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Johnny Depp |
Hi everyone! For those of you that have websites, or are knowledgeable about building them, how did you go about doing so?
I tried doing some searching here, and came across GoDaddy a number of times for hosting that is fairly cheap... How do you go about editing and creating? Two of my friends (who have Macs) found that iWeb was best for them. Are there any recommendations for PC website software that works well? I'd really rather avoid just typing out HTML. I'd like to be able to edit/update whatever site I might have on my own if possible... And does anyone know how to contact the owner of a website, when there is no information? "myname.com" is taken, and all the site has is an animation on the front page. And that's it. And it's been that way for at least a year (every now and then I'll check it). I'm curious if I might be able to talk to the owner and see if he'd release the name or transfer it to me. And lastly, are names other than my actual name appropriate for a website? For example, if I were to use "actorpat.com", would that look bad? Thanks for any thoughts and suggestions!  -------------------- "The world is my country, to do good is my religion." - Thomas Paine "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." -Thomas Jefferson |
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Hilary Swank |
If you do an extensive search you can find templates to start with that can be customized. Templates should cost under $100. for a decent site. You just fill in the blanks. Godaddy is a good hosting site. I use them for several of my sites.
Try to find your name on a search to see if it is already taken. Then use some extrapolation of that. You would have to use your own best judgement as to how professional a site name would be. Don't get cutesy. Maybe a middle initial or abreviation of first or last name.... You can do a search for the owner through Godaddy. At least who it is registered to. |
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Johnny Depp |
Thanks Dadin! I didn't realize you could find the registrant's info there. I sent them an email to see if it's indeed the owner and if they might be interested in selling the domain. It also appears that GoDaddy offers a "Domain Buy" service, where they'll get in contact with the owner as well to negotiate a possible sale. I may have to try that in the future too. -------------------- "The world is my country, to do good is my religion." - Thomas Paine "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." -Thomas Jefferson |
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Newbie |
I use Hostgator and they've been very helpful whenever I've had questions.
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Nicholas Cage |
We register our domains thru GoDaddy, but host on Verizon for free or SmugMug for photos. www.RayNYC.us is on SmugMug with resume in .JPG format. If you like SmugMug, see www.nyc234.Info/actors for discount code. I also own that domain, as an experiment in domain re-direction. It is officially "hosted" for free on GoDaddy with their big banner ad. Then after a few seconds it gets re-directed to my site on Verzion where I get free hsoting with no ad from Verizon. I paid GoDaddy 99¢ for a year. For www.RayNYC.us I pay c. $8.99 with domain forwarding to SmugMug. You can get free templayes for web sites. But I created www.nyc234.Info with Kompzer -an update of Nvu. A complete Web Authoring System for Linux desktop users as well as Microsoft Windows and Macintosh users to rival programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver. Makes managing a web site a snap. Now anyone can create web pages and manage a website with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML http://www.kompozer.net/download.php |
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Sean Penn |
www.mylimelight.net
Has actor website hosting with pre-made templates. It's $100 a year setup included. If you want your own personal .com its an additional $10. It offers everything you need free updates any combo of sub pages, free media conversion, and email. Here is an example of a page. http://www.joseluaces.com/index.html "You know it's all right to be wrong, but it's not all right not to try." - Sanford Meisner |
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Russell Crowe |
If myname.com is taken, I'd pick something like aboutmyname.com or mynameinfo.com. Kompozer is nice, but creating your own website on a PC will generally never be as easy as on a Mac. That's why Macs command a premium in price when compared to PCs. If you are serious about doing this on your own, you might want to consider investment in a new Mac. If you go with mylimelight.net or such enterprises, you will be stuck with them unless you learn HTML. I cannot stress this enough - get good paid webhosting. Anything with ads even for your photos, says unprofessional. -------------------------------------------- programmer by profession website developer by avocation |
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Sean Penn |
You wont be stuck with my limelight. You can cancel anytime with no penalty, and they will still keep your website up for the remainder of the year.
"You know it's all right to be wrong, but it's not all right not to try." - Sanford Meisner |
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Russell Crowe |
Site builder software such as those made available by mylimelight, GoDaddy, etc are custom and exclusive to that company. If you decide you want to change companies, you had better learn more than just how to use that particular sitebuilder. Thus, you are stuck until you expand your technical capabilities. -------------------------------------------- programmer by profession website developer by avocation |
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Johnny Depp |
Thanks everyone for your advice! I've got a lot to look into.
I talked to the owner of "myname.NET", and they won't sell it, even though they aren't using it.  I haven't heard anything from .com, so I'll have to see what happens when the domain is about to expire next year.
Man, have you seen the latest iMacs they just released? I would LOVE to have one of those Maybe next year when I hopefully land a commercial or two. ^_^I only know basic HTML; at one point long ago I had a website for video game stuff and I had frames! *gasp* I remember being all excited when I pulled that off.But again, lots to look into... thanks for all the advice so far everyone! -------------------- "The world is my country, to do good is my religion." - Thomas Paine "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." -Thomas Jefferson |
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Russell Crowe |
Now that you've contacted these people, they know that someone out there is interested in the domains.
If they were smart they'd just go add more years to their registration. You can register for up to 10 years! iMac? I'd be more interested in a Macbook if it wasn't for the fact that the cheapest Macbook is twice as expensive as the cheapest PC laptop. I'm using Ubuntu Linux right now on a 9 year old PC. When I want to learn something, I get one of the Dummies book. Since you know some HTML already, this might be good. Depends on how motivated you are. -------------------------------------------- programmer by profession website developer by avocation |
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Nicholas Cage |
GoDaddy, a web hosting site, is offering $1.99 domains (new domains only) w/ Coupon Code: geo199. Add an 18-cent ICANN fee. Regular renewal rates will apply. Should be under ten dollars a year. Do NOT pay for anything else. |
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