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Hi there i am thinking of doing making my own website. Which is the best place to start making my website and which software do i used to create my own website with? Also i want my website to be a free hosting one not the one where you have to paid like every month. Thanks for reading this i hope to here from you soon.
There alot of free ones going down the drain, but I use T35 and they work very well. The only draw back is they only let you upload files that are certain sizes. Look through the site for more specifics.
As for software, I use Cute FTP to upload my files and PSP7 and Adobe 6.0 for my layouts.
This is only my 2 cents. Best thing to do is test things out, like programs and such. You'll find something you can work with.
well use the Macromedia pruducts family for web design.
and take a look here for free hosting.
the ftp client is up to you
Dreamweaver is a very powerful WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, but I don't recommend it for newbies. FrontPage blows, but you should start with that. It's best to learn HTML (and JavaScript, PHP, etc.) though, you can have the basics down in an hour.
For graphics, use GIMP, Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, 3DStudio Max, Lightwave, or Xara3D.
agreed,except for frontpage, i started with dreamweaver with an introduction of an html tutorial and i did well
i use frontpage cuz im lazy, and i am hosted with 1and1.com. thought im not sure if they have a free service, but you could check
1&1 is not free anymore.
Free hosts directory
if u have never made a site then get a template and then edit the html codes with dreamweaver.
i started with the crappy geocities then i went to templates and then got stuff of other sites like shoutbox and added it to mine.
host it at www.myimages.fourvalve.com good place but now and then ur site will go down dont know y but mine did some i got a m8 to host it using there ftp.
u can't host a website on a ftp mike :lol:Quote:
Originally posted by gungrave@16 March 2004 - 14:59
if u have never made a site then get a template and then edit the html codes with dreamweaver.
i started with the crappy geocities then i went to templates and then got stuff of other sites like shoutbox and added it to mine.
host it at www.myimages.fourvalve.com good place but now and then ur site will go down dont know y but mine did some i got a m8 to host it using there ftp.
u can't host a website on a ftp mike :lol: [/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by Marius24+16 March 2004 - 16:55--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Marius24 @ 16 March 2004 - 16:55)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-gungrave@16 March 2004 - 14:59
if u have never made a site then get a template and then edit the html codes with dreamweaver.
i started with the crappy geocities then i went to templates and then got stuff of other sites like shoutbox and added it to mine.
host it at www.myimages.fourvalve.com good place but now and then ur site will go down dont know y but mine did some i got a m8 to host it using there ftp.
:unsure: well my site is :P
i loggin just like i wuold for ur pc and then i coppy and past the files to the ftp thing and then i get the url and thats it :P
:unsure: well my site is :PQuote:
Originally posted by gungrave+16 March 2004 - 16:29--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (gungrave @ 16 March 2004 - 16:29)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Quote:
Originally posted by Marius24@16 March 2004 - 16:55
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@16 March 2004 - 14:59
if u have never made a site then get a template and then edit the html codes with dreamweaver.
i started with the crappy geocities then i went to templates and then got stuff of other sites like shoutbox and added it to mine.
host it at www.myimages.fourvalve.com good place but now and then ur site will go down dont know y but mine did some i got a m8 to host it using there ftp.
u can't host a website on a ftp mike :lol:
i loggin just like i wuold for ur pc and then i coppy and past the files to the ftp thing and then i get the url and thats it :P [/b][/quote]
yea a few web servers have that. You upload your files over FTP. but the site is not FTP
yea a few web servers have that. You upload your files over FTP. but the site is not FTP [/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by Marius24+16 March 2004 - 12:22--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Marius24 @ 16 March 2004 - 12:22)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Quote:
Originally posted by gungrave@16 March 2004 - 16:29
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Originally posted by Marius24@16 March 2004 - 16:55
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@16 March 2004 - 14:59
if u have never made a site then get a template and then edit the html codes with dreamweaver.
i started with the crappy geocities then i went to templates and then got stuff of other sites like shoutbox and added it to mine.
host it at www.myimages.fourvalve.com good place but now and then ur site will go down dont know y but mine did some i got a m8 to host it using there ftp.
u can't host a website on a ftp mike :lol:
:unsure: well my site is :P
i loggin just like i wuold for ur pc and then i coppy and past the files to the ftp thing and then i get the url and thats it :P
:lol: :lol:
I hope he gets it now. ;)
Well the thing with free webhosting is basically you're gonna have to make sure that you don't have a popular site.
MOST free sites limit you on bandwidth to an extreme. 1amd1 are nothing but mofoing communists who you have to beg to change even dns settings. Besides they only give you 5 megs of bandwidth on the free side of it. I enjoyed them for a month, then my bandwidth shot to 12 megs.
So in reality, if you think you are going to have a popular site, then it's best to look around for a paid hosting service that is within reason price-wise.
For a code editor I started on Dreamweaver and will most likely die with it. It's "available" everywhere.
I don't really care for a FTP program..they all do the same. It's easier for me to just use the FTP side of my browser than it is to deal with the hassle of another program.
Although a lot of my friends swear by Seagull FTP.
LeechFTP is a great Windows client. :)
I used cute FTP (available on all the P2P networks).
WS_FTP pro is very good. My best friend fosi has a copy. :P
Your friend Fosi :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally posted by Ariel_001@17 March 2004 - 22:34
WS_FTP pro is very good. My best friend fosi has a copy. :P
I would like to recommend FlashFXP, it is pretty good.
However, SmartFTP is teh 1337n33s ;) :P
FlashFXP COST $$ , SMART FTP is free for personal use and is better cause i tried FlashFXP too , and FILEZILLA is free .
LeechFTP is open-source and kicks ass with features like multiple threading and down- / upload acceleration! And it's open-source!