I am not to good with computers but would like to set up a website to sell herps. Can someone point me in the right direction on how to get started. And Approx. how much does it cost to setup and maintain a website. I am completely clueless about it. Thanks

An east way to start is to go to freewebs.com and set yourself one up. It is free and has a good base template. Good beginning for someone not to computer savy. That is how I started, and it gradually morphed into my own site with the help of a friend.

If you are completely clueless, then you'll likely want to look into a Web Designer, probably a Freelance one. There are a few on this site. It isn't the hardest thing in the world but if you're intending to sell your animals then you don't want to get any ole peice of crap template.

Im pretty good with computer (I build my own) and Im pretty quick to pick up software... so I took some computer courses to learn how to write HTML and use dreamweaver..... The software is not cheap but if you are really into it... then that is the way to go.

If your looking for cheap... try freewebs.com.

As for my sites... I have to pay around $100 a year for the hosting and $10 a year for each domain name.

If you hire someone to do you website.... dont be surprised if they quote you close to... if not in.... the four figures range. It really is alot of work to get the base site done...then its easy to make the updates.

If you hire someone to do you website.... dont be surprised if they quote you close to... if not in.... the four figures range. It really is alot of work to get the base site done...then its easy to make the updates.

He's right. My sites are usually with the $2-3K range. But as always you get what you pay for.

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I appreciate all the help and will look into the freewebs for now and move up later. Thank you

Im pretty good with computer (I build my own) and Im pretty quick to pick up software... so I took some computer courses to learn how to write HTML and use dreamweaver..... The software is not cheap but if you are really into it... then that is the way to go.

If your looking for cheap... try freewebs.com.

As for my sites... I have to pay around $100 a year for the hosting and $10 a year for each domain name.

If you hire someone to do you website.... dont be surprised if they quote you close to... if not in.... the four figures range. It really is alot of work to get the base site done...then its easy to make the updates.

I had my site built with Dreamweaver...I got a copy of the software but I'm a copmuter idiot...You know Dreamweaver? How hard would it be for me to update my site as a computer moron? I have a lot of updates that need to be added...

I had my site built with Dreamweaver...I got a copy of the software but I'm a copmuter idiot...You know Dreamweaver? How hard would it be for me to update my site as a computer moron? I have a lot of updates that need to be added...

Shouldn't be too hard as far as HOW hard I'd have to actually look at it with Dreamweaver.

I had my site built with Dreamweaver...I got a copy of the software but I'm a copmuter idiot...You know Dreamweaver? How hard would it be for me to update my site as a computer moron? I have a lot of updates that need to be added...

If you can use Word, you can figure out Dreamweaver. It's pretty simple.

Hook a friend up with a copy of Dreamweaver would you? lol! Just kidding but have been wanting to try it out for a while. I built my own site but all I know is very basic HTML. I handwrite all the codes and just do the best I can with what I know how to do.

I had my site built with Dreamweaver...I got a copy of the software but I'm a copmuter idiot...You know Dreamweaver? How hard would it be for me to update my site as a computer moron? I have a lot of updates that need to be added...

Its not that hard... you will have to enter in some login info into dreamweaver for your hosting but then it is a breeze.

Im off monday... do you want me to PM you my number.... and you can call me and I can walk you thru it.

I'm cheap so I went with freewebs....someday I will upgrade but it works for now I guess.

I'm cheap so I went with freewebs....someday I will upgrade but it works for now I guess.

Same here, you can hit the link in my sig.... it's needs work, a lot of stuff needs to be added, some removed.... but it works for now.

Its not that hard... you will have to enter in some login info into dreamweaver for your hosting but then it is a breeze.

Im off monday... do you want me to PM you my number.... and you can call me and I can walk you thru it.

I checked out his site, his site is 90% images...no amount of dreamweaver can do anything about that.

I checked out his site, his site is 90% images...no amount of dreamweaver can do anything about that.

True, but he didn't mention what he wants to change. If it's some of what happens to be text, it should be a breeze.

