Setting up a website?

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Evening,

I have been asked by a member of the family to find out how much and how easy it is to set up a website :open_mouth: . Basically its for advertising a holiday home in spain so really just needs to be pretty basic i guess with contact details and pictures of the accomadation and a description of available dates etc?? :question:

any ideaā€™s were im best advised to look for a decent price/set up fee? :question: :question:
Cheers.

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Freewebs is pretty basic. Maybe too basic :question: :laughing:

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A lot of ISPā€™s also provide x-amount of web-space, sometimes even free!! if the site is going to be small i.e. a one-page ā€˜advertā€™, then that should sufice.

The site I made (a few years ago now) was quite easy and fairly good price (itā€™s still going!) and not too difficult; it was my first attempt. I used www.oneandone.co.uk.

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marcustandy:
A lot of ISPā€™s also provide x-amount of web-space, sometimes even free!! if the site is going to be small i.e. a one-page ā€˜advertā€™, then that should sufice.

The site I made (a few years ago now) was quite easy and fairly good price (itā€™s still going!) and not too difficult; it was my first attempt. I used www.oneandone.co.uk.

I use OneandOne for my website, its pretty good value I think. Their own site creator is a bit crap but they give you a free copy of Microsoft Frontpage, which once you get it working with all the correct info to connect to your site, is a much better way of doing it.

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Iā€™ve used Microsoft Frontpage which was quite easy to get to grips with, but I prefer Dreamweaver MX 2004.

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Yeti:
Iā€™ve used Microsoft Frontpage which was quite easy to get to grips with, but I prefer Dreamweaver MX 2004.

I did my city and guilds on Frontpage but the tutor gave me a copy of Dreamweaver, its far superior, and probably easier, certainly more professional

Of course I havent got the copy now as it is illegal to copy software :stuck_out_tongue:

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Wheel Nut:
Dreamweaver, its far superior, and probably easier,

Now iā€™m in shock!! :open_mouth: :open_mouth:

I thought Frontpage was by far the easiest (the one time I tried Dreamweaver I struggled) as it was just like using MS Word or something similar. The only drawback with Frontpage (or so I was lead to believe) was the requirement for Frontpage Extensions so that it could be used/recognised by most of the FTPā€™s and hosts.

I usually compose all my eBay auctions using Frontpage to gain better effect (and of course, bids!!)

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Wheel Nut:

Yeti:
Iā€™ve used Microsoft Frontpage which was quite easy to get to grips with, but I prefer Dreamweaver MX 2004.

I did my city and guilds on Frontpage but the tutor gave me a copy of Dreamweaver, its far superior, and probably easier, certainly more professional

Of course I havent got the copy now as it is illegal to copy software :stuck_out_tongue:

But just in case you remember about the one kicking about in the artic, you would know to PM me wouldnā€™t you Malc, as Iā€™m sure we can come to a good arrangement regarding the price :question: :bulb: :smiling_imp: :stuck_out_tongue:

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marcustandy:

Wheel Nut:
Dreamweaver, its far superior, and probably easier,

Now iā€™m in shock!! :open_mouth: :open_mouth:

I thought Frontpage was by far the easiest (the one time I tried Dreamweaver I struggled) as it was just like using MS Word or something similar. The only drawback with Frontpage (or so I was lead to believe) was the requirement for Frontpage Extensions so that it could be used/recognised by most of the FTPā€™s and hosts.

I usually compose all my eBay auctions using Frontpage to gain better effect (and of course, bids!!)

I also struggled with Dreamweaver first time and didnā€™t use it enough to really get to grips and understand it (it was a limited time trial one I had). My own website is done of FP 2000 and I know exactly what youā€™re saying about the server extensions Marcus, Iā€™d had a nightmare of a time with them and as such, my database search page will not work because of this reason. Dreamweaver is incredibly expensive to buy so if anyone has a copy lying about ā€¦ :wink:

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I too couldnā€™t get my head around dream weaver, espcially for the layout I wanted for my website which is fairly simple to say the least. For my needs Frontpage is definetly a lot better, once you fathom out the correct uploading FTP address that is! Something I had no end of problems with!

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I also struggled with dreamweaver but with a little persistance its a great tool, some of the other programs with macromedia studio mx are also a bit mind boggling too.

I use Fireworks for my graphics and flash for animation, flash has to be the one to get your head around took ages for me too, but hey im just a simple truckerā€¦

Totally over priced though but if you can make money from website design it pays for itself without a doubt.

I have a flash site at the moment ( albeit under construction)and to get the input information to send out of the contact form was a nightmare to work out, after about 2 days of trying i cracked it.
Had some graphic design company contact me asking for the code because they were having trouble working it outā€¦take the mikey or what, thats like me contacting them and asking them to design a logo for me because im no good a graphics ( which i do struggle on) lol

RobK i might have a spare disc knocking about

Regards

Manny

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flash has to be the one to get your head around

I use Coffeecup Firestarter. using the WYSIWYG editor you can do most effects very easilyā€¦ more complex arrangements can be done using the X/Y editor

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Hello
Just joined this evening and came across this post.

I was looking for a web host recently and after being awestruck at the prices, decided to go with :

I purchased the ā€œliteā€ package at Ā£14.99 which includes phpBB forum software included in the price.
Signed up with:

For domain name priced at Ā£6.09 for 2 years (.co.uk)

Hope this helpsā€¦