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| Thread ID: 113876 | 2010-11-08 00:15:00 | getting a website on the web.... | symbian (16067) | Press F1 |
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| 1151014 | 2010-11-08 00:15:00 | hi all im a first time user of these forums so go easy lol ok so my sister in japan has a cake making buisness im the supposed techy of the family so she got in contact with me to design her a website now im no html code typing expert but i am pretty proficient with microsoft word which as i found out can be used to make simple websites. so i put something together for her and she likes it. my problem now is i dont understand the next step of how to get it all online like do i just find a hosting company and send it to them? she wants her own custom domain name and e-mail addres e.g hername@hercakes.com and just to make it more technical ive made the website in english which is what she wanted but she also wants a japanese version lol. is it best to just make another whole website that has been translated with a different domian name or are there other options? lots of info and heaps of questions i know so any help much appreciated thanks in advance!! |
symbian (16067) | ||
| 1151015 | 2010-11-08 00:22:00 | You will need to buy a domain name for the site and then look at the hosting, are you going to do the hosting from NZ or Japan? I would have pages in English and Japanese on the same site otherwise you have to pay for 2 lots of hosting. Welcome to PF1 |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1151016 | 2010-11-08 00:26:00 | OK, first off don't use Word to make websites. Sure you can but you will have problems. Second, learn some HTML. It's not hard if you keep it simple. Once you know what you're doing you can even use notepad to make websites ;) Third - you will need to find a host to host your website. You will also need to buy a domain name which you then point to the host. You then upload your website to the host's server. Since your knowledge is limited, I suggest you look into a CMS setup such as Joomla - all the hard work has been done for you all you need to do is type in test and add pictures (in a very basic way lol) Joomla will also help you with translation. |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 1151017 | 2010-11-08 00:30:00 | ok thanks for your advice. and cheers for the welcome wish i had come sooner :). ok so in regards to buying the domain name how do i go about that? is it a case of finding an online provider of such things or is that not how it works. sorry that is probably a very noob type question but i really am trying to get my head around it all. she wants a .com site so if this could be hosted out of japan or new zealand either is good. again is this how that works? and once i have got the domain name etc do i just get in touch with the person "hosting" the site send them the web pages ive designed and they just slap it all online??? ive gone through what ive designed and hyperlinked it etc sorry if im not making much sense as i said i dont have alot of knowledge in the getting it all online side of this thanks again |
symbian (16067) | ||
| 1151018 | 2010-11-08 00:31:00 | ok thanks alot soni ill look into that as well :) | symbian (16067) | ||
| 1151019 | 2010-11-08 01:19:00 | or look at something like Squarespace - bit dearer but takes all the coding out of it. If you go through one of the revision3.com TV shows - you can get 10% off your monthly charge.. Supposed to make maintaining a site really simple. |
psycik (12851) | ||
| 1151020 | 2010-11-08 04:58:00 | You could use a web themed template or wordpress blog platform for starters, or as mentioned some basic html editing. Plenty of tutorials and html editors online. Depends on how simple or complex the site design will be. Other factors to consider is SEO (search engine optimization), web site usability/site design, and local search/language factors and MSEO (searchengineland.com) (i.e. multilingual factors, if hosting in Japan). That is, need learn a bit to attract web site traffic, and to retain them on your site depending on the goal of the website (e.g. to teach, sign up, Sell products, etc). Here is a straight up site about basic SEO for learners (http://www.quickheed.com/), i.e. how to rank websites, assessing competition, keyword research, etc. |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1151021 | 2010-11-08 07:41:00 | man thanks heaps for all the great advice and ideas guys this has been a great help thanks | symbian (16067) | ||
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