Setting up your own web site

[Jaz34]

Hi guys,

Looking to set up and design my own web site. Can anyone give me tips and advice etc and the best way to do it.

Thanks.

Jaz34

[JamieBeeston]

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=95&t=120226

Just sorted out another PH'r with a Virtual Dedicated Server... sounds like you want somthing along the same lines.

Feel free to mail via profile if you want any more info.

[Jaz34]

Thanks Jamie,

Is it an easy site to make my own pages and insert photo's etc.

Jaz

[JamieBeeston]

Jaz34 said:

Thanks Jamie, Is it an easy site to make my own pages and insert photo's etc. Jaz

Its easy to make, super easy, just takes time and effort to make well.

<img src="yourpicture.jpg">

is all you need to put a picture online.

Tho, the VDS Pro comes with an online image galley application anyway, to make it even easier

[Muncher]

If you don't want to spend that much money, I offer virtual hosting (on Jamie's servers) for less £££.

[simpo two]

Jaz34 said:

Hi guys, Looking to set up and design my own web site. Can anyone give me tips and advice etc and the best way to do it. Thanks. Jaz34

Hosting salesmen aside, nobody seems to be answering your question! As someone who was in exactly your position a couple of years ago, I played with MS FrontPage which comes with MS Office. Clever folk and HTML purists scorn it but it works for me, eg www.blokewithacamera.co.uk.
So you make the complete web in a folder in your PC, then you need some space (that's where Jamie etc come in; I use 123-reg), then you need FTP software to get the stuff up the pipe into that space. I use CuteFTP.

HTH

[Muncher]

www.muncher.org.uk

My personal site, (very) simple menu and some image galleries which are automatically generated by Express Thumbnail Creator, so yes, very easy.

[Plotloss]

Dreamweaver MX

It makes everything so easy.

[JamieBeeston]

simpo two said:

Hosting salesmen aside, nobody seems to be answering your question!

Cheeky.

The reason for posting the link was the same question was asked, which package to use, which is the best, dReamweaver or Frontpage, wheres best to buy the package from etc

[SDK]

The hosting vultures have landed

Seriously though - I use Register1 VDS Pro web hosting and to date the service has been excellent.

[pmanson]

I use www.xsession.com