Website Help

Geekyfanboy · October 08, 2008, 02:37:21 PM

Hey everyone.. I need some advice. I know alot of you have websites. Well it seems Yahoo Geocities Pro (the service I use to my personal website) is shutting down. They are transferring all Pro accounts to there Yahoo Web Service which is there professional business web hosting site. And it costs about five bucks more a month. They don't give you any other choices.. you either move and pay the higher price or close your account.

I've been with Geo Pro for the last six years and it makes me mad that they are first off all changing without notice and forcing pro users to upgrade to there business professional web hosting. So I am going to leave yahoo and find another web host for my website.

The problem is I don't know alot about HTML/Web page buidling and I used yahoo page builder when I built my website. It's a very user friendly webpage builder.

So what I need is a new web host site and a pretty simple web page building program for PC.

I'm going to do some research but I thought I would ask my geeky computer buddies here first for help.. Thanks

alanp · October 08, 2008, 02:43:19 PM

Hey Kenny,

I recomend using godaddy just the basic package. I think it 6 something a month and about 10 bucks each year for a .com domain name. Only 2 bucks for a .info. Yahoo is charging like 35 bucks per year for a renewal and that just sucks!

To edit webpages, I kind of like NVU with opensource web templates. It's a good solid free way to do it. Or a pirated version of dreamweaver if you're feeling pirate like. (wait, was that out loud?) But I've done nice stuff with NVU. It is WYSIWYG and/or code.

Some open source templates
http://www.oswd.org/

Rico · October 08, 2008, 03:07:00 PM

Yes, Yahoo has gotten greedy and priced themselves out of the market. I also suggest you look into Godaddy.com Most of these places have easy to use web site building tools too. Plus with things like Wordpress you really don't need to code anything anymore. Very easy to setup and use.

Geekyfanboy · October 08, 2008, 03:15:54 PM

Thanks guys.. I'm actually checking out godaddy.com right now.. so much stuff.. The first Domain name I wanted is available.. whoo hooo.. now I'm checking out hosting deals... I'm learning so much about website and domains...

alanp · October 08, 2008, 03:16:14 PM

Here's an example of pluging in your info to a template with NVU. (It's unfinished ofcorse!)

http://rightonred.tv/

Geekyfanboy · October 08, 2008, 03:18:18 PM

wow.. that's scary that you did that so quickly.. wasn't expecting to see my smiling face.

Rico · October 08, 2008, 03:19:44 PM

Kenny - if you do go withe godaddy there are some discount codes that many web sites offer. LIFE1 code will get you 10% off your order I think.

Geekyfanboy · October 08, 2008, 03:23:41 PM

thanks rico.. I think I am going to go with godaddy.. got my Geekyfanboy.com domain name and getting the deluxe web hosting plan.

Geekyfanboy · October 08, 2008, 03:27:07 PM

quick question.. godaddy.com asks which operating system do I want to run my website one.. Linux or Windows.. does it matter which one I choose as my PC runs on Windows.

Rico · October 08, 2008, 03:30:20 PM

I certainly would choose Windows.

Geekyfanboy · October 08, 2008, 03:34:46 PM

Harry is telling me to go with Linux .. why should I go with Windows? They seem to offer more with the Linux package then the Windows package.

alanp · October 08, 2008, 03:42:32 PM

Just depend if you want something that runs on the server that requires one or the other. I've never made a page that wouldn't work with both. That being said I normally get linux.

Geekyfanboy · October 08, 2008, 03:51:15 PM

Quote from: Rico on October 08, 2008, 03:19:44 PM
Kenny - if you do go withe godaddy there are some discount codes that many web sites offer. LIFE1 code will get you 10% off your order I think.

bummer that code has expired.. anyone else have a code?

alanp · October 08, 2008, 03:57:09 PM

Yes!

Use code:
Star1

celestialteapot · October 08, 2008, 03:59:02 PM

Nvu is no longer being supported or developed unfortunately, if it was still being developed I bet they'd have fixed a lot of the bug issues and put in frames support. I use Dreamweaver MX 2004 which is a wonderful programme, except rather expensive :S - if you check out http://www.osalt.com/ you should be able to find an alternative that is being developed and supported still.