Building own website

[Atticus808]

Originally Posted by userjack6880

Suggestion that hasn't really been made, but steer clear of GoDaddy. They aren't all too good, and are targeted often for attacks. I manage a site that is run on GoDaddy, and it's less than stellar.

Personally, I use Namecheap for my domain hosting and Quickpacket (originally ZenSix, which was later bought out), but they're not high-volume. I plan on eventually getting a Linode VPS, but that's much more technical than just throwing up a site.

Do some shopping. Find out what your needs are. See if you can do something yourself, or if you need to pay somebody. Site builder services are pretty terrible for anything beyond a personal website. You really need something you control, especially if you want to eventually sell stuff.

http://www.reddit.com/r/webhosting might be a good place to find out what host might fit you best.

interesting. good to know. stupid TV ads!

Originally Posted by Soclose09

What all are you trying to get out of this site, something that I've personally used when creating a website from scratch was dreamweaver, it's much easier than sitting there and using html scripts and you can create multiple pages and link it to your main page. All you would have to do in the end is to copy your script and upload it to the web host.

i was actually looking into Dreamweaver. how do you like it?

[n2oinferno]

uh... I use notepad

It's been forever since I built a site, lol. Web design was my major but after one year I axed that and went with Cisco networking instead.

GoDaddy.. meh.

I had the same request from a family member not too long ago. "I want to start my own site to sell things!" She was selling self-made things... I told her sign up and sell through Etsy instead. A web site is fine and all, but there's a lot more to it than building a site and getting a checkout in place so people can buy stuff.

[Atticus808]

Originally Posted by n2oinferno

uh... I use notepad

It's been forever since I built a site, lol. Web design was my major but after one year I axed that and went with Cisco networking instead.

GoDaddy.. meh.

I had the same request from a family member not too long ago. "I want to start my own site to sell things!" She was selling self-made things... I told her sign up and sell through Etsy instead. A web site is fine and all, but there's a lot more to it than building a site and getting a checkout in place so people can buy stuff.

and how did that go for her?

[userjack6880]

Originally Posted by Atticus808

i was actually looking into Dreamweaver. how do you like it?

No bueno. As somebody else mentioned, I use [insert flatfile editor here] (personally, vim on a linux box). It's the best way to get exactly what you want without fluff... but it's also very technical. Borderline programming. But not really.

[Soclose09]

Originally Posted by Atticus808

interesting. good to know. stupid TV ads!



i was actually looking into Dreamweaver. how do you like it?

I love using dreamweaver; I used it all the time back when I was in college and when I was home but now I rarely use it in the Army so my skills might be a little rusty

[n2oinferno]

Originally Posted by Atticus808

and how did that go for her?

Honestly couldn't tell you. She hasn't brought it up again and I think the idea was abandoned. I do know two personal friends of mine that sell through Etsy though. Never heard any complaints about it, but never pried for information either.