free website

skater_kat

take that back, just seen there is code to remove it.

reckless00

skater_kat wrote: »

any suggestions for a paid route?

I would take a look around at different hosting providers to start off with.

I setup a friends online store not so long ago was easy, Purchased hosting from zigzaghosting.co.uk they offered the most features I needed like free domain name and free SSL Certificates which you need to secure the checking out part.

I used cpanel to 1 click install the Open source ecommerce (cubecart we decided to use)

and all we had to do then was add products to it and delivery. prices ect

nickj_2

google have a free website design - i can't get the link to work but if you search for gbbo.co.uk

it is for small business and you can set up paypal sales etc

JuniorDesigner

Weebly, great free site builder.

steve1980

nickj wrote: »

google have a free website design - i can't get the link to work but if you search for gbbo.co.uk

it is for small business and you can set up paypal sales etc

JuniorDesigner wrote: »

Weebly, great free site builder.

Both great for personal blogs etc but not for businesses.

JuniorDesigner

steve1980 wrote: »

Both great for personal blogs etc but not for businesses.

Could not disagree more im afraid!!:eek:

pitkin2020

JuniorDesigner wrote: »

Could not disagree more im afraid!!:eek:

Well you would disagree as it was your suggestion lol.

Weebly, wix, yolasite and plenty of other sites like that are limited, not very user friendly, usually lack any sort of decent SEO and usually have a basic set of templates meaning your site just looks like everyone elses. Those that include the hosting are unreliable which for a business isn't a great image to present.

bronzedg

Thanks for that i have managed to get a domain name & setup a website on weebly i understand this isnt great for a busy business but as i said at the minute its very experimental, i am looking at doing a special offer through my local newspaper to direct people to my webpage to get a few sales but i just wanted to check how many people would it hold without it crashing ? how many people would be too many with this type of hosting ? When do i know when to up my hosting & are you able to upgrade this on weebly ?
Thanks x

pitkin2020

Best of luck.

With regards to hosting it would depend on what the details are but if you get a couple hundred hits you hit your limits quite quickly. IF the site looks poor you won't turn those hits into sales so the time spent on the site will be wasted and the money on the advert will be wasted. Your free site could end up costing a small fortune.

Money saving BTW isn't always about spending the least.