As mentioned in the introduction, it's easy to get lost with the details of creating a website. At this point, I'll assume you know about domain names and if you need one or not.
From here it might make sense to start with a more involved overview of web development, or start with notes on making a static website
The rest I'll just list:
This also seems like a relevant place to thank Payal Dhar for the very nice site design and open permissions for use. The design was found via: oswd.org