Putting up own website - where to turn?

[Wahine]

I'm in the same boat here. I just purchased my domain name from Go Daddy. Has anyone here used them for hosting? Comments?

[Irulan]

I've been using them for many years and have had no problems. Tech support is very good. I find the website very difficult to navigate. The prices seem reasonable to me, but they are always trying to upsell me. I just ignore that part I know some people don't like them becasue of sexism issues, but I don't know about that. Plus, I'm so locked in with all my various hosting plans on multiyear programs, now is not the time for me to shop for something new.
I use them for domain registration, hosting two websites, and a blog. I run all my email through them on my personal domains.

[Dogmama]

I will be using a local ISP that I've had for email for a very long time. I like the fact that they're local (I can actually go to their office!). They are extremely helpful in all matters. For example, they helped me set up my modem and get my internet working when I could get NO help from the phone company. I send them an email and receive a response in one hour. If you have any option like that, I'd highly recommend it. They really seem to care.

[Wahine]

Thanks Irulan!

I got some input from a friend yesterday, he does website management for a few people and he recommended godaddy and Wordpress as the way to go. He also recommended that I sign up for lynda.com for their video tutorials on all things computer-y. But that's another $25 per month. I think I'll try without first and see how I do.

I'm going to take the plunge this weekend and see what I can make happen.

[Wahine]

So, I started looking at themes on Wordpress and I feel like I have no clue what the heck. I need a Wordpress jargon 101 class or something. I'm sure I'll figure it out but I hate this stage of learning when it all seems like gobbleteegook.

[tulip]

So, I started looking at themes on Wordpress and I feel like I have no clue what the heck. I need a Wordpress jargon 101 class or something. I'm sure I'll figure it out but I hate this stage of learning when it all seems like gobbleteegook.

I find WordPress to be way more than I need, and the help sections aren't that helpful since they assume you know something about coding, which I have no interest in. I manage one website with Weebly and one with Wordpress, and frankly, the Weebly one is so much easier.

[Veronica]

We use Wordpress and GoDaddy. Thom could probably give you some advice since he set ours up. I don't find it difficult to post, when I bother to post.

Veronica

[shootingstar]

THis is for anyone reading who still would like to blog but wants to start off cheaply for "free" and especially if they just want a personal blog. or would like to have a blog for a non-profit organization.

If you have bought your own domain, you can still use the free Wordpress.com. If you don't buy your own blog wordpress.com domain, then the address will have wordpress embedded: http://cyclewriteblog.wordpress.com


Here's a recent article written why this expert blogger still chooses .com for her personal blogs. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2...s-com-hosting/ The blogger is a lead volunteer support person for the last few years on the wordpress.com support forums.

I have used both .org (self-hosted blogs) and .com versions (on wordpress.com host servers) of wordpress. There are key features in .com that would satisfy most bloggers for their personal needs and for one-person businesses that just needs a simple blog-website..if their own little business.

Previously I did not design any website but my career has required that I configure and roll out databases enterprise-wide over a network. I am not at the developer level but more of a super user that has designed screen and output reports, some simple coding for report design and only using corporate IT expertise when things break down or ensure I stay within corporate wide technical configurations.

Unless you buy CSS-on to customize .com blog, the "coding" in a wordpress.com is not that much/very little to know/write. Writing and posting a blog post with photos..is actually just a little more than posting....to TE forums. http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/...ur-first-post/

Look: this guy knits teddy bears as his own little business. His blog-website is truly on wordpress.com He began with not much: http://madmanknitting.wordpress.com He was profiled by wordpress.com and received hundreds of thousands of readers...his beginnings makes an interesting story.

[ny biker]

So a relative who is recently out of college needs to set up a website as part of his job-search efforts, and I've been asked to help. I can code but am not a designer or graphics person. I do a quick search for open source website software... WordPress looks interesting ... I think some TE folks have used WordPress, let me do a quick search.......

Seriously I think we have discussed pretty much everything on this forum, and it is so useful. You all are wonderful.

[shootingstar]

ny biker, my link goes to my blog in my signature in this forum. Wordpress.com has some free templates that mimic a simple website very easily. He should have something visual in terms of his byline, a graphic, etc.

[isetann]

just use wordpress or wix

[ny biker]

I ended up using Wix because it seemed easier to get something up and running quickly. It was pretty easy to modify one of their templates, though things didn't look quite right on smaller devices.

Since then I have played around a bit with Wordpress and plan to learn more about development with it.

[JJessie]

Good idea about choosing Wix. I used to have a few sites on Wix and one on Wordpress. Though I ended up with one WP website. Actually, both platforms are easy to modify, but Wordpress is a bit more versatile and offers more independence.

[Noah2141]

Good idea about choosing Wix. I used to have a few sites on Wix and one on Wordpress. Though I ended up with one WP website. Actually, both platforms are easy to modify, but Wordpress is a bit more versatile and offers more independence.

Yeah, and Wordpress is more flexible and contains lots of useful plugins. You should be good at SEO analysis as well.