What is the best way to setup a website for my business, so i can have my own domain and email?
Need to setup a website for my small business, but i’m not sure about the whole going through yahoo thing…any help?
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Here’s what you need:
- a website designed and "ready" (somewhat).
- a domain name picked out ("Mycompany.com") – have a couple of alternatives on standby in case your first choice is already taken.
- a place to "host" your website.
I have a website http://www.darrenhancock.com that costs me under CAN$30 per year… with EMAIL ADDRESSES!! Very cool.
Here’s what I did:
1) I designed the website myself, using some high-end tools I have access to (Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, etc).
(…Please note this is typically the most expensive portion of the entire process… or the most time-consuming to do it yourself unless you’re a web designer. My site was over two years in the making, with a huge learning curve, and still far from perfect.)
2) I subscribed to a FREE Webhosting site (www.freewebs.com)
** so far I have spent no $$ **
3) Next, I shopped online for an affordable solution to purchase my "Domain name" (darrenhancock.com). The best I was able to find was http://www.planetdomain.com (I paid $29 Canadian for TWO-YEARS, includes email "forwarding", which allows me to take any email sent to any address @darrenhancock.com and forward it to my yahoo email… COOL).
That’s it. I have a free website, hosted for free, paid under $30 for use of my domain for 2 years, with free email on Yahoo.
Not bad. I hope this helps get you on your way…
You can get your own domain and email for $3 per month. . . but you will need a designer, try http://www.amateur-designs.com
Check out http://www.intrinzicdesignz.com they offer $79 one time fee for webdesign and web developing services. Domain name is already included in that one time fee. They will create and design your website according to your taste and requirements.