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Molo

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I've had a domain registered for a few years now.

I'm finally thinking about using it.

Is there a free way that I can do this on my own?

Thanks for any replys!
 

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If your registrar is a somewhat decent one, they will have a free site builder tool as part of your online tools that came with your account. Otherwise there are plenty of free ones available on the net, but price reflects quality; don't expect to make something fancy.
 

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Most any word processor will save a page as html.
I've been using Frontpage, but I should start looking for new software.
It's getting old.

Hosting the page is the hard part.
You can find those for $4 a month and up.
http://webhostinggeeks.com/

I pay about $200 a month, mainly because of traffic.

If you name the first page in your directory

index.htm

It will show up by just typing in the domain name.
For example, my front page would be terrylove.com/index.htm
 

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Received "Idiot's guide to making web pages" years ago as a gift and learned HTML from it. I got into CSS, too. Pretty straight forward. Got very addictive but I have no desire for it anymore.
 

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I did my on website rather than hire someone so that I could modify it on a moments notice in response to the market / competition. I tried Dreamweaver (stay away from this) as it was too cumbersome to use but is the choice of the pros. I then tried Microsoft Frontpage and that was more user friendly (but it isn't easy). I suggest you buy the manual called Quick Steps. I use Godaddy for hosting and it costs about $3 / month. Be prepared to spend at least 20 - 40 hours building the site ... otherwise hire a pro.
 

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Thanks for the responses,

I registered with godaddy in 2006 until 2010. At this point I would be happy with 10 pictures and some text.
 

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Thanks for the responses,

I registered with godaddy in 2006 until 2010. At this point I would be happy with 10 pictures and some text.

Then you might as well do as Terry says and use MS word (or any word processor) and when you go to save, save as html.

Generally when you pay for a hosting service they will have some info on how their website is structured. I haven't gone this route much since when i need to host a web page or two, i just build a server and run web services on them.

I would assume they will give you a location where you can FTP files...at least my wife got that for a website she did. Then you ftp that webpage you created to the folder and any images. As long as the webpage (a file with the extension of .html or .htm) has the links to the pictures it should work.
 

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At this point I would be happy with 10 pictures and some text.

If you want really cheap and cheerful way and aren't too fussed about appearance, you can use Notepad. Paste the following example into Notepad and save it as index.html:

<HTML>
<BODY>
This is me doing something 1:
<br>
<img src=DSC00071.JPG>
<br>
This is me doing something 2:
<br>
<img src=DSC00072.JPG>
<br>
This is me doing something 3:
<br>
<img src=DSC00073.JPG>
<br>
This is me doing something 4:
<br>
<img src=DSC00074.JPG>
<br>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Replace the text with something more original and the image names with the ones you want to show. Copy and paste the repeating parts to add more images. Send both the index.html file and all the images to your server. Your ISP should be able to advise you.

As Terry mentioned, when someone goes to your domain URL, they'll see index.html which, in turn, will show some text and the images.

If the images are too big (dimension-wise) you can either reduce them before sending them to the server or tell the browser what size to use show them:

<img src=DSC00070.JPG width=100 height=50>

The <br> in the sample above is a line break. You have to use this code to deliberately create new lines. If you add them in Notepad simply by pressing Enter, it won't work.
 

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I did my own site for an online radio station using Joomla as my CMS, you can check it out at www.planetrfx.com The one for my plumbing company is www.A-archer.com


The PlanetRFX site is Joomla based which requires some knowledge to set up Joomla and lay out the template and modules you want to use. Things you need to know is PHP,CMS, and XML as well as HTML. The advantage is it is real easy to update and change. CMS stands for Content Management System it makes your site dynamic meaning it can change easily.

A-Archer web site is on WebPoint USA server, It is all HTML based and takes a bit of work to make changes. But it is easer to set up than the other one. Most hosting companies have web site builders that will help you set it up
 

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I've been using Frontpage for years
But its on its way out & I need something else
Using word & saving as an html is a great idea if you need just one page or a few pages
Most host sites will have their own software to build a site
The downside to most of these is that the site is not easily transferred to another host. Many of the site builders only work with that host site
GoDadday should have a sitebuilder
I use one & one as a host - they have software included to build a site
In addition many places offer 1-2 "free" domain names when you host your web-site with them
 

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Or you can try PHP xD
This is PHP from my bot :lol:
it hangs out in DeviantArt Messaging network (dAmn)
PHP:
<?php
/**
* Network and Command related functions.
*@author SubjectX52873M <SubjectX52873M@gmail.com>
*@copyright SubjectX52873M 2006
*@package Dante
*@license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU General Public License
*@version 0.8
*/
	/**
	*Command failed. 
	*@version 0.8
	*@return void
	*/
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			case "privs":
				if(!empty($config['bot']['RestrictedCommandMsg'])) {
					$txt=$config['bot']['RestrictedCommandMsg'];
					$txt=str_replace("{command}",$command,$txt);
					$txt=str_replace("{from}",$from,$txt);
					$dAmn->say($txt,$c);
				} else{ 
					if ($user->has($from,$config['access']['default']['errors'])) 
						$dAmn->say('You do not have the privs to access "'.$command.'".',$c);
				}
				break;
			case "badfoo":
				if(!empty($config['bot']['BadCommandMsg'])) {
					$txt=$config['bot']['BadCommandMsg'];
					$txt=str_replace("{command}",$command,$txt);
					$txt=str_replace("{from}",$from,$txt);
					$dAmn->say($txt,$c);
				} /*else {
					if ($user->has($from,$config['access']['default']['errors']))
						$dAmn->say("\"$command\" is not a valid command.",$c);
				}*/
				intmsg("Unknown command: \"$command\".");
				break;
			default:
				if ($user->has($from,$config['access']['default']['errors'])) 
					$dAmn->say("Something kinky happened to your command. :eyes:",$c);
				intmsg('Command Failure: '.$inputs);
				break;
		}
	}
 

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I started out with AOL years ago, learned to hate AOL altogether, went to Frontpage, then to Net Objects Fusion 5.0. Now I'm using Dreamweaver. The last three will get you a very nice website and will take some getting used to and a lot of reading of the help section. But with perserverance and some beer, you can get through it. Net Objects has it's own FTP software but be advised, don't try to send a lot that way. Just a file or two at time.

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