Please point me in the right direction for building my own website...

manosaurus · Jun 1, 2007, 01:23 AM

I am a musician and I need to build a website for myself where I can store an exhibit examples of my work. It does not need to look so good at moment. Just plain and simple will work for now. I want to do all the work myself. I have researched domain name/hosting packages like Godaddy and Mochahost and that seems pretty simple but I have no idea how to actually create a website with links to things and where to store the data that should be contained in those links. Where should I start?

Daveway · Jun 1, 2007, 01:36 AM

First you need a domain name and host. Many people here like http://www.asmallorange.com. Its easiest to do your hosting and domain purchase with the same company as it will save you headaches when getting your domain name talking to your server (speaking from painful experience).

How fluent are you in making a website?
For example:
Do you know that the frontpage will always be index.html?

I'm just trying to guage your knowledge. Secondly, what kind of software do you have to create the html pages? iWeb, Rapidweaver, etc. ?

manosaurus · Jun 1, 2007, 02:08 AM

Hey thanks for the reply.

index.html? No clue what you mean. I know "html" is a language but that's about it.

I am a total newbie. As far as software I have whatever comes with OS X if there's anything. Is there anything free you can recommend?

tominated · Jun 1, 2007, 02:45 AM

if your that new to it, I highly recommend rapidweaver. my websit (in my signiture) was built with rapidweaver. go to http://realmacsoftware.com/

skinnylegs · Jun 1, 2007, 03:09 AM

If you're not looking for anything too fancy in terms of your website, you might want to consider iWeb. It's a simple drag and drop affair. I know nothing about HTML and I've created a couple of decent looking websites with iWeb.

teleromeo · Jun 2, 2007, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tominated

if your that new to it, I highly recommend rapidweaver. my websit (in my signiture) was built with rapidweaver. go to http://realmacsoftware.com/

rapidweaver is indeed a good and simple application to build a good looking website. It's cheap and very easy to use.
I have a couple of domain names and hosting with one.com

ezekielrage_99 · Jun 5, 2007, 08:36 PM

For cheap, good and easy go for Rapidweaver or iWeb, both aplications will do the job nicely for you with little fuss and effort.

manosaurus · Jun 1, 2007, 03:17 AM

iWeb. I don't see that in my applications folder. Maybe I left it out when I did a custom install. Should I have it on my C2D MBP?

Now, do I need a .mac account or anything to use iWeb to create a webpage?

Ish · Jun 1, 2007, 04:19 AM

iWeb is part of the iLife '06 package. If you bought your mac since it came out, you'll have it, if not, it's available to buy. link

Hopefully, the next version of iLife will be availble in the not too distant future. There are rumours abounding on this site about when that will be. After all, it is MacRumors!

geese · Jun 1, 2007, 05:18 AM

You can always use the Web Templates in MS Word. You can make some nice websites like that

Seriously, iWeb is a cinch to use, so i recommend that.

Some webhosting companies, such as lycos, also have on-line website builders as well. You could give that a go. In fact, you can have a go on Lycos for free by the looks of it.

tominated · Jun 1, 2007, 09:06 PM

maybe even try freewebs

Nicolasdec · Jun 1, 2007, 09:38 PM

Nvu and OSWD tremplates. hosting on tripod.

Jun 1, 2007, 01:23 AM	#1
manosaurus macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2006	Please point me in the right direction for building my own website... I am a musician and I need to build a website for myself where I can store an exhibit examples of my work. It does not need to look so good at moment. Just plain and simple will work for now. I want to do all the work myself. I have researched domain name/hosting packages like Godaddy and Mochahost and that seems pretty simple but I have no idea how to actually create a website with links to things and where to store the data that should be contained in those links. Where should I start? __________________ "No gods. No masters."

Jun 1, 2007, 01:36 AM	#2
Daveway macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Orleans / Lafayette, La	First you need a domain name and host. Many people here like http://www.asmallorange.com. Its easiest to do your hosting and domain purchase with the same company as it will save you headaches when getting your domain name talking to your server (speaking from painful experience). How fluent are you in making a website? For example: Do you know that the frontpage will always be index.html? I'm just trying to guage your knowledge. Secondly, what kind of software do you have to create the html pages? iWeb, Rapidweaver, etc. ? __________________ Spare me my life. MBP 2.2 glossy, Alu Macbook 2.4, iMac G5, iPhone3GS 32gb white, iPodz

Jun 1, 2007, 02:08 AM	#3
manosaurus Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2006	Hey thanks for the reply. index.html? No clue what you mean. I know "html" is a language but that's about it. I am a total newbie. As far as software I have whatever comes with OS X if there's anything. Is there anything free you can recommend? __________________ "No gods. No masters."

Jun 1, 2007, 02:45 AM	#4
tominated macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia	if your that new to it, I highly recommend rapidweaver. my websit (in my signiture) was built with rapidweaver. go to http://realmacsoftware.com/ __________________ 20" iMac Core Duo 13" 2.26Ghz MBP Upgraded to 4GB RAM & 500GB HDD

Jun 5, 2007, 08:36 PM	#7
ezekielrage_99 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2005	For cheap, good and easy go for Rapidweaver or iWeb, both aplications will do the job nicely for you with little fuss and effort. __________________ "There is a world elsewhere" - Coriolanus

Jun 1, 2007, 03:09 AM	#5
skinnylegs macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego	If you're not looking for anything too fancy in terms of your website, you might want to consider iWeb. It's a simple drag and drop affair. I know nothing about HTML and I've created a couple of decent looking websites with iWeb.

Jun 1, 2007, 03:17 AM	#8
manosaurus Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2006	iWeb. I don't see that in my applications folder. Maybe I left it out when I did a custom install. Should I have it on my C2D MBP? Now, do I need a .mac account or anything to use iWeb to create a webpage? __________________ "No gods. No masters."

Jun 1, 2007, 04:19 AM	#9
Ish macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK	iWeb is part of the iLife '06 package. If you bought your mac since it came out, you'll have it, if not, it's available to buy. link Hopefully, the next version of iLife will be availble in the not too distant future. There are rumours abounding on this site about when that will be. After all, it is MacRumors!

Jun 1, 2007, 05:18 AM	#10
geese macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: London, UK	You can always use the Web Templates in MS Word. You can make some nice websites like that Seriously, iWeb is a cinch to use, so i recommend that. Some webhosting companies, such as lycos, also have on-line website builders as well. You could give that a go. In fact, you can have a go on Lycos for free by the looks of it. __________________ Look at some random photos

Jun 1, 2007, 09:06 PM	#11
tominated macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia	maybe even try freewebs __________________ 20" iMac Core Duo 13" 2.26Ghz MBP Upgraded to 4GB RAM & 500GB HDD

Jun 1, 2007, 09:38 PM	#12
Nicolasdec macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London, UK	Nvu and OSWD tremplates. hosting on tripod. __________________ Macbook Pro 2.53GHz 4GB, 2.8GHz 4GB iMac Canon 5D II, 24-105 L f/4, 70-300 DO f/4.5-5.6, 180 F/3.5 L, Lensbaby Composer. Flickr

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