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Cheap & Easy Website?
« on: December 21, 2010, 05:00:23 am »
I want to set up a small website or webpage.Should I go with Godaddy,Weebly,Yola? Any suggestions? I'm looking for something "easy&user friendly" as the main criteria.Thanks.
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Re: Cheap & Easy Website?
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2010, 05:40:11 am »
I haven't tried the other two hosts you mentioned but avoid godaddy like the plague, its slow, it sux, and if you later choose to axpand your site like run some scripts on it or CMS many don't even work with go daddy cause they have shitty PHP script support.
I usually go with bluehost ( http://www.bluehost.com/ ) unless I am building a site on a private server.
I also tried Fatcow hosting and they are ok, not the fastest but nice interface and they at least have good script support.

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Re: Cheap & Easy Website?
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2010, 09:05:09 pm »
I was with Network Solutions years ago when skinnydevil.com went on-line. Since I have bounced around (via 3rd party hosts), but am looking for a better home. My buddy Joe (pro IT guy) suggested bluehost, so I'm with Yuli on this one.

I'm about to switch to them and also we have a new project that will also be up using bluehost.
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Re: Cheap & Easy Website?
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2010, 09:56:45 pm »
Making and maintaining small websites is what my company does for a living.
http://www.filipinowebservices.com/

PM me your requirements, the goals you want to achieve.
Will email you our quote.
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Re: Cheap & Easy Website?
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2010, 04:57:24 am »
Thanks for the replies.Bluehost looks good but too advanced for me.I need web based drag & drop kinda stuff.Scripts?CMS?PHP?no clue -[

GS,thanks but I'm looking for something I can do myself.If I get stuck,I'll get in touch as it looks like you do a good job over there.
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Re: Cheap & Easy Website?
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2010, 06:55:26 am »
If it's a do it yourself website, choose Wordpress.
Buy a good theme you like.
Stay away from GoDaddy at all times.

I host small to big websites (up to 100 GB) at
www.sharkspace.com
- 7 days backup and restore via R1Soft
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Re: Cheap & Easy Website?
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2010, 07:28:52 am »
I'm about to switch to them and also we have a new project that will also be up using bluehost.

If you are ever interested in any edgy art/design for your stuff let me know, I am getting bored of doing all this corporate designs and am looking for more artistic projects so I can have more variety. Since you're into music stuff I know design for music projects can be more fun with more freedom for creativity.

If it's a do it yourself website, choose Wordpress.
Buy a good theme you like...

I second that, Wordpess can be set up and used with a pre-made theme (but no need to buy they have 1000's good ones free) by any beginner. Whats good is that if you want to expand or learn later you can work anything into Wordpress and make it a very functional and advanced website, its very flexible powerful yet simple - love it.

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Re: Cheap & Easy Website?
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2010, 09:07:57 pm »
Just curious,
I am considering jumping into a business. What are you generally talking for a website. Say the range from low to high end.
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Re: Cheap & Easy Website?
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2010, 09:20:50 pm »
Just curious,
I am considering jumping into a business. What are you generally talking for a website. Say the range from low to high end.

Depend on what kind of website, what you want the website to do, how do you want to manage the website.
The lowest I do it for is 500$ for a small site ..... there is no upper range  ;D  ....with big, complex sites though I will get help and then have to share in the wealth of course.

 

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