There are two main ways to create your own webpage, it's up to you which you choose (I prefer #2, but it's down to which method you think you'll learn most from, which you'll find more useful):

1. Use a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) program, like FrontPage or DreamWeaver - with these, you create your website almost like a Word Document, and when you upload it, the website will look (almost) exactly like you created it.

2. Use a Notepad-style program to create the website in "raw" format, then upload that to make your webpage visible online.

The first method is best if you just want to jump straight in and create a website, and you're not too bothered about learning how it all works. Option 2 will involve sitting down and spending a morning or afternoon learning the basics of how HTML works, before you jump in and create your webpage.

Some useful links:

HTML Starters (if you want to try option 2): http://www.jmarshall.com/easy/html/
PFE (a nice little text-editor - option 2 again): http://www.download.com/Programmer-s...ml?tag=lst-0-1

FrontPage comes with Microsoft Office, so if you've got a copy of that, you'll likely be able to install FrontPage with it. Dreamweaver, as far as I know (have never used it), isn't free, but chances are there are limited-use demos around...