I will never understand why people still put what can easily be done and look good in html into images. It drives me nuts. Just because we've got high speed internet, and alot of small sites will never exceed the transfer limits of hosting companies, doesn't mean we need to be throwing large files around the net.

For software I'm using Frontpage and it's as easy to use as MSWord - it's really simple to update pages (if I ever get a round-twoit to do it). It's not got all the bells and whistles of Dreamweaver but for someone that just wants basic it works quite well. I'd like to tinker with Dreamweaver but I'm really not that savvy so I don't know if it's worth the $$$ for me -- might see if I can find an old version on ebay for cheap.

As for hosting I have one site on Go Daddy and another on Yahoo -- the Yahoo one gets a lot more exposure -- Yahoo is about $12/mo and includes the name Go Daddy is about $60 a year including the name (also depends alot on how much space and mailboxes you want -- I've got very basic). There are no random advertisements that come with the free web page services - I hate those.

I will never understand why people still put what can easily be done and look good in html into images. It drives me nuts. Just because we've got high speed internet, and alot of small sites will never exceed the transfer limits of hosting companies, doesn't mean we need to be throwing large files around the net.

This also kills you with the search engines. They can't index images so they don't give you credit for the content and keywords.

This also kills you with the search engines. They can't index images so they don't give you credit for the content and keywords.

Indeed. I have heard some of them working on software to figure out what is in an image, though I don't know if / when they would be using it. I doubt they would use it to parse text in an image, though.

True, but he didn't mention what he wants to change. If it's some of what happens to be text, it should be a breeze.

I will never understand why people still put what can easily be done and look good in html into images. It drives me nuts. Just because we've got high speed internet, and alot of small sites will never exceed the transfer limits of hosting companies, doesn't mean we need to be throwing large files around the net.

It can't be edited, they're all static, trust me I got the inside look :p.

It can't be edited, they're all static, trust me I got the inside look :p.

Oh, crap.. It is all images. I took a quick look before, and thought that the text on the available page was text, but you're right, it seems all the text except for the contact form is images. Well, BT, if ya got photoshop or some other image editing software, you can update your site. Not as easy as Dreamweaver, but still not too complicated.

I just got done looking at BT's website... that would be easy to update in Dreamweaver. Just change the graphics around (providing it was done using tables to begin with)

His is no worse than my photography site www.kevinbatchelorphotography.com

I just got done looking at BT's website... that would be easy to update in Dreamweaver. Just change the graphics around (providing it was done using tables to begin with)

His is no worse than my photography site www.kevinbatchelorphotography.com

I don't think you understand, he'd need to edit the images too, and he doesn't have Photoshop and Photoshop isn't exactly beginner friendly. There is 0 text on that site, it's all pictures and random peices of flash.

This kinda leads me to what I said before though find yourself a decent freelance web designer and view all of their work. Don't expect it to be like dirt cheap but as always, you get what you pay for. Also see if you can get ahold of that designer's previous clients and see what they have to say about them (this is extremely important!).

I didnt take the time to look at his source code... so you may very well be right. I didnt know you could do the website thing with PS... I will have to look into that... I currently have CS3

I didnt take the time to look at his source code... so you may very well be right. I didnt know you could do the website thing with PS... I will have to look into that... I currently have CS3

Well you can't. The guy made the site in Photoshop, cut it up, arranged it in dreamweaver, used a few basic dreamweaver scripts (Not necessarily a good thing) and called it a day. BT and I are in talks about his site so maybe we'll see a new revision by me. I swear I'd rip someone a new ass if they pulled that shit on me.

Also SW, if you want a tip about how to figure out how it's being done without viewing the source, just highlight the site, usually "Blocks" of highlite area are pictures. I've been doing websites for so long I can usually see how it's done without looking at the source. I never thought anything of it when I looked at BT's site cause frankly I hadn't spent much time till today.

Best of luck to ya.... I still have to get my reptile site finished.... seems like it takes forever.