Preserved Topic: Domains and websites (Page 1 of 1)

Im eager to start up a website on its own and I need to know what the steps involved.....where it can be done....how it can be done....anything that is free because I dont really have any money.....who do I go to for such a thing. I know Im not going with GeoShitties!

The sort of website Im talking about is something where I can present my online work such as folio and various projects with small compressed quicktime videos, pics, that sort of thing....I guess you could say something similiar to the RustBoy website to give you an idea.

"You don't know how paralysing that is, that stare of a blank canvas, which says to the painter: you can't do a thing." - Vincent Van Gogh

Well first, you need to register a domain name. I use www.000domains.com for my domains. It's 13.50 per year (USD). Then you need hosting. You can find some cheap hosts out there for what you need. I would say for your needs, 100-150megs of space would do. Also look into bandwidth rate. Some hosts don't give you crap for bandwidth. You go over, and they will charge you an arm and a leg. Then again, you get what you pay for.

MAX

Luxo_jr: I agree with Ducati - I took his tip and they are very good

If you are doing multimedia then you are going to require quite a bit of bandwidth and space, however, DS dropped this link to me a while back and rustboy actually use the service to cut down on what must be otherwise huge hosting costs:
www.spoke-and-axle.com

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I would reccomend going with a less costly host, which is runningwolf, who you can get hosting from by contacting Pugzly. I believe he could meet all you needs at only $4.50 a month.

Luxo,
As stated above, you need a domain name. This domain name will be pointed to what are called "nameservers." Once you obtain your hosting service, you will know what your nameservers are. You'll go back in your domain name administration and change it to point to the nameservers ( NS1.WHATEVERTHECOMPANY.NET, NS2.WHATEVERTHECOMPANY.NET ). Once your domain name has propogated throughout the internet, your site is ready for viewing. Now design your site and upload it via FTP (CuteFTP, wsFTP). Some operating systems let you FTP through your File Manager.

As far as cost is concerned, consider this...if you are posting things for portfolio work and you are using this work to obtain positions in the job market, it is an "investment." If you are business savvy, you could go register an assumed name at your local county clerk (in the US anyway) for 10 bucks and file as a "sole proprietorship." Now come tax time you can do tax write-offs on your investments...everything under the function of your small business can be written off. If the IRS ever inquires about your "business," just say that your business is bettering yourself for the job market. Bettering yourself for the job market could consist of anything you do to make that happen including software purchases, equipment, rent, and education. You could basically write-off anything that keeps you alive for that purpose. Keep ALL of your receipts and write how they help you in this cause. The IRS will want to see them. This is all legal in the United States and will give you some kind of refund at tax time. Didn't generate enough income through the guise of your "business?" File for a profit/loss every year.

I think if you want to host videos and things that are big, I would really look into higher bandwidth hosts. 2-3gb a month will eat it up in a sec if you host videos... think about this. You have a video that is 5megs big. 500 views of that video and you are at 2.5gigs. Just like that. And that is not including your email traffic that is going though your email server.

Also...you have to think about what you want to do with a website? Will you run .asp? then you need a host that supports that because trust me, once you start doing it, there is no stopping lol

MAX

[This message has been edited by Ducati (edited 11-05-2002).]

DAMN! Im confused...Ill read this another time when I aint studying and done 6 straight hrs of Psych study:

This should be 'saved' I think. FAQ or just archived? Couldn't see an obvious spot for in the FAQ's but I don't think it should just vanish. Some good info above. Emps/WebS... any MS ?

NJ: Good point - this kind of thing does come up quite often. I started the following:

Can you give me any help/advice with registering a domain?

Can you give me any help/advice with finding a good host?

add any extra information/tips you might think appropriate.

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