Creating a website for dummies?

[HurricaneHeather]

I am thinking of getting a website started soon but know absolutely nothing about it.

I found the domain I want and it is open, but after I buy it, then what? Are there websites that you can get generic backgrounds and styles and such?

I don't need anything fancy, just something to display images and text and if possible set up so people can do paypal.

Help?

[Trip]

do you have the server space already?
You have to purchase that as well

if you want to do it yourself check out joomla, pixie, or wordpress

[MissHell]

We use homestead.com - but it's a pay site. It started free, which is why I went with them to begin with. Very easy to use.

[Flexin]

I would pay for your domain name asap. I had one I wanted to use for my business and I checked a few times to make sure it was still available. When I went to get it someone bought it and made one of those fake looking search sites. Seems like someone is using domains that have been searched before.

James

[canibeyou]

We use homestead.com - but it's a pay site. It started free, which is why I went with them to begin with. Very easy to use.


That's who I use. Costs me $5 a month to have my site up there. Free to create it, $5 to have 'em host it. I bought my name from GoDaddy for $9 and they simply masked it for me for free.

[HurricaneHeather]

Okay sweet. Thanks for the info. I guess I needed to know how to host it and it looks like homestead does that. :dthumb:

Cee, do you have the option have people pay on your site?