free website (help newbie alert)

[bobby101]

hi all i would like sum help in finding a good free website creator preferably one that wont cost a fortune to host.
In general its totally new to me im just finding my feet with it all thought i had done good on a web creator spent hours on it then the inevitable happened i pressed the wrong button and poof, gone aarrgghh. anyways back to basics help please any links will be greatly appreciated.thanks :dizzy2:

 

[telectrix]

1and1 do hosting with a web site. you start with a basic template and bugger around with it. about £10/month , i think

 

[Hiddo]

Type "Getting British Business Online" into google. They will give you a free one with free hosting for 2 Years. If you want a really fancy website this may not be the option for you.

 

[oldtimer]

I used to build mines via MS Publisher but to be honest it was pants 2 months ago I took the plunge and purchased Serrif Webplus 5 at a cost of £50 so it was well worth it (so easy to do) plus 2 years ago Ibought a domain name and web hosting from Streamline.net and the cost for 2 years hosting and domain name was £45 ie 50p a week.

I have recently purchased a .mobi domain name as a bit of a punt as more people are surfing the web on their smartphones and where I live there is a large population who work in offices so when they want an electrician to fix their light switch they are looking for one via their phone

 

[MarkieSparkie]

I used to build mines via MS Publisher ...

Wow! Don't tell Taliban or they'll be producing IEDs by PC.:jester:

 

[Spazz]

I used to use 1and1 but found them to be crap! - no decent templates and cant modify anything


I now use ipage.co.uk

You can get a decent package for $55 + Tax or £55 + VAT.

As you may guess sticking to the USD is cheaper by about 40%.

When you register make sure that you chose USD


With this you get:
1 domain name
6 pages
Drag & Drop Website Builder
$100 Google Adwords Voucher
$100 Facebook Advertising Voucher
and so much easier to use than anything else I tried - especially 1and1 (and cheaper!)

Just do me a favor and go to my website Dyfed Electrical - Home and click the link at the bottom to register - it gives me some credits for my renewal. - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
(I can also get your whole website free of charge as well - just PM me and I will let you know

 

[Top Cat]

I used to use 1and1 but found them to be crap! - no decent templates and cant modify anything


I now use ipage.co.uk

You can get a decent package for $55 + Tax or £55 + VAT.

As you may guess sticking to the USD is cheaper by about 40%.

When you register make sure that you chose USD


With this you get:
1 domain name
6 pages
Drag & Drop Website Builder
$100 Google Adwords Voucher
$100 Facebook Advertising Voucher
and so much easier to use than anything else I tried - especially 1and1 (and cheaper!)

Just do me a favor and go to my website Dyfed Electrical - Home and click the link at the bottom to register - it gives me some credits for my renewal. - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
(I can also get your whole website free of charge as well - just PM me and I will let you know

Looked at your website and it's good, fast as well between pages.
Just wondering about the lightning strike / flashes, not one of your jobs that went wrong? Lol

 

[Spazz]

Looked at your website and it's good, fast as well between pages.
Just wondering about the lightning strike / flashes, not one of your jobs that went wrong? Lol

No not quiet TC. I saw that as a template and I liked it - thought it was the most appropriate one

Thanks TC - good to hear from someone else that the website is good - any improvements you can recommend?

 

[Plonker 3]

Just a couple of things I have noticed Nic are you have spelt CommE​rcial wrong on your headers. Another is do you have a land line for contact as I always think it looks better as at least you have some premises, even if it is your home phone number.

 

[Spazz]

My landline is not working - BT hashed it up again - internet working though.

I think no landline looks better than a not working line.

I will sort spelling now - thanks

 

[oldtimer]

Some people like to see a landline because the consumer watchdogs say that anyone can make a website and trade via a mobile number without being traced

 

[Spazz]

I am looking at an 0800 number but dont have the funds for it at the moment.

 

[Top Cat]

Googled electrician in Pembrokshire and you didn't come up after 5 pages so may help to get your name further up the list.
Saying that if you Google electrician in Gloucester i can't find mine after 20 pages!!!!!!!!

 

[Spazz]

I should of been at the top under the adwords.

I only submitted my site to google last week (for dyfedelectrical) and (owens-development) just over a month ago.
It can take upto 3 weeks for Google to get it listed


Try searching for Electrician Pembroke Dock - 1st

 

[oldtimer]

You need to put meta tags and backlinks on your site as well ie buddy up with a spark on the other side of the country (not in your area) and let the web spiders crawl over

 

[Spazz]

you interested then oldtimer?

You seem to know what your talking about so any advice you can give me all the better - feel free to PM me

 

[Spazz]

Is anyone interested in budding up with me to improve their rating on Google? - Please no-one from Wales as I don't want to be fighting for the same customers.