Guest shaheen Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Dear all! Im setting up (well wanting to) a web site to set myself up for my own bussiness,now i dont have a clue on how to start or who to cantact and Yes im a complete computer numpty so would it be idiot proof . Any help would be welcomed. Cheers Shaheen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SJM Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 I used freewebs to make mine, its ideal for beginners very simple to use and if you like it you can upgrade to take the adverts off and then buy a domain name and transfer it over so that you lose the /freewebs.com part of the address. Give it a whirl and see how you get on. There is probably other sites, Piczo is one off the top of my head but I found it annoying and harder to get to grips with than freewebs http://members.freewebs.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IanB 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Search the web and use dreamweaver its quite easy when you start playing, but most of the modern site use php and other coding it starts getting complicated...most of the forums use php, etc for there coding but basic static html sites are easy enough... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Raggedstaff Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 1and1.co.uk usually offer the cheapest domain name regsitration. Once you have the name of the site you need some hosting (a place on the internet for the site to live), it is often cheaper to buy a package with both together. Once you have the name and the space you need to create a site. You can either learn how to do this yourself (www.w3schools.com have great tutorials), you can use a wysiwyg (What You See Is What You Get) programme like frontpage or dreamweaver or you can get someone else to do it for you for a price. What sort of business is it? PM me if you want any help, I've built dozens of sites (some crap, some pretty good) over the years. Oz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IanB 0 Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 1and1 are good for .co.uk domain names , but steer clear for hosting with them.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest shaheen Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Thank's for all those reply's ,i'll have a dig around tonight when im not busy and Raggedstaff i'll PM you tonight: Cheers Shaheen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SJM Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Yeah Ill second that I bought my domain name with 1and1 they are good, very cheap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crow 1 Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 (edited) www.123-reg.co.uk are good for domain names. When you buy web space make sure that it will handle PHP and MYsql databases too. As for site creating software you could go for something like Joomla which is what is called 'open source' software - anyone can use it free of charge. Although it's pretty easy to use it has a full support forum and has loads of add-ons including an e-commerce package. Have a look at the Joomla website for further info. Good luck! Edited October 7, 2007 by Crow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
COMPO 54 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 I used freewebs to make mine, its ideal for beginners very simple to use and if you like it you can upgrade to take the adverts off and then buy a domain name and transfer it over so that you lose the /freewebs.com part of the address. Give it a whirl and see how you get on. There is probably other sites, Piczo is one off the top of my head but I found it annoying and harder to get to grips with than freewebs http://members.freewebs.com/ see my signature my website is there, thats a freewebs site, i would agree with SJM in recommending them My wife has one for her business and it only cost her £20 for two years for the domain name with them, she comes up on google searches and the site talks you through setting it up , everything you would want from a website Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crow 1 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Hey Compo, I thought you'd have registered www.compohunting.co.uk (its available and is just £5.90 for 2 years) and pointed at your site. Gets rid of the long freeweb url Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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