Help starting a website
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Help starting a website
I'm a little behind the times I know, but I want to start a website for my small home improvement business. I have good basic computer skills, but no knowledge or experience with all that is involved in developing a website and getting it hosted. Where to begin? What are the good web hosting companies? I don't need anything fancy and don't want to pay a whole lot for hosting and registration. Any suggestions or advice greatly appreciated.
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Check into Yahoo.....that's who I use. I also use their cheapest package and I have no complaints about their service. They are there to answer your questions 24 hours a day by phone.
There may be cheaper rates....but I have too much time invested in our bands site to change it all to save a few bucks.
There may be cheaper rates....but I have too much time invested in our bands site to change it all to save a few bucks.
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u need software, if you want to design it yourself... i would suggest dreamweaver is it is a wysiwyg (what your see is what you get) and its basically like using paint. i have only done minor stuff with dreamweaver and i built my clubs website (www.ksusolarcar.com). if you have questions i can help
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One of the really sweet tricks you can do with Dreamweaver is to drag and drop hotspots on images on a page, then link them six ways from sunday...
No mind numbing math, just point and click! This means an image can become a menu, or a picture can have pop up explanations of what different areas are, and so on.
For a straight up menubar, its one of the fastest loading schemes around.
No mind numbing math, just point and click! This means an image can become a menu, or a picture can have pop up explanations of what different areas are, and so on.
For a straight up menubar, its one of the fastest loading schemes around.
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I've knocked together a few webpages and usually use Dreamweaver as my primary layout tool. Although it's not necessary to know any code, having a rough understanding of what's going on behind the scenes can come in very handy. The site www.webmonkey.com has some very useful tutorials and information about all kinds of web design subjects.
If cost is an issue with Dreamweaver, I've heard good things about Namo WebEditor. It costs quite a bit less than Dreamweaver.
Also, for some usually humorous, but very useful guidelines on good and bad design check out www.webpagesthatsuck.com.
Hope this helps!
If cost is an issue with Dreamweaver, I've heard good things about Namo WebEditor. It costs quite a bit less than Dreamweaver.
Also, for some usually humorous, but very useful guidelines on good and bad design check out www.webpagesthatsuck.com.
Hope this helps!
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Thanks to all! I have taken the plunge, doing it myself, learning as I go. As with most things in life...
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SCREW CSS!
Cascading Style Sheets are a pain in the backside...
Just save a template (even if you don't have dreamweaver, just save your basic layout once it looks right) and then use it over and over, saving it under different names!
This is a learning experience anyway - have fun with it!
But I will say this - AVOID using large type and images!!!!!!
Make them all as small and tight as you can, they will load faster. SPEED HELPS! It makes your web-page more friendly....
The faster it loads, the better people will like it.
What the hell - folks have been buying reading glasses since 1903....
Cascading Style Sheets are a pain in the backside...
Just save a template (even if you don't have dreamweaver, just save your basic layout once it looks right) and then use it over and over, saving it under different names!
This is a learning experience anyway - have fun with it!
But I will say this - AVOID using large type and images!!!!!!
Make them all as small and tight as you can, they will load faster. SPEED HELPS! It makes your web-page more friendly....
The faster it loads, the better people will like it.
What the hell - folks have been buying reading glasses since 1903....
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