Comments on: Building a website….it’s not as easy as it sounds!?

By: just "JR"

just "JR" — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:12:59 +0000

You want to build a professional and commercial website.
1. BUY you OWN domain (NEVER use sub-domain)
2. Use a PAID host server, preferably LAMP (Linux/unix, Apache, Mysql and Php): they are cheaper than any window based servers.
Free server is equal to committing suicide for business.
3. The two above can cost as little as 100$€£/year and are usually offered as a set.
4. Having no knowledge of coding, you will have great difficulties to "make" your site, even using Website "Builders" like Dreamweaver, and the result will NEVER be professional (A site designed with Dreamweaver/Frontpage is instantly recognisable and the definitive mark of an amateur designer)
5. "Free" templates are to be avoided at all cost: again, instantly recognised and mark of another amateur – and many of them have been designed for ONE resolution and ONE browser (they don’t work on ALL browsers, another mark of amateurism.)
6. I suggest you design the graphics/specs of your site (whah you want it to show and how it works), then ask a professional coder to do the job. You can find good developers at http://www.rentacoder.con, http://www.getafreelancer.com etc…, OR use the services of a "local" developer. BEWARE: there are 1000 amateurs who can’t code for 1 proper coder! For a small e-commerce site with payment facilities and Back End Administration, expect 2-3000 $ MINIMUM from a professional (I start at 4,500 Euros). If you have an offer of 5-600$, it is comming from an amateur or a beginner: you will never have the site YOU want, or it will never work properly.
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Pro web2 application developer at http://www.web2coders.com

By: Don M

Don M — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:33:59 +0000

http://www.4creatingawebsite.com/?OVRAW=how%20do%20i%20make%20my%20own%20website&OVKEY=make%20my%20own%20web%20site&OVMTC=standard&OVADID=20821158512&OVKWID=217707289012
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By: Jonathan L

Jonathan L — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:43:59 +0000

If you want a e-commerce website, the easiest way to have a working back-end with e-commerce functionalities is to use osCommerce. It’s an open-sourced e-commerce script. But then again, you’ll have to learn the basics of HTML to make your own template if you want a unique design.

This whole process really isn’t something you can do without having any knowledge at least. I suggest you hire a web designer/developer.
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By: John B

John B — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:06:59 +0000

First, I would recomend getting a non web-based site creator. This can be anything for a cheap $30 program that you can find at best buy all the way up to the real stuff like dream weaver and frontpage, which is what I use. Just be prepared to learn some new stuff. (And find templates. Try steve’s templates.) Using this kind of software allows you to use any host you want, not just webs.com

Second, you need to create your site. Go heavy on the visual for this kind of a site, but be sure to use tools built into the software to make sure the site won’t take to long to load on a slow connection.

Third, find a good host. Since you want to have your own domain and webmail, it is best to use a paid service. I like 1and1. These services will register the domain for you as well as create the web email and host the site. Expect to pay about 10-30 dollars a month for hosting, depending on the site traffic you get.
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By: stonehaven@rocketmail.com

stonehaven@rocketmail.com — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:56:59 +0000

There are many of those supposedly ‘free’ sites, but to be honest most people do not take them seriously; at least from a business perspective. If you site is going to be mainly for fun and social traffic then those free ones will work great. These include webs.com, blogger, squidoo, wordpress and a host of others, all of which offer a free way to get your website going. All of these offer pre-made templates that are a breeze to work with.

If, however, you plan on launching a serious business, then that is going to require some professional looking layouts; for this you may want to visit godaddy or hostgator and read through their offerings.
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By: nick J

nick J — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:45:59 +0000

i say if this is your first site dont go with a combo like that.
ipowerweb.com is cheep to buy a domain name and
000webhost.com is a free hosting service

as for web building, learn simple html as there are huge amounts of free courses all over the web it took me a couple of weeks to get my first website online.
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By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:10:59 +0000

Making and maintaining a website is very hard, even professionals have hard time keeping the site running…I suggest you start with blogs 1st…once you got the hold of it then you can move on websites….try using blogs like blogger.com OR wordpress.com

Good luck
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