You now have your site built and tested, but where to put it? The simplest solution is to use one of the free web hosts, such as Geocities, Freewebs or Bravenet (you can find these and others by searching in a search engine).
In setting up your hosting account, you will choose a user name and password. Your user name will often become part of your website address, so it is best to think of it beforehand. It can for example be the name of your website. After the account setup, you can upload your files to your new host. Read through the Help/Support files and find out how to go about uploading. Many have a handy option of uploading straight from your computer.
When your files and images are uploaded, test your website. Type your address in your web browser’s address bar and test your site as you did at home before going online. If you run into problems, such as photos not showing, check that the filenames are correct and that all images and files are uploaded to your account. The Help files are often written with newbies in mind, so reading them thoroughly is a good idea, maybe even before signing up. When you want to update your website, just update the consecutive page on your computer, and upload it again to your web host.
There is also another option to this process. Some free web hosts offer a site building tool that functions much like an HTML editor would. You drag and drop your images and copy and paste your texts on a blank page without seeing the HTML code. You will save your files online, thus no file uploading is needed. This way you will also login to your hosting account when you want to update your site. Familiarize yourself with this method if your host offers it, and decide if it is something you want to use. If you do end up using it, keep in mind that if you don’t save a backup copy of your files in your computer, you could lose your whole website if the host’s servers crash.