Creating a Web Page

Mark Verba · 04-18-2007, 08:39 AM

I recently started a new business to help others transitioning back into society. I think I have a URL(?) name which I could use but don't know the first thing about how to do this. In time, I would add the graphics, all rest of necessary info but for now I need to know if I can use project restart.info ?

Second, are there folks out there who can guide me through the web design process?

Thanks. Mark

DeadToad · 04-19-2007, 03:42 PM

Mark, so you're asking for the whole enchilada, eh?
First, if you do not have a registered URL or domain name (such as mark.com), you must register it and pay say $20/year to maintain it so that no one else can use that name.
Then you have to pay a server (ISP) to host your website on their server, say $50+/year.
Then you have to create all your web pages and test them before you upload them to the server (ISP).
Then they will appear on the net, when someone enters your site's URL.
I do it all the time for different companies and individuals.
It's a lot of work, the hardest being the creation of the webpages as some people are very picky in what they want (they want your soul).

I would create the whole website using .html first, then choose a website name, then find an ISP to host it.
Good luck.

**DJ-Zep** · 04-19-2007, 06:06 PM

DeadToad gave you a pretty accurate rundown. However, you can get a domain name (like yourcompanyname.com) for much less than $20/yr. You need a host to put your files on. The domain name makes those files viewable at an easy to remember url.

To help you get a jump start, check out http://www.freelayouts.com. It is a website that has free pre-made websites available for download. They are compressed into .ZIP files that you can download and copy to your computer.

You will also need a visual HTML (the coding language that websites are displayed with) editor. These are called WYSIWYG programs. A good, free WYSIWYG program is Nvu. Click the Nvu link in under my design team banner or more info and a download.

Mark Verba · 04-19-2007, 10:07 PM

Hey Thanks for the info! Any websites for creating logos?

Mark

**Grove** · 04-20-2007, 07:31 AM

When creating your own website, usually images that you create or you pay to create a placed on your website. "Borrowing" another site's image may breach copyright laws.

**KoosHopeloos** · 04-20-2007, 08:58 AM

@ Mark Verba: Before making any website, it is perhaps an idea to make layout of the website (how many pages, what will be shown/written/is already written) and what the purpose of the website is. Only information? With a forum? With a guestbook? Based on this, you can decide how you want a webpage to look like.

How a website looks like is important, but the content even more. Once the latter is oke, the rest is can be done with help relatively easy.

This may seem a bit overdone, but will save you lot's of time in the future.

Mark Verba · 04-20-2007, 09:30 AM

Thanks to all of you for your response and support! I'll have many more questions as I progress I am sure!

Mark

04-18-2007, 08:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mark Verba Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	Creating a Web Page I recently started a new business to help others transitioning back into society. I think I have a URL(?) name which I could use but don't know the first thing about how to do this. In time, I would add the graphics, all rest of necessary info but for now I need to know if I can use project restart.info ? Second, are there folks out there who can guide me through the web design process? Thanks. Mark

04-19-2007, 03:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
DeadToad Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: nowhere Posts: 41 OS: 98/98SE/ME/XP	Re: Creating a Web Page Mark, so you're asking for the whole enchilada, eh? First, if you do not have a registered URL or domain name (such as mark.com), you must register it and pay say $20/year to maintain it so that no one else can use that name. Then you have to pay a server (ISP) to host your website on their server, say $50+/year. Then you have to create all your web pages and test them before you upload them to the server (ISP). Then they will appear on the net, when someone enters your site's URL. I do it all the time for different companies and individuals. It's a lot of work, the hardest being the creation of the webpages as some people are very picky in what they want (they want your soul). I would create the whole website using .html first, then choose a website name, then find an ISP to host it. Good luck.

04-19-2007, 06:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
DJ-Zep Design Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,541 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) My System	Re: Creating a Web Page DeadToad gave you a pretty accurate rundown. However, you can get a domain name (like yourcompanyname.com) for much less than $20/yr. You need a host to put your files on. The domain name makes those files viewable at an easy to remember url. To help you get a jump start, check out http://www.freelayouts.com. It is a website that has free pre-made websites available for download. They are compressed into .ZIP files that you can download and copy to your computer. You will also need a visual HTML (the coding language that websites are displayed with) editor. These are called WYSIWYG programs. A good, free WYSIWYG program is Nvu. Click the Nvu link in under my design team banner or more info and a download. __________________ Nice music blog Nvu \|\| Notepad++ \|\| Apache \|\| PHP \|\| Keep TSF Alive "The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier."

04-19-2007, 10:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mark Verba Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	Re: Creating a Web Page Hey Thanks for the info! Any websites for creating logos? Mark

04-20-2007, 07:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Grove Professor/Moderator, TSF Design School Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,383 OS: Windows Vista SP2 32bit	Re: Creating a Web Page When creating your own website, usually images that you create or you pay to create a placed on your website. "Borrowing" another site's image may breach copyright laws. __________________ ========================================== Get Help: TSF Security Forum \| HijackThis \| MB's 5 Step Process Get Clean: AdAware SE \| Spybot S&D \| CWShredder \| Ewido \| CleanUp! Get Protected: SpywareBlaster \| SpywareGuard \| Windows Updates \| IE-SpyAd If TSF has helped you, please consider making a donation to help keep the board running.

04-20-2007, 08:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
KoosHopeloos TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 555 OS: Windows XP Pro & Windows Vista Ultimate browsing the web with FF, Opera, Safari and IE.	Re: Creating a Web Page @ Mark Verba: Before making any website, it is perhaps an idea to make layout of the website (how many pages, what will be shown/written/is already written) and what the purpose of the website is. Only information? With a forum? With a guestbook? Based on this, you can decide how you want a webpage to look like. How a website looks like is important, but the content even more. Once the latter is oke, the rest is can be done with help relatively easy. This may seem a bit overdone, but will save you lot's of time in the future. __________________ KoosHopeloos, straight to you from .nl via the world wide web!

04-20-2007, 09:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mark Verba Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	Re: Creating a Web Page Thanks to all of you for your response and support! I'll have many more questions as I progress I am sure! Mark