choosing a web host
Menelas asked:


So, I got my domain at bluehost.com
And they offer all these different kind of services..

Now, what do I do next, so I can build my website?

Comments

Tim L on 4 July, 2008 at 6:59 pm #

Depends, the route I would go would be to design your site in Photoshop, then slice it up in Imageready (if you don’t have CS3), then open it in Dreamweaver and export as html.


David G on 6 July, 2008 at 10:04 am #

You can search your answer on yahoo or google. There are many sites to guide you.

As I know bluehost is the most reliable web hosting service. You can also get help from their support team. Many other services are real hell. Just try to learn how to build your site and upload it on your bluehost account.

Good Luck!


Kirstie on 6 July, 2008 at 7:00 pm #

Hi,

When choosing a web host it’s of course important to consider the cost (some hosting can be very expensive) but here are some other important things you should take into consideration too:

Web Hosting Space: Some web hosts will only give you 500MB or so of space. This could be a concern if you are looking at creating large websites.

Bandwidth: Some web hosts will severely limit the bandwidth you can use before you incur extra charges.

Uptime: There’s no point in having a website if people can’t see it. Does your web host offer at least a 99% uptime guarantee?

Number of websites allowed: If you’re looking to host more than one website on your account, will your web host charge you more to do this?

Support: If you have any problems you need to be able to contact your web host quickly and easily to get the problem sorted.

I have used Hostgator as my web host for over two years now and have been very very impressed with them. Firstly they’re very cheap but still give me more web hosting space and bandwidth than I’ll ever need, the ability to host unlimited websites, a 99.9% uptime guarantee and great customer support. You can find them at


John H on 8 July, 2008 at 12:41 pm #

Well, I own a web hosting company called eVentureBiz.

Here’s whatcha do:

1. Secure your hosting (by all means check us out if you have time).

2. Buy Microsoft Frontpage (or Macromedia Dreamweaver) and a good basic html book.

3. Learn a few of the basics of html, like how to insert pictures, titles, and all - and then use that in conjunction with the program you just bought to build your site.

4. Upload your files to your hosting account using FTP, or if you have one of the programs listed above they will connect via FTP for you and upload all your changes you make.

Alternatively, we could build your website for you and host it for 1 year for $399. That would definitely be the better route if you plan to attract visitors or sell something online. I wouldn’t suggest a novice try to build a professional looking website because I can almost guarantee not only will you miss and get plenty frustrated at the coding aspect, but you’ll also not fully understand how people view and read websites - as well as design all the pleasing graphics.

As a side note, if you hosted with us, I’m always available in our community forum to personally help along the way.

Best of luck,
John
ceo and founder of


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