If you have tried creating a Basic Page, you should go ahead and continue exploring with creating Sites and Workspaces.
From the main site collection, click the Site Actions button and choose Create from the dropdown.
Under Web Pages on the next screen, click Sites and Workspaces.
Start by giving your site a name and description so your users know what the site is all about. Then enter a web address (URL) for your site. Youll notice in the picture that I have underlined the example that SharePoint gives to assist you in creating a new site address.
Next you will select a site template. Depending on whether you are running MOSS or WSS, your available options will vary. On the right, you will see the site template choices available to you. Once you highlight one, a preview of the template will display with a brief description of the template.
After you are done choosing your template, set the permissions. As my picture illustrates, if you select Use the same permissions as the parent site, one set of user permissions is shared by both sites. Consequently, you cannot change the user permissions on your new site unless you are an administrator of the parent site.
On the other hand, if you select Use unique permissions, once you click Create you will be prompted to specify those permissions.
The last task is selecting the Navigation desired. You can choose for the site to be listed in the Quick Launch bar which is the left side navigation section for SharePoint site. And/or you can choose for the site to be displayed in the top link bar which is the top tabular section of each site.
Click Create and your Site or Workspace is created. You will have much more functionality than a Basic Page. Certain functionalities may vary depending on which site template you selected. Start playing around with all of them and you will quickly be familiar with advantages and disadvantages. Then you can keep growing your SharePoint site with as many useful page as you desire.
