Want to create a website, need help

01-28-2009, 01:17 PM

http://www.the-phil.com/viewtopic/46...-Web-Host.html

Great article on picking a host from someone who's made a fortune on web building and marketing. A good personal friend not just something I dug up.

For building the site planning what you want out of it, as some mentioned a blog is a free way and a good start as you can always grab a new host if you get a reader base and then have a site built.

King James · 01-28-2009, 01:22 PM

I have never made a website... but I believe dreamweaver is a nice program for it

madurolover · 01-28-2009, 01:26 PM

Actually Jim, Dreamweaver builds really sh!tty sites. The code is terrible and very bloated. If you want a static site you need a working knowledge of HTML and CSS.

If you want a site you can update regularly woth live content then a language such as PHP is a must. Or as suggested you can use something like Wordpress.

King James · 01-28-2009, 01:33 PM

hmmmm.... maybe stay away from dreamweaver then unless you are a seasoned web builder.... or maybe even stay away if that

madurolover · 01-28-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by King James

hmmmm.... maybe stay away from dreamweaver then unless you are a seasoned web builder.... or maybe even stay away if that

It is not a terrible tool if you understand HTML and CSS. It has a split view (where you see the page in part of the window and the code in the other part). I have used it in split view but I write my own code and use the other view to see how it affects the page.

gettysburgfreak · 01-28-2009, 02:06 PM

I set up a wordpress account, now I just need to figure out what to write about and figure out how to make it look cool. Thanks guys

01-28-2009, 01:17 PM	#1
Ace$nyper Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Want to create a website, need help http://www.the-phil.com/viewtopic/46...-Web-Host.html Great article on picking a host from someone who's made a fortune on web building and marketing. A good personal friend not just something I dug up. For building the site planning what you want out of it, as some mentioned a blog is a free way and a good start as you can always grab a new host if you get a reader base and then have a site built.

01-28-2009, 01:22 PM	#2
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01-28-2009, 01:26 PM	#3
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01-28-2009, 01:33 PM	#4
King James Regard Me! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jim Location: Dark Side Of The Moon Posts: 2,565 Trading: (2)	Re: Want to create a website, need help hmmmm.... maybe stay away from dreamweaver then unless you are a seasoned web builder.... or maybe even stay away if that __________________ Mob Herfin' Since 2006

01-28-2009, 02:06 PM	#6
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