Your further diy web site thoughts?

[GROWLER]

Following on from the helpful advice some of you lot gave me a few days ago, I've been sniffing around looking for a suitably easy diy web site maker.
The diy route has been decided on, it's just who to use that's the problem. Bloody millions of them.
How exactly does an I.T. nugget realistically compare one against the other and find the one that is most user friendly and v.f.m.?

What do you reckon to this one that I plucked from a Google search?
http://www.homestead.com/
It would be so easy to simply 'click and go' but would value some more experty opinions before commiting myself. Wise decision I think, yea?


Any other suggestions/recommendations?

I want this all up and running pdq, as the printers are waiting patiently for my further instructions.

[Barman]

Following on from the helpful advice some of you lot gave me a few days ago, I've been sniffing around looking for a suitably easy diy web site maker.
The diy route has been decided on, it's just who to use that's the problem. Bloody millions of them.
How exactly does an I.T. nugget realistically compare one against the other and find the one that is most user friendly and v.f.m.?

What do you reckon to this one that I plucked from a Google search?
http://www.homestead.com/
It would be so easy to simply 'click and go' but would value some more experty opinions before commiting myself. Wise decision I think, yea?


Any other suggestions/recommendations?

I want this all up and running pdq, as the printers are waiting patiently for my further instructions.

It looks okay but my guess is that you?d be tied into them forever?

I?d personally prefer you to buy your own domain name then use some cheap/free software to build your site (you can even do it in ?Word?.

Then you have control of your costs?

Try this link and choose a domain name that suits your business to see how little it costs? then you are in full control of it?

[Nick]

Don't believe a word he says.













Hope that helps!

[Barman]

Don't believe a word he says.

Who, me???? 

[GROWLER]

Right. I've done a search on that link you kindly forwarded to me, and there is a name I could use that's suitable, that I can have for 7 squiddlies for 2 years.
So, I register it and pay, but then I have to buy some software package to develop a site, yes?
Where do I get this package, and roughly how much do they cost?
More to the point though, just how easy are they to use, and do I need to know all about these very complicated looking htpl codes or whatever they are called thingies, cus if that's the case I'm terminally stuffed.
We are talking about a total and utter useless I.T. git here you know.

I don't want to go to all the expense of purchasing a domain name, and then some software, only to find I can't use it due to total and complete impatient ignorance.

[GROWLER]

Hope that helps!

Yea, cheers. All problems solved now.....knobby!

[Nick]

Draw some pictures on your scanner (wax crayons will do). Scan them in and then send them to, er cyberspace.

Frankly, I dunno how it works either. I get a woman in!

[GROWLER]

Draw some pictures on your scanner (wax crayons will do). Scan them in and then send them to, er cyberspace.

Frankly, I dunno how it works either. I get a woman in!

I DON'T want a wumman doing my stuff....apart from washing ironing, cooking etc,., cus that's a defeatists attitude.
You ARE a tart Nick.

[Barman]

Right. I've done a search, and there is a name I can have for 7 squiddlies for 2 years.
So, I register it and pay, but then I have to buy some software package to develop a site, yes?
Where do I get this package, and roughly how much do they cost?
More to the point though, just how easy are they to use, and do I need to know all about these very complicated looking htpl codes or whatever they are called thingies, cus if that's the case I'm terminally stuffed.
We are talking about a total and utter useless I.T. git here you know.

I don't want to go to all the expense of purchasing a domain name, and then some software, only to find I can't use it due to total and complete and impatient ignorance.

Buy the domain name and it?s yours to keep for as long as you pay the bi-annual fees.

To run a web site you?ll also need to purchase some web space. Again, but it and it is yours for as long as you keep paying. All our sites are hosted by UK2 (although this one is having a few teething problems at the moment), they give you a vast amount of space in the package along with e-mail addresses so you can have for instance sales@growler.com, info@growler.com etc.

You will then need some software to edit your web page although you can theoretically do it with windows or some such. I use FrontPage ? I?m not sure how much it is but there are similar packages cheap or free on the tinterweb. If you want I will investigate for you.

you won?t need to lear any complex HTML commands ? the software is all user friendly and pretty much what you see is what you get (WYSISWG) so if you selct the text and make it bigger for instance it will look bigger in the preview and bigger on your web.

Most packages have a ?publish? feature (FrontPage does) that automatically loads the pages onto the tinterweb for you. If you need help I?m happy to oblige?

[Nick]

Draw some pictures on your scanner (wax crayons will do). Scan them in and then send them to, er cyberspace.

Frankly, I dunno how it works either. I get a woman in!

I DON'T want a wumman doing my stuff....apart from washing ironing, cooking etc,., cus that's a defeatists attitude.
You ARE a tart Nick.

