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title: "The Beginner's Guide to Website Development"
description: "Want to learn about the fundamentals of web development and the process of creating a website? Here's a guide."
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# The Beginner's Guide to Website Development

Want to learn about the fundamentals of web development and the process of creating a website? Here's a guide.

- **Topic:** [Business](https://urbanpixel.io/blog/category/business)
- **Published:** 4 Jul 2022
- **Written by:** lou
- **Reading time:** 2 min

[Picture: A woman using her laptop at work]

Website development is a generalized term used to describe all the work that goes into website building. It includes markup, coding, scripting, network configuration, and CMS development. Let's look at the basics of website development.

Website development is one of the most rapidly evolving and expanding industries. By 2030, web developers' employment is projected to amount to [13% faster](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/web-developers.htm) than any other technology career.

## What's a Website?

Fundamentally speaking, websites are the files hosted by the servers. All these servers are connected by the internet.

Computer programs called browsers (such as Google Chrome and Internet Explorer) use the internet to load websites.

## IP Address

It's a string of numbers that needs to know if you want to visit a website. Every device has a unique IP address that distinguishes it from other devices and wastes connected via the internet. Websites like [Site 24x7](https://www.site24x7.com/find-ip-address-of-web-site.html) provide you with the IP address of different websites.

You can also find your device's IP address by typing "what's my IP address" on your search bar.

## What's HTTP

HTTP or HyperText Transfer Protocol is a web development programming language. It offers the fundamental framework of a website, i.e., its titles, words, and paragraphs.

HTML entails several tags, each representing a specific function which then translates into readable content on the user's screen.

## Coding

It refers to the practice of writing code for applications and servers using a programming language. Each programming language has its vocabulary and rules, through which it communicates with the computers.

## Front End

The front end is the side of the website, visible to the users. Users interact with an online platform via its front-end. Website developers use front-end coding to ensure that their website can seamlessly function when a user tries to access it. It allows the website to function without repeatedly communicating with the internet when the website data transfers from a server to a particular browser.

## CMS

Content Management System or CMS is a term used to refer to a series of programs or web applications that you can use to create and manage your website content. The CMS provides a web developer with basic website building blocks such as add-ons and plugins and allows them to create a framework.

## Need Help with Website Development?

[Picture: MacBook Air on a wooden desk showing the WordPress dashboard, beside a phone, a sketched notebook and a cup of coffee.]

At [Urban Pixel](https://urbanpixel.io/), we help our clients create string websites and have a full grasp of the important things that can make or break a website's performance. In addition to website development, we also offer a plethora of other services, including but not limited to email marketing, blog management, funnel optimization, web design, content marketing, and website development services. [Get in touch](https://urbanpixel.io/contact) with us today.

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1. What's a Website?
2. IP Address
3. What's HTTP
4. Coding
5. Front End
6. CMS
7. Need Help with Website Development?

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## About Urban Pixel

Urban Pixel is a web design studio in Dubai. We design and build websites for businesses in the UAE, and help them get found on Google.

- **What we do:** design and build websites, redesign existing ones, and bring in customers from Google (SEO and article writing). We also build designs made in Figma in Webflow.
- **Who it's for:** business owners in the UAE who aren't technical: restaurants, clinics, shops, wellness brands and service companies. We also work with businesses abroad.
- **Where:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- **Price:** websites start from AED 15,000. The final price depends on the size of the website, the type of business and what it needs to do. You get a clear price to approve before any work starts.
- **How to start:** send a message on WhatsApp (+971 56 535 4435, https://wa.me/971565354435) or email online@urbanpixel.io. We reply with a few simple questions and a time for a free 30-minute call. Then you get a clear plan and a price.
- **Track record:** 100+ projects delivered, 10+ years of experience, 50+ UAE brands served, 4.9/5 average client rating.
- **After launch:** we show you how to change the text, photos and prices yourself.

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