how to create a website???

[Zidane]

i dont know if this is where i can ask a question like that. but i even bought those "learn html,and create a web site in 7 days" books but none of it helped i still cant make a website. also where can i build a website for free. i'd like to know?

[cracked]

if u r looking for a place online to have your website for free, look at http://www.thefreesite.com they have a large listing of free webspace providers.

if you are looking for how to do the html, those books should have helped. an alternative to html coding, is use a site builder found on many free providers sites(like geocities). or you can pay money and use a program like frontpage or dreamweaver.

drew

[Zidane]

i even got the cd with one of those books (its kinda old though,it included "The NEW internet explorer 3.0)

[Bill in SD, CA]

This site gives you some online excersises:

Page Tutor

This site offers a good free HTML editor you can use:

WebFoot

And of course you'll need a basic FTP program:

HiSoftware Simple FTP

Many ISPs offer free web space with your account. Here at Cox, I have 7 email accounts with 10MB webspace each.

HTH,
Bill

[MegalosSkylaki]

So if one were to create a Website using , say, Frontpage, would one need to convert a Computer to a 24/7 or use a Webspace provider?

If it gets say 50 hits a day, would it cost money and also, what happens when people complain of controversial content or somebody wants to flood the site with junk, maybe maliciously.

Would the Provider be apt to drop it?

Just wondering fer future reference..

DOOG

[U-96]

If you already have an internet connection, there's a good chance your ISP offers free webspace and often generous bandwidth. Best to check them out first

[Bill in SD, CA]

Most ISPs' webspace is for personal use. ie family photos etc. If your looking to use it commercially, then if the bandwith gets out of hand you'll probably get shutdown. They do, however, look the other way especially with "small" business. Real estate agents, insurance agents, etc. I used one of my sites for coupons for my dry cleaning store. If your planning on doing ecommerce, you'll more than likely going to have to go dot.com.

My 100th. post!!

Bill

[OuTpaTienT]

Originally posted by MegalosSkylaki
So if one were to create a Website using , say, Frontpage, would one need to convert a Computer to a 24/7 or use a Webspace provider?

If you are host the website directly on your computer, then yes you'd want that computer to be up 24/7. But generally there's not a reason for you to need to host your site. 99% of ISPs give you at least a small amount of web space that can be used to host your site.

If it gets say 50 hits a day, would it cost money and also, what happens when people complain of controversial content or somebody wants to flood the site with junk, maybe maliciously.

Would the Provider be apt to drop it?

Just wondering fer future reference..

50 hits a day is nothing. 1500 hits a day is a little more likely to draw attention. But what really matters is the amount of bandwidth used by your visitors. And the bandwidth they use will be dependant on your site's content. If you got nothing but text there, then you could maybe take 5000 hits a day and get by. Or if your site has a mega image gallery full of dozens of high resolution true color images...then most likely your visitors are going to being eating up bandwidth like it was candy. In this case maybe only a few hundred hits a day may bring the "extra fees" down on you. I suggest you talk to your ISP and try to get some specifics.

If people complain about your content...well it's going to depend on what that content is and how eager your ISP is to stop it. If you content is in any way illegal or violates the terms of your contract with your ISP, then one single complaint could do ya in. Maybe even no complaint, they might stumble upon it themselves. But in almost all cases they will give a warning and instruct you to remove the site before they have to do it for you.

If you content is perfectly legal and ok by the terms of the contract, but maybe some people just ojbect to it...well it'll probably take a truckload of complaints before they take give in and ask you to do something about it. Or they may be wimps and cave in early...who knows.


Flood the site with junk? I'm not sure what you're talking about...or how that would happen. Your ISP should have no problem keeping the site fairly secure and only allowing access to the site to authorized personel (ie, them & you). So no one gonna have much of a chance to flood the site with anything.

A provider can always drop you if they wish. In almost all cases however if they do intend to let you go they are usually decent enough to give you fair waring.

Unless of course you're involved in some really ugly and illegal practices, then you might very well be shut down with no prior notice. You might also be getting a knocking on your door. Just ask Mr. Pete Townshend.

[OuTpaTienT]

Originally posted by Bill in SD, CA
Most ISPs' webspace is for personal use. ie family photos etc. If your looking to use it commercially, then if the bandwith gets out of hand you'll probably get shutdown. They do, however, look the other way especially with "small" business. Real estate agents, insurance agents, etc. I used one of my sites for coupons for my dry cleaning store. If your planning on doing ecommerce, you'll more than likely going to have to go dot.com.

My 100th. post!!

Bill

This is really going to vary greatly amongst the ISPs. I know with my cable provider ATTBI they openly invite us to run a small business from our web pages. Naturally they start charging for used bandwidth if the business grows to such a level that it's using massive amounts of throughput. But that limit is pretty high. All in all they are very lenient with this policy.

[Tazman]

Bill - good linkage on that page tudor . Really simple and I did it for the first time in about 5 minutes. Kewl. Now back to the things I'm supposed to be doing.

Mike