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I need to have a WEB site for my Home Inspection business. It does not have to be very fancy. Just informitive. I dont know anything about WEB sites. How do I find some one to put one togather and how much does it cost.
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Don't go blaming the beer. Hank Hill
So much Ice, So much Beer. So little time. Shooter4
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
When I was a child, I thought as a child. But now that I am grown, I just wish I could act like a child and get away with it.
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You can purchase your own "Domain Name" and have it hosted for about $15 per month. This gives you e-mail addresses at your Domain name such as "Inspector@HomeInspection.com and also a large storage area for your web site itself.
You can get professionally done web sites for under $200 and then you can "edit" them to suit yourself...... If you want more info, E-Mail Me and I will answer your questions......... Good Luck!
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No HTML knowledge required just point and click.
http://www.tripod.lycos.com/
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General TOOLS RRG
Don't go blaming the beer. Hank Hill
So much Ice, So much Beer. So little time. Shooter4
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
When I was a child, I thought as a child. But now that I am grown, I just wish I could act like a child and get away with it.
Not having a domain is similar to NOT having a fax. IMHO [:D]
Not necessary to spend much money. Plus,, look at all the write offs !!!. Handy if you need to post pictures like this.
When only the best will do.
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General TOOLS RRG
Don't go blaming the beer. Hank Hill
So much Ice, So much Beer. So little time. Shooter4
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
When I was a child, I thought as a child. But now that I am grown, I just wish I could act like a child and get away with it.
I used MS Frontpage to create and maintain my web sites:
www.lestdarknessfall.com
ww.ynot4free.com
The ynot4free.com site I made to help my friends and family learn how to get free computer related stuff of the net. It has a "Website Creation" section that might help you out. Links to free graphics for your site, free tips and tools for submitting your site to search engines, etc.
You should be able to get a domain for $10-$15/yr, and hosting for as little as $3/mo.
If you use Front Page, be sure to choose a web host that support MS Frontpage server extentions.
If you want to go super simple and super cheap, you could make a web page with MS Word (Save as .html), use Netscape's free html editor, or use a free site builder and free web host, like some of the ones I list on the web site.
I'm currently hosted with these people:
http://www.1-cheap-domain-name-registration-and-free-domain-name-hosting.com/.
I have a more deluxe plan for multiple web sites, but they offer hosting plans for $30/yr. The only catch is they are somewhat of a self service outfit, and aren't the best at helping beginners get started.
Once you get your site up, be sure to get some people to link to it, be sure to include title and keywords metatags and then submit it to search engines so people can find it.
Good luck!
http://ynot4free.com
One important thing:
When you buy your domain name, you will be asked for personal information, such as your name, address, email address, etc. This stuff is required by law or regulations of some sort, and gets published on the internet. If someone does a "whois lookup" on your domain, they will see your contact info. (To do a whois lookup, go to: http://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/whois/index.jhtml and type in a domain name and see what it spits out.)
Thus, within a few days of you buying your domain, the email address you provide will be flooded with spam.
I suggest you do the following:
Create a new free email address that you plan to check infrequently and provide that in your contact info. If you are worried about privacy, consider providing a PO Box, work address or somewhere other than your home address as your contact address.
Note that if you provide completely false info when you register your domain, you may have a difficult time getting the registrar to change settings for you, renew your registration when it expires, etc. I went the false route for my wife's site (she's a belly dancer and I didn't want someone finding our home and surprising her) and it took me a couple of weeks to regain control of the site when she wanted to transfer it to a different registrar as our name didn't match the contact info we provided.
Hopefully this info will save you a hassle.
http://ynot4free.com
What you want doesn't sound too difficult or time consuming.
I agree that you need your own domain name, not just a spot on your isp server. The search engines will find your site and then people can find you.
Here are two sites that I built for some friends. If the format looks OK to you I can whip one up in a week or so, starting next week, I'm tied up this week.
http://www.hotrodmechanic.net
http://www.sickasso.com
How about I send you both the information. And see what you come up with. Greeker has a web site that is real nice there is a link in his posts. You would probly do better for ideas if you just did a search for home inspectors on the net and checked there sites.
Thanks
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General TOOLS RRG
Don't go blaming the beer. Hank Hill
So much Ice, So much Beer. So little time. Shooter4
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
When I was a child, I thought as a child. But now that I am grown, I just wish I could act like a child and get away with it.
Bambi will take care of you on this -- you can buy a domain name at places like www.stargateinc.com and host them there or elsewhere for as little as a few bucks a month. While individual site space is often free, the same host may charge for business site space.
Bambi will know how to submit your domain name to the half-dozen or so largest search engines, and put some keywords called "metatags" in your page headers to attract more searches. It's easier to get help from an experienced web builder than do a business site yourself no matter how simple it may be. People who build sites -- but forget the keywords and search engine submission -- wonder why they get no hits -- it's because the search engines don't search the "whole web." They search their own databases.... This often isn't understood. Even some ad agencies don't "get" this.
That means f you have a large expensive site but never submitted it to Google or Hotbot, NOBODY will see it unless you personally send them the URL on your business card or letterhead. So having someone who knows how to get the search engine part of the job done is critical, even if inexpensive to do.
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