How do I go about making a website?

tonynw

silkyuk9 wrote: »

Ive got an idea for a website but havent a clue where to start.

how do I make a website and get it on the net?

do i need some software, if so an easy to use one.

can i get some advise and help please.

What sort of site do you want ?? will it need payment options is it going to be a site that will be on line selling ??

tonynw

DVardysShadow

Hammyman wrote: »

And also knowing flash helps a fair bit too.

It is far from essential and for a beginner it is to be avoided. You can make a perfectly good website without it.

alexanderea44

DVardysShadow wrote: »

It is far from essential and for a beginner it is to be avoided. You can make a perfectly good website without it.

Yes I agree. Because there are lot of websites without flash. Flash sites are little hard to create and also they will take time to load.

spenderdave

Nobody has mentioned Kompozer (https://www.kompozer.net) which is the ideal package for someone who is starting and produces good code. Things like Dreamweaver are if you have oodles of money. And yes, avoid flash, it is irrelevant for basic sites.

alexanderea44

spenderdave wrote: »

Nobody has mentioned Kompozer (https://www.kompozer.net) which is the ideal package for someone who is starting and produces good code. Things like Dreamweaver are if you have oodles of money. And yes, avoid flash, it is irrelevant for basic sites.

Good to see Mozilla product which comes always free (open source)

robredz

DVardysShadow wrote: »

It is far from essential and for a beginner it is to be avoided. You can make a perfectly good website without it.

Flash in itself is contentious as it is a bandwidth hog, and not every system fully supports it

alexanderea44

robredz wrote: »

Flash in itself is contentious as it is a bandwidth hog, and not every system fully supports it

It is not the system it is the browser plugin or add-ons.

spud17

OP hasn't bothered to reply.

8 months ago I knew nothing, didn't have a clue where to even start.

I've now done a couple of simple sites from scratch, taught myself from a youtube video.

Admittedly they are only a couple of pages each along with a photo gallery using the brilliant (I think) Visual light box.

Bit of the basics of HTML, then tried Kompozer, but I've also learnt how to host from an old PC at home, so fully flexible.

Free templates from http://www.zymic.com/

danjourno

Its easier to use a company like 1&1 who will do everything for you and provide you with a website builder that you can use online. Nothing to download or install. It includes everything you need like hosting, email etc.

Some of their packages have 12 months free.

Search for "1and1" on Google. On their website, click on Web Hosting on the left hand side.
1and1 Home Package should be suitable which includes 12 pages. Technically, you could put thousands of pages on that package, but that package will only allow you to make 12 pages using the WebsiteBuilder service.

albert2011

First you need to have hosting space and domain name. After setting the domain the web page (html coding) needs to be uploaded on the hosting.