How to create a website?

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carrot_cake
carrot_cake Posts: 234 Forumite
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Hi all


I'm after some advice please. My OH is a sole trader and wants to create a website for his business. It doesn't have to be anything fancy and he wants to do it as cheaply as possible.


All he is really after is a front page advertising his business and maybe a couple of sections for a gallery and reviews.


Could anyone advise us as to how to go about this please or recommend someone?


Thank you.
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,322 Forumite
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    Wix.com

    123reg.co.uk

    Godaddy.com

    Etc

    They all do free basic sites with a domain
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  • carrot_cake
    carrot_cake Posts: 234 Forumite
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    Thank you very much for the above suggestions.


    Could you recommend any companies who would actually create the website, neither myself or the OH would have a clue?!


    Thanks.
  • Jargon
    Jargon Posts: 3 Newbie
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    If you only build simple site, you can consider asphostportal.com. As I know, their lowest plan comes with only $2.00/month. It is very cheap.... They are also reliable and I have good experience with them
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,322 Forumite
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    Wix use templates , you just choose the style and put in your text , it's easy
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    Don't forget to make yourself a facebook page too
  • Birdtables
    Birdtables Posts: 1 Newbie
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    Hi Carrot Cake
    I'd recommend Wordpress. They do free websites; all the free ones are a bit of a struggle to understand, but very satisfying when you do eventually! It's like solving a puzzle.
    Apparently Google's search engine prefers Wordpress websites, you'll get higher up the rankings for your search terms than if you have a Wix or other website builder site.
  • Tanarif
    Tanarif Posts: 50 Forumite
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    How much is cheap? I know a couple of freelancers but we're talking more than £150 you see.
    Drop me a private message if over £150 is still okay.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,102 Community Admin
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    Hi

    5GBfor Free

    Also the templates thing is very very good.

    A coupla builders you can play with are Blue Griffin and Komposer.

    I hope this doesn't get me banned for pinching / breaching copyright.

    If you right click your mouse on almost any web page you get a menu that says "View Page Source" and an example is below.

    Find a simple site you simply like and...
    Copy and paste, then view, then modify in Kompozer, then break etc etc. Endless fun for hours.

    Childishly simple...
    HTML Tutorial - W3Schools






    <!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml&quot; dir="ltr" lang="en"> <head> <!-- Facebook Specific OG Tags --> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="362661723751584" /> <meta property="og:title" content=" How to create a website? - MoneySavingExpert.com Forums" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Money Saving Expert: Credit Cards, Shopping, Bank Charges, Cheap Flights and more" /> <meta property="og:type" content="website"/> <meta property="og:image" content="http://static.moneysavingexpert.com/images/mseshareimage.jpg&quot; /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="MoneySavingExpert.com Forums" /> <!-- / Facebook Specific OG Tags --> <meta name="styleid" content="25" /> <meta name="forum_version" content="2" /> <meta name="userid" content="2311384" /><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"> <META HTTP-equiv="Expires" CONTENT="-1"> <meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" CONTENT="no-cache"> <meta http-equiv="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" /> <link rel="image_src" href="http://images2.moneysavingexpert.com/images/template/avatar.gif" /> <meta name="keywords" content=" How to create a website?, vbulletin,forum,bbs,discussion,jelsoft,bulletin board,money saving,martin lewis,shopping,save money,insurance,holiday,flight,flight checker,call checker" /> <meta name="description" content=" How to create a website? Techie Stuff" />
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    Speaking of copyright, in creating some branding by incorporating images from the web, how do you ensure you are not infringing any copyright?

    There are so many legalities to be aware of, it would be great if this info could be found in one place - eg a function / price comparison table of each provider to make the right selection from the outset. I'd also like to know how simple it might be to change from one host to another and retain your IP.

    Eta: just found WhoIsHostingThis?
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

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  • Lambyr
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    VfM4meplse wrote: »
    Speaking of copyright, in creating some branding by incorporating images from the web, how do you ensure you are not infringing any copyright?

    There are several image libraries that you can get free images from that can be used for commercial purposes without attribution.

    Pixabay is one such place. You don't get the selection you would with somewhere like Shutterstock where you buy licences to use images, but for a small business there's enough of a selection for most industries.
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