Creating a website

[chukwithak]

My first shot at it. I've created a site on my mobile me for use with our archery club. Now I want to transfer it a site name of GHCArchers.com, and get forums involved with it. I was thinking about using vBulletin.

SO do I now needed the purchase the domain name, find a host, and just apply my current site to the domain name?

Sorry a bit confused here.

 

[és:]

OK. If your site is hosted by MobileMe then I can't really help you as I don't use it or know it well enough to give advice. However, I can help if you're doing it the 'normal' way.

Firstly, you'll need to register your domain name (http://www.ghcarchers.com/) with a registrar. This is very cheap and I'd recommend that you do it now. I used godaddy.com. You'll be better off doing this before hosting so that you can tie your name in with the hosting company - it just makes it easy for you in the long run.

After that, you'll need somewhere to host your sites, especially if you want a forum etc. I like site5.com both others will give you different suggestions. There are many available. You won't need anything too fancy. Once you've built your site, you'll then me able to upload it there.

You'll need to change the nameservers on your registrar website to point at your host.

That's a general round up of things. If you have specific questions then just ask.

 

[ZMacintosh]

i havent really tested out mobileme extensively....ive used it a bit, but it seemed kind of too simple and too complicated at the same time to set up my site properly and had no idea what my URL was....but it was easy to upload videos, photos ot the gallery etc...

like th previous poster suggested and posted..is registering your domain through a registrar...as there are plenty out there for dirt cheap.
Godaddy.com
Hostway.com
etc

As for as hosting, i can recommend one tha ti actually found recommended from another user on these forums, its called Surpasshosting.com pretty cheap for yearly hosting (much cheaper than MobileMe peryear) plus you get alot of stuff including built in Forums , all you have to is click a few buttons and it auto installs and you can configure it simply like that.

as far others, im not sure....but most Webhosts have alot of built-in things like that.

definitely check em out

 

[JustGretchen]

I'd suggest bluehost.com great service and easy to set up. They do domain registration too. Alternatively use GoDaddy.com

Assuming you are using iWeb, and have the 09 version, it will allow you to upload to any FTP site when publishing your site, therefore it can work very easily with any web host.

 

[forcefieldkid]

I can't recommend HostGator.com enough, especially for someone new at this. They have an excellent live chat support team available 24/7 who will help you with everything from the ground up, and are very patient when answering dumb questions, of which I had plenty!

 

[Michael O'Neill]

I can't recommend HostGator.com enough, especially for someone new at this. They have an excellent live chat support team available 24/7 who will help you with everything from the ground up, and are very patient when answering dumb questions, of which I had plenty!

I'll second the props for HostGator. I've had fantastic experience with them. They have a robust CPanel that allows you to point and click your way to installing a bevy of applications (can't remember if vBulliten is one of them)... But they also provide ssh access to your server account so you can set up your own applications without relying on the (often dated) versions available for point-and-click install.

-Michael

 

[bmcgonag]

I use LunarPages and Bluehost. I find both are very easy to use. FTP access, low costs for the space, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited emails, unlimited storage for your site and content.

LunarPages Try the Coupon code "Happy", saved me a ton when I signed up...just not sure if it's still valid.
BlueHost

Brian