is called Notepad . On Mac computers the software is called TextEdit . For simplicity, I am going to assume you are using a computer running any version of Microsoft Windows after Windows 95. If you are using a Mac or other platform, just use an appropriate editor instead. A notebook and pen. You may wish to take notes as we go along or to draw out your website design, so it is a good idea to have these "old-fashioned" tools. FTP software. I'll cover this software when we get that far. Windows includes a free FTP software, but it isn't very user-friendly for new website owners, so I'll refer you to a free application. A web hosting account. If you want to put your website online where the public can view it, you...