🌅 1. The First Spark: How It All Began
In the early 2010s, social media was rapidly growing, and platforms like Facebook were becoming a major part of everyday online life. People were sharing photos, writing posts, and communicating with friends in a completely new way.
While using these platforms, one question repeatedly came to my mind:
Whenever I visited websites—especially government portals and informational sites—I became curious about how content appears online and how people publish text, images, and documents for others to see.
This curiosity eventually started a long journey that led to the creation of saratoffice.in.
💡 2. The First Curiosity: Understanding Websites
At that time, many of my friends had studied technical subjects and were working in well-known IT companies such as Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys.
Naturally, I assumed they would know about website development.
However, when I asked them about how websites are created or how the backend works, surprisingly most of them could not guide me on this topic. Even though they were working in technology companies, web designing was not part of their work.
Despite this, my curiosity remained strong. I wanted to understand how a website could display information for the entire world to see.
🌐 3. Discovering the Concept of Domains (2013)
In 2013, one of my colleagues told me that he owned a blog website. This immediately caught my interest. I asked him if he could show me how the website works from the backend.
He explained that the site was maintained by a web designer, and he had only purchased the domain name. The designer managed the technical work whenever changes were required.
That was the first time I learned that:
The very next day, I searched on Google about how to buy a domain. I discovered that many companies were selling domains, each offering different prices and services.
After comparing options, I finally decided to buy my domain from BigRock, mainly because the cost was affordable. Since long-term plans were cheaper, on 23 Aug 2013, I purchased the domain for 10 years.
At the moment of purchase, I had to choose a domain name. Without much delay, I decided on:
After completing the purchase, I excitedly typed the address in my browser expecting to see my website live.
Instead, I encountered an error page.
📦 4. Learning About Web Hosting
For many days, I kept trying to open the website, assuming it would become active automatically.
Finally, I contacted the customer support team of BigRock. The technical executive checked my account and confirmed that the domain purchase was successful.
Then she asked a question that changed everything:
I had never heard the term before.
She explained that a domain name alone cannot run a website. To store website files and make them accessible on the internet, web hosting is required.
Once again, my research journey began.
After several months of comparing different hosting providers and plans, I decided to purchase shared hosting from BigRock, mainly because it was economical and compatible with my domain.
🎨 5. The Challenge of Website Design
Even after purchasing hosting, my website still did not appear online.
When I contacted technical support again, they explained another important fact:
Without design and content, the domain and hosting would remain empty.
The support team suggested hiring a web designer, but I was hesitant. I had already spent money on the domain and hosting for a long period, and I was worried about giving my login credentials to someone unfamiliar.
So I continued searching for guidance.
🤝 6. Advice From Web Developers (2016)
In 2016, a friend and I visited a web development office in Bhubaneswar called Ratna Technology.
When I explained my idea for the website, the developer gave surprisingly honest advice.
He explained that:
- Posting photos and text could easily be done on Facebook
- Saving important websites could be done through browser bookmarks
- Sharing PDF files could be handled through Google Drive
He even said that if I insisted, they could design a website—but I should first decide whether it was really necessary to spend money for those purposes.
His honest suggestion made me pause the project for some time.
✅ 7. Finally Seeing the Website Live
After several attempts with different developers, one designer finally helped activate my domain.
The day I typed saratoffice.in and saw it open successfully was a moment of great satisfaction. It confirmed that the domain and hosting were functioning correctly.
Although the first version of the website was only a basic static page, it marked an important milestone in my journey.
🔌 8. Discovering WordPress
Later, while helping a friend who needed a website for his business, I learned about WordPress.
The developer explained that WordPress allows website owners to:
- Upload photos and videos
- Publish articles
- Manage pages and documents
- Update content easily using a login dashboard
In many ways, it works similar to posting on social media platforms, but on your own website.
I began exploring WordPress tutorials on YouTube, and gradually started understanding how websites can be managed independently.
That exploration eventually shaped on 12th Oct 2016 and the saratoffice.in into the platform it is today.
🎯 9. Conclusion
The story of saratoffice.in is not simply about creating a website.
It is a journey driven by:
What began as a simple question about how content appears online gradually evolved into a personal platform for organizing knowledge, sharing resources, and learning about web technology.
Thank you for being a part of this journey.