Need to create a website for dad - best place to start?

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  1. vvv123

    vvv123 Master Guru

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    Hi everyone, its been a while since I last logged in - mostly due to university and being away from home and my PC lol. Anyways, I hope you are all doing great. I am home for spring break and my dad has asked me to create a website for him. I really have no clue so I went straight to google. I found a bunch of different sites but I'm not sure which one I should go with. I was hoping some of you here would know since a lot of the gurus here are very tech savvy :)

    I just want to create a simple website for him, he just started up his own construction business so nothing too fancy.

    Thanks in advance! btw, I found this website called homestead on google and basically it lets me choose a template and add my own things to the website and it costs $5/month. Should I go with that or is there something better out there thats more suited for my needs.
     
  2. nhlkoho

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    A lot of ISPs offer free web hosting with your internet service. You should check to see if yours offers any first before paying anything extra.
     
  3. azezel1980

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    You can create website's using wordpress,it's free minus the hosting costs.
    Check youtube how to use wordpress,it's very simple!
     
  4. naike

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    Deltalux recommended this site quite a while ago.
    http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=338603

    Hmm, just checked that site out:

    Seems iWeb is here now:
    http://iweb.com/
     
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  5. vvv123

    vvv123 Master Guru

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    alright thanks guys. I still gotta do some more research on this it seems. I will give my ISP a call about the web hosting because I don't see anything pertaining to it on their website.
     
  6. vvv123

    vvv123 Master Guru

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    I called my ISP and they do not offer hosting...Also, according to this website (http://www.4creatingawebsite.com/choose_web_host.htm), act now domains and ipower are two very good hosting domains. Which one should I go with? They both have free website building tools but iPower has unlimited disk space, bandwidth and also comes with a free domain name. Keep in mind that this will be a simple website with a few pages of information and some images of my dad's previous work.

    ipower: http://www.ipower.com/ipower/web-hosting/unix-pro-plan.bml

    act now domains: http://www.securepaynet.net/hosting/web-hosting2.aspx?ci=1783&prog_id=ActNowDomains

    I was leaning towards iPower due to a better overall package but I just want an opinion from someone who knows more about this stuff than I do. Thanks.
     
  7. Extraordinary

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    Don't know about Canada, but in the UK you can use people like 123reg << link

    They let you buy your domain name (Website address) and host the site and have website builders all in one place for like £2.49 p/m
     
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    Well, 123reg hosting is quite similar to the ones I posted, so I presume I am heading in the right direction right? Should I go ahead and get one of those?
     
  9. Year

    Year Ancient Guru

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    make it a pr0n website and i'll be your first visitor/subscriber. :D



    /jk
     
  10. Jae-So

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    yup wordpress is great for this
     

  11. vvv123

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    lol sounds like a plan! I'll have a secret section on there just for you.

    gotcha thanks. Regarding the disk space, how much do you guys think I will need? It'll only have text/bunch of images and MAYBE a couple of videos.
     
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  12. eat@joes

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    When I've had small business sites setup I've always put them on Dreamhost. It's $8.95 a month and you get unlimited space. They have lots of 1 click install options in their portal as well which would make it super quick for you to get something rolling. You can also host multiple sites under 1 shared hosting account if you are so inclined.

    http://dreamhost.com/web-hosting/

    This one has been the most reliable for me in terms of cheap shared hosting.
     
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    I can personally recommend this site:

    http://www.squarespace.com/
     

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