[5150dhbiker]

So, I'm starting a website for the DH team I'm starting for the 2010 season. The team is going to be a small trade team (trying to get my aunt's company to sponsor us and pay for the trade team costs) based out of Santa Barbara, CA.

Anyways, I've already paid for the domain name...now what? I know how to do web design, etc. since that's part of my major but have never physically started one and have no clue what to do after getting the name. I've always had to upload assignments to my school servers, etc. so am not familiar with getting servers and s**t.

Anyways, any help would be greatly appreciated.
One more thing...when it's done the website is www.teamsbmtb.com Simple and short...that name won over www.velocitydhsb.com

 

[jimmydean]

Th easy way is to use a hosting site like GoDaddy where most of the work is done for you. They have lots of wysiwyg bullsh!t that will help get you going but they also have terminal access in case you get a clue.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

GoDaddy is reliable and cheap. I've got a couple of sites hosted by them.

 

[Bldr_DH]

www.squarespace.com is the next hot thing -- they have an awesome user interface and you can put together a decent looking site in no time. It's all based online, so you don't need to download anything. Their prices are pretty competitive, but are on the higher end of the spectrum. In order to use your own domain name, you'll need to buy a "Pro" package -- I believe $14/mo, or buy a year-long contract and get a small discount. Be sure to look for online coupons as well. I seem to recall entering one for an even deeper discount.

Here's my site built I with SquareSpace -- I did it in about 5 hours, learning curve included. Pretty basic, but I don't think it looks too bad:

www.ikedaphoto.com

 

[TreeSaw]

GoDaddy is reliable and cheap. I've got a couple of sites hosted by them.

That's what I use as well.

 

[ire]

GoDaddy is reliable and cheap. I've got a couple of sites hosted by them.

x2

 

[eaterofdog]

Google is your friend

 

[douglas]

I use the godaddy

all you would need is the economy plan - 12mos:$4.74/mo

Design your site, then FTP it.

IE has a built in FTP

ftp://teamsbmtb.com

log in, click Page, and then click Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer

copy & paste

done

 

[davidhill]

Here's my site built I with SquareSpace -- I did it in about 5 hours, learning curve included. Pretty basic, but I don't think it looks too bad:

www.ikedaphoto.com

Dude. wow. nice site.. awesome pictures

 

[5150dhbiker]

Dude. wow. nice site.. awesome pictures

Same. Like the pics and site.

Cool, thanks for all the help. Gonna get going on it today after work!

 

[jimmydean]

Dude. wow. nice site.. awesome pictures

That looks great, I might have to go that route.

 

[Total Heckler]

I use a site builder company I used to work for to host and design my site. SUPER easy to manage and build.

I am paying $4.95 a month for a 3 page site, hosting, and the site builder.

Let me know what you think:

www.joshmdh.com

The company is called www.spinsite.com and you can link your domain name up with it easily as well.

 

[nelsonjm]

I use lithiumhosting.com It's 1$ a month for hosting and you can also get a domain through them (or transfer it since you already bought yours).

Uptime is great, customer service is fast, and they have no trouble with getting linked by slashdot/engadget or other big sites. I can't reccomend them enough.

Oh yea, they use something called cpanel which is really helpful for folks new to making websites.. and for the pros they offer shell access for 5$ a year more.