Koolblue13 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I've been talking with some people and checking out some different website making sites. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm a complete noob with this kind of thing. I've checked the google site, but the page looks childish. Can anyone give me any tips or suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 What type of site? What is your goal? Here's mine. It was pretty easy to set up though I think it is far from the best site you will probably see on the web. www.andrewhiller.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 That's pretty good Burg. Did you use a specific site? https://sites.google.com/site/pawsitivibes/ I helped make this one, but I want to take it down. There was another one. A woman helped me make it, but I didn't like it and she just started sending me crazy bills that we never agreed on. She's an insane friend. KInd of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I primarily used something called eHost and their web building tools. There were a couple of things that frustrated me which probably won't impact you. You can download graphics to your heart's content, but you can't really download audio. That means that any radio pieces I wanted to archive there needed to be hosted on a different site (Youtube, PRX, etc.) So, if you have a ton of audio or video that you want to exclusively host on your site that may be problematic. Also, I had difficulty getting the email to work properly. I think it does now, but am not wholly sure. I've done some tests and they seem to work after a very long delay, but you only know what you get... not what you don't. I did make the mistake of having the web builder and the domain owned by different companies. Not to hard, but it's probably better if it's one and the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I've heard wix.com isn't bad and it's free i believe. Cookie cutter but that's what you'd want probably if you're new to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 The one thing to keep an eye on is what you eventually want out of the website. Some have limits which are hard to work around when you try to expand. I've heard decent things about WIX too, but thought they were a pay site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 The one thing to keep an eye on is what you eventually want out of the website. Some have limits which are hard to work around when you try to expand. I've heard decent things about WIX too, but thought they were a pay site? I think they have a free version and a paid version. But I'm not really sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 I think they have a free version and a paid version. But I'm not really sure. I've heard that site is pretty good. This **** is frustrating. I'd rather go fix the cylinder gasket on my truck or play with my dogs or work on my menu, but I have to get through this. I need to learn. Also, you'll get a kick out of this. The crazy lady who helped me with one, she hyjacked it, by putting Sarah McGlocklin music on the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I made this site in a weekend www.team-metro.org But the platform has site building tools built into it that made it pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Also, you'll get a kick out of this. The crazy lady who helped me with one, she hyjacked it, by putting Sarah McGlocklin music on the page. It's a for profit site (business site) be esp. careful of that. For the most part no one will care if you use a snippet of music, but at some point you may get a nasty letter about royalties and licencing fees from ASCAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 I think I need to take some kind of class first. This **** is so frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 You can find somebody to build a site for you on craigslist and its not that expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 You can find somebody to build a site for you on craigslist and its not that expensive. I need to learn. I have to be able to constantly change it around and not **** everything up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Oh. Try Wix. If you're not comfortable with that after screwing around with it for a weekend, think about taking a class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 I would definitely take a class. I think I'm taking a break for today and replacing my brakes for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwhich Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 WordPress is your best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 I can't even make a ****ing logo Anyone know of any classes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Do you have a design? What I do is design it in Photoshop or even draw it and then just plop it in and link it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I can't even make a ****ing logo Anyone know of any classes? I can't design a logo. I can find somebody to do it for me for free though.You gotta let me know what your site is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grhqofb5 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Yahoo has a business portal thing you can use that is pretty helpful. You can register a domain through yahoo, and then build the site. I think you can also register a domain, then take it to yahoo and use their website building feature. Yahoo gives you some addition features too like monitoring the number of hits you have each day/week/month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 I can't design a logo. I can find somebody to do it for me for free though. You gotta let me know what your site is all about. Dog training and rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why am I Mr. Pink? Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 As the de facto SEO digital marketing person for the small firm I work for ... if this is going to be a site used to attract potential new clients/customers, you need to hire someone who is google certified to do you coding. Google is very particular on what the want to maximize your visibility and the constantly change the rules. If your coding is wrong, you will not be visible. Creating your own website and hosting it through go daddy or something like that is the equivalent of putting up a billboard in the middle of the woods. Maybe every now and then someone lost or wandering might stumble upon it. If you are going to create your own site and host it for advertising purposes but dont want to hire an outside firm to do all the work (1-2k/mos) then I suggest doing pay-per-click campaigns. You pay for placement but at least you will be above the fold and can control how your budget is spent. Im finding that no matter what you do, the return on investment is underwhelming. We got the same results from a 48k per year company as a 12k per year company. pay per click is the only thing that I actually tripled my investment in, If the site is not going to be used to advertise on the internet and attract PNCs, please do not consider what I just typed. Good luck. If you are not a tech savy guy like me, it is a very frustrating experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwhich Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 With wordpress you just build or buy a them you like.If you aren't super anal retentive about every detail it's a great way to get a professional looking site and you just change the text. Example of purchase: http://themeforest.net/item/pet-rescue-animals-shelter-charity-wp-theme/9347370 Live demo: http://themes.cmsmasters.net/?theme=pet-rescue Here are other themes from another company: http://siteturner.com/best-wordpress-pet-and-animal-related-themes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 With wordpress you just build or buy a them you like. If you aren't super anal retentive about every detail it's a great way to get a professional looking site and you just change the text. Example of purchase: http://themeforest.net/item/pet-rescue-animals-shelter-charity-wp-theme/9347370 Live demo: http://themes.cmsmasters.net/?theme=pet-rescue Here are other themes from another company: http://siteturner.com/best-wordpress-pet-and-animal-related-themes/ That second one is pretty close to what I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Wordpress is easy and most of it is free.. you CAN buy themes.. but with so many free ones available at www.wordpress.org chances are high you will find one you like without spending a dime. (.ORG.. there's a lot of .com sites.. but .org is free.) Plug ins as well, (widgets, they call them). there are thousands of free ones on wordpress.org, easily installed. Simply ask yourself what you want the site to do, and there is likely a plug in ready to use. I build sites for people all the time, and while i know how to write on my own, I have almost exclusively moved to wordpress for most of the clients i serve. The reason why is I can teach even a noob how to use it relatively quickly, and then they have control of their own website. for simple sites, there's nothing better. You need a domain name, obviously, and a host. I use and recommend hostgator.com .. if you haven't got the domqain yet, buy it through them and upgrade it to a hosting package. (the smallest package is typically enough. less than ten bucks a month. Domain likely will be about 35.00 per year to renew.) The best thing about building with Wordpress is if you get stuck, simply google your question and you'll get answers. typically there is a 2 minute video on youtube explaining it exactly. If you have the question, so have thousands of others. it is easy to maintain, easy to update, but, if it is a little over your head, I have actually seen some halfway decent looking Wix sites. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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