How to get a website?

[Jake]

You would need a domain name and the more expensive part a hosting account, although you can use a custom domain name with certain free hosts maybe wix as well. A domain name alone is about $12/yr Godaddy and Namecheap are 2 popular registrars, Godaddy hosting is fairly unremarkable.

Most paid hosting accounts bundle a domain name and go for $4 to $9 a month for a typical shared server account. $8 is the standard monthly fee for 'unlimited' hosting.

There are countless hosting services, some hosting comparison sites might help, although most are collecting affiliate cuts regardless of which one you choose.

Hostgator.com is one of the most often recommended, said to have good support, they also pay a hefty affiliate finder fee which may be behind the enthusiastic recommendations.