Seeing Berek tomorrow. I may not be back!

[Nick]

Right. I've done a search, and there is a name I can have for 7 squiddlies for 2 years.
So, I register it and pay, but then I have to buy some software package to develop a site, yes?
Where do I get this package, and roughly how much do they cost?
More to the point though, just how easy are they to use, and do I need to know all about these very complicated looking htpl codes or whatever they are called thingies, cus if that's the case I'm terminally stuffed.
We are talking about a total and utter useless I.T. git here you know.

I don't want to go to all the expense of purchasing a domain name, and then some software, only to find I can't use it due to total and complete and impatient ignorance.

Buy the domain name and it?s yours to keep for as long as you pay the bi-annual fees.

To run a web site you?ll also need to purchase some web space. Again, but it and it is yours for as long as you keep paying. All our sites are hosted by UK2 (although this one is having a few teething problems at the moment), they give you a vast amount of space in the package along with e-mail addresses so you can have for instance sales@growler.com, info@growler.com etc.

You will then need some software to edit your web page although you can theoretically do it with windows or some such. I use FrontPage ? I?m not sure how much it is but there are similar packages cheap or free on the tinterweb. If you want I will investigate for you.

you won?t need to lear any complex HTML commands ? the software is all user friendly and pretty much what you see is what you get (WYSISWG) so if you selct the text and make it bigger for instance it will look bigger in the preview and bigger on your web.

Most packages have a ?publish? feature (FrontPage does) that automatically loads the pages onto the tinterweb for you. If you need help I?m happy to oblige?

Yeah, makes sense


























Don't beleve a word of it, he is trying to mislead you!

[Barman]

Right. I've done a search, and there is a name I can have for 7 squiddlies for 2 years.
So, I register it and pay, but then I have to buy some software package to develop a site, yes?
Where do I get this package, and roughly how much do they cost?
More to the point though, just how easy are they to use, and do I need to know all about these very complicated looking htpl codes or whatever they are called thingies, cus if that's the case I'm terminally stuffed.
We are talking about a total and utter useless I.T. git here you know.

I don't want to go to all the expense of purchasing a domain name, and then some software, only to find I can't use it due to total and complete and impatient ignorance.

Buy the domain name and it?s yours to keep for as long as you pay the bi-annual fees.

To run a web site you?ll also need to purchase some web space. Again, but it and it is yours for as long as you keep paying. All our sites are hosted by UK2 (although this one is having a few teething problems at the moment), they give you a vast amount of space in the package along with e-mail addresses so you can have for instance sales@growler.com, info@growler.com etc.

You will then need some software to edit your web page although you can theoretically do it with windows or some such. I use FrontPage ? I?m not sure how much it is but there are similar packages cheap or free on the tinterweb. If you want I will investigate for you.

you won?t need to lear any complex HTML commands ? the software is all user friendly and pretty much what you see is what you get (WYSISWG) so if you selct the text and make it bigger for instance it will look bigger in the preview and bigger on your web.

Most packages have a ?publish? feature (FrontPage does) that automatically loads the pages onto the tinterweb for you. If you need help I?m happy to oblige?

Yeah, makes sense


























Don't beleve a word of it, he is trying to mislead you!

Have I ever lied to you? 

[GROWLER]

Okeedokee.
There are obviously 3 ways of doing this then.
Go down the Nick route, and get some bit of fit fluff in to do it for me...at a price I suspect, or some other unreliable 'tomorrow tomorrow, leave it with me and nothing will happen' man. 

Use one of these diy sites like I linked before that presumably provide everything but you're tied to them.

Do as you suggest. Buy the domain. Buy some web space from..... ...a web space shop?
Then buy some package or get this Front Page thing that appears to be free!
I'm just a tad on edge about going down this 3rd option route, in case I find I can't cope with it, even though it does sound the best option.

I'm in essence, just a few mouseclicks away from completely bolloxing my entire new business venture up!

[Nick]

You tell me!

[Nick]

Okeedokee.
There are obviously 3 ways of doing this then.
Go down the Nick route, and get some bit of fit fluff in to do it for me...at a price I suspect, or some other unreliable 'tomorrow tomorrow, leave it with me and nothing will happen' man. 

Use one of these diy sites like I linked before that presumably provide everything but you're tied to them.

Do as you suggest. Buy the domain. Buy some web space from..... ...a web space shop?
Then buy some package or get this Front Page thing that appears to be free!
I'm just a tad on edge about going down this 3rd option route, in case I find I can't cope with it, even though it does sound the best option.

I'm in essence, just a few mouseclicks away from completely bolloxing my entire new business venture up!

Georgina is my man!!