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Website Help!!!

  • 06-08-2010 4:15pm
    #1
    davidmav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭


    Hi,

    I recently purchased a website domain.

    I know this might be a stupid question but how to I make a website.

    For the moment I dont need anything fancy eg being able to purchase products etc off the site but I just need to be able to show people somes details about my wholesale services.

    Can anyone help?

    Thanks and Kind Regards,
    David Maverley

    IT Solutions Ireland


Comments

  • #2
    fishy21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭fishy21


    is it a .com or .ie?

    If its a dot com then you could build one yourself easily using weebly.

    If its a dot ie check what website builder tools are available from where you purchased the domain.

    Nowadays you can get goo looking brochure sites make up for reasonable money.


  • #3
    PaulPinnacle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 447 ✭✭PaulPinnacle


    If you don't feel comfortable in trying to do one yourself (or simply want a more professional looking site to give the right first impression) you can simply contact a web designer to take things forward from here.

    Many have packages tailored to SME's (e.g. template sites rather than bespoke designs) who want fairly simplistic sites that will include everything you need for a relatively cheap price, starting at ~€400, but the price will be totally dependant on what you want done. Be sure to check the portfolio of whoever you might choose to go with to see the standard of their work and that you like the look of their designs.

    Unless you have a LOT of spare time, the few hundred euro you'd spend on the site would be more cost effective than the time you'd put into trying to figure it out yourself... and potentially you'd never achieve the same result as a professional regardless of the time you invest.


  • #4
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    fishy21 wrote: »
    is it a .com or .ie?

    If its a dot com then you could build one yourself easily using weebly.

    If its a dot ie check what website builder tools are available from where you purchased the domain.

    Nowadays you can get goo looking brochure sites make up for reasonable money.

    Eh no. The domain name extension has no bearing on the technologies used on a website.


    OP even a simple brochure site isn't near as simple as it seems. It's not so much about looking good but doing good business. I advise you to head over to the Design Forum and put up a spec there "I need someone to..." - The Work Wanted Superthread (Read first post before posting). Then your problem is to choose a designer with real knowledge and experience at a decent value price and filter out the many cowboys, time-wasters and bottom-feeders.

    gl


  • #5
    fishy21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭fishy21


    tricky D wrote: »
    Eh no. The domain name extension has no bearing on the technologies used on a website.


    the reason i mentioned that is that weebly doesnt support dot ie's.


  • #6
    PaulPinnacle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 447 ✭✭PaulPinnacle


    tricky D wrote: »
    ...choose a designer with real knowledge and experience at a decent value price and filter out the many cowboys, time-wasters and bottom-feeders.
    +1. There's normally a difference between the best value for money price and the lowest price with any service/product, very true in web design. Do your best to differentiate between the two.


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  • #7
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    fishy21 wrote: »
    the reason i mentioned that is that weebly doesnt support dot ie's.

    Weebly does support .ie's but doesn't support the registration of .ie's


  • #8
    davidmav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭davidmav


    Hi guys,

    Thanks for the help so far.

    The domain is registered to me now.

    It is a dot com domain.

    Should I try Weeby or hire someone to do it?

    Thanks,
    David


  • #9
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    In light of the questions you have so far asked, I would strongly advise you to get someone who can at the very least guide you through the project, preferably do the lot for you.


  • #10
    PaulPinnacle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 447 ✭✭PaulPinnacle


    davidmav wrote: »
    Should I try Weeby or hire someone to do it?
    It's a personal decision. But if you don't have any knowledge on how to do it, the results you achieve and the time it would take you to produce them would make hiring someone to do it the obvious choice.

    If you hire the right person, the results will be FAR superior, will lead to generating higher income and in the end should pay for the cost of the design in a short time. It will also save you untold hours of stress and frustration trying to get it right yourself (even if you go for the most basic of sites, with a standard template and little customization... you'd still need to invest a lot of time into understanding the SEO implications of how your site is presented) and allow you to focus on your area of expertise, while someone else applies their expertise to your site.


  • #11
    tombom112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭tombom112


    hello there.
    if you want to learn how to set up a blog with decent seo go to http://supersimpleblogging.com/ . Its a course that will take you step by step on how to put up your site (that's not an affiliate link its just a good little video course, it dose'nt cost anything but he'll try to sell something to you down the line). Its for internet marketers but includes everything you need and will teach you a little about seo and how to set up a site with wordpress

    If your not interested in learning (cause it will take time to learn and may be better off doing something else) this then you would be better off getting someone to this for you a small site with a couple of pages wont or should'nt cost much


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