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Hi Looking at setting up a website. Collection of portraits pictures for now but may be others to follow.

Just wanted to no how people setup there websites if you dont mind. Do you use online templates and their hosting service. Or do you use software and do it yourself then find somewhere to host it.

I have already got the domain name

Many thanks
 
I have my own domain for my sites (non photo related) and use sitespinner to build them. Its ok and is sort of a halfway house regarding software. You could go and use something like dreamweaver if you have the patience to learn it. There are plenty of other options out there including the all in one type affairs like wix, clicpix and yola. These sites can be great and you can build a good looking website quickly. Personal i'm not a fan of those type of sites as they tend to be flash based and if you intend to run more than one site can start to get costly when compared with normal hosting.
Wordpress is something i'm looking at now and it is looking quite good, you can build it yourself or use templates.
Like I said it really depends on your final needs. Good luck its a minefield lol
 
snapsnap said:
Hi Looking at setting up a website. Collection of portraits pictures for now but may be others to follow.

Just wanted to no how people setup there websites if you dont mind. Do you use online templates and their hosting service. Or do you use software and do it yourself then find somewhere to host it.

I have already got the domain name

Many thanks
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Personally I've always found it much easier to hand code because programs like Dreamweaver (apart from being very expensive) generally produce very large amounts of code.

Also learning to use such programs can be quite a steep learning curve whereas learning XHTML and CSS, although also needing quite a bit of learning, can give you a much better grasp of the coding.

And there are plenty of HTML, XHTML and CSS tutorials on line - and they're FREE.

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petersmart said:
Personally I've always found it much easier to hand code because programs like Dreamweaver (apart from being very expensive) generally produce very large amounts of code.

Also learning to use such programs can be quite a steep learning curve whereas learning XHTML and CSS, although also needing quite a bit of learning, can give you a much better grasp of the coding.

And there are plenty of HTML, XHTML and CSS tutorials on line - and they're FREE.

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bang on .. i learnt it pre WYSIWYG era ..if you wanted a website it was notepad or nothing :)
 
Hi Dan

I just use the webs.com for my little site. It allows plenty of scope to change the templates to different styles etc whilst allowing for blogging and a host of other things. Best of all, it's very easy to use and the site is free :clap: although you can upgrade for an annual cost.

I've sure you'll be able to use your own domain name with them as well.

Di
 
if your looking for a good book on HTML, XHTML and CSS then i recomend "Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML" its an excellent book that will ake you through everything from starting out to validating your code, its what i used to get me through my first year of university.
 
I bought a domain and got it added to my mum's hosting package. I installed Wordpress which I use as a CMS. Then I found a theme I liked to display my photos (it cost about £20 I think, but there are many free themes available too).
 
I use Rapidweaver for mine, with a theme I purchased from a developer. :thumbs:

When I was looking to set up the site, I wanted the flexibility to add code etc to customize the site, but didn't want the hassle of learning something like Dreamweaver. Rapidweaver is a great 'in-between' program.

I host my site on my Apple MobileMe account.
 
Personally I think you should learn yourself. Out of the box websites are a pet hate of mine. Get yourself Dreamweaver and start creating your own. You will be much more impressed when it is your own work. As above, start off with HTML, XHTML & CSS. If you can, throw some JS into the mix. If JS is beyond you then go for a package like jQuery etc, there are plenty of plugins out there for that.

Hosting is a cheap venture these days so you wont have a problem with that.
 
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