Help Website Builder Programme For Beginners

-MRS_T-

Hello

I am currently looking to build my own website for my dads small company.

I did pay a guy £500 to do one but it really was awful. Anyway I am currently using 123 reg website builder but I am not finding it that easy, I have managed to upload one just now but I cant figure out how to add sub domains or a contact form on the contact page.

So I am on the lookout for a better easier programme to use.

Do you know of any cheap/semi cheap ones out there for beginners.

I do not have any knowledge of html at all.

I would appreciate any help

Thanks

Farway

Pop into your library and borrow "Build your own web site" from Haynes, the car repair people

ISBN 978 1 84425 668 7

Or Google it

They use Net Objects 8 [free, but can be customised]

The book does not require HTML, but does have a section about it

-MRS_T-

Farway wrote: »

Pop into your library and borrow "Build your own web site" from Haynes, the car repair people

ISBN 978 1 84425 668 7

Or Google it

They use Net Objects 8 [free, but can be customised]

The book does not require HTML, but does have a section about it

Thank you I will have a look at the book and the website.

steve1980

Use Wordpress, it's a brilliant content management system.

plumface

steve1980 wrote: »

Use Wordpress, it's a brilliant content management system.

I second that.:T
Its not a 'program' you download and install,it has to be hosted but seeing as you have a 123 account it should be no problem.
Get wordpress,it is so much better and quite easy to use with loads of add ons and free templates etc.

-MRS_T-

steve1980 wrote: »

Use Wordpress, it's a brilliant content management system.

plumface wrote: »

I second that.:T
Its not a 'program' you download and install,it has to be hosted but seeing as you have a 123 account it should be no problem.
Get wordpress,it is so much better and quite easy to use with loads of add ons and free templates etc.

Thank you both I will check that one out also.

Its really draining all this I feel as If all I do is read and try to find out how to go about this and I am not getting much further forward.

tombruton87

where is this site you paid £500 for if it really is bad id look at getting your money back. Also use w3schools to learn html. wordpress can be awsome but you really do need a designer to get it to look good.

-MRS_T-

tombruton87 wrote: »

where is this site you paid £500 for if it really is bad id look at getting your money back. Also use w3schools to learn html. wordpress can be awsome but you really do need a designer to get it to look good.

it was a guy off ebay he designed all our logo and business cards letterheads. he was really nice friendly helpful and I was really pleased with the stationery, but the website I was not so pleased. i didnt really complain too much as I didnt see the point. it was so basic a site that I thought he obviouly isnt capable of doing what I wanted so I just put it down to experience.

hence I would like to try and do one myself as I need to be able to update the content on a regular basis

-MRS_T-

ive already downloaded wordpress this afternoon, i dont know if I am missing something but its just a folder in documents with lots of files in it, im not sure if ive done something wrong but I cant see an actual programme that I open

steve1980

You need hosting to go with it!

I've pm'd you a link so you can have a play with Wordpress.

tombruton87

-MRS_T- wrote: »

it was a guy off ebay he designed all our logo and business cards letterheads. he was really nice friendly helpful and I was really pleased with the stationery, but the website I was not so pleased. i didnt really complain too much as I didnt see the point. it was so basic a site that I thought he obviouly isnt capable of doing what I wanted so I just put it down to experience.

hence I would like to try and do one myself as I need to be able to update the content on a regular basis

Wordpress is an option hosting will cost you 3 or 4 quid a month to get somthing basic. Id allways reccomend using a local web designer and have a look though there portfolio and see if you like the sort of things they produce. have you got a link to the site they made for you. unfortantly alot of people make promises they cant deliver on. Did you have a written contract with this guy?