What would be the steps I would take to create a Social Networking Site?

[gtarplyr98]

I have been doing some research on how to create a social networking site but I am confused on a lot of the lingo. I would really appreciate it if you could explain simply how to go about creating such a site.

[Ω Coder]

First off, get a boatload of cash. You'll need it either to hire a developer, or to go to college to learn how to program. From there, you just need to put together a plan....I'd start small, considering the fact that the social networking market is flooded and there is about a 99% chance that whatever you create will flop.

If you plan to do the school thing, you'll want to make some friends. Even a rock-star of a developer would take a year or two to develop facebook to its current status, flying solo.

Oh and you'll also want to plan to spend a lot of time practicing. It takes about 10 years, or 10 thousand hours of practice to become a master of any aspect of development (such as web development...which is what you'd need).

I don't say this to tell you your idea is ridiculous. I say it because you are profoundly underestimating what goes into this, simply by asking this question...as if there were some cookbook out there that would guide you through making a social networking site.

You don't necessarily need to be a pro, but you need to realize that this is not something you can just read tutorials about online. It is serious, and it takes a lot of money and a lot of drive.

[Kavrocks]

There is no simple answer.

You will need to learn HTML, CSS, PHP or ASP and a database language to use with your scripting language ie. PHP or ASP. And Javascript and HTML DOM cant hurt to learn either.

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