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need to set up a web page Jun 15, 2006
Hi there!

Anybody got any ideas about the best webpage providers?!

Whats a good one without any pop up ads etc?

I want to set up a webpage, but Im rubbish at 'puter stuff! :oops:

Thanks!

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Jun 15, 2006
Sheikha are you a DSL/Cable user. I think you get webspace from Etisalat/DIC that you can use for your site.

If not, i would recommend www.lunarpages.com for hosting.
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Jun 15, 2006
MaaaD wrote:If not, i would recommend www.lunarpages.com for hosting.


From lunarpages for $6.95 per month ...
Up To 5000 Megabytes Storage
400 Gigabytes Data Transfer

That's a lot and indicates overselling (a bad thing many people would say).

Mixed reports at www.webhostingtalk.com which I've found a useful source of information.

If you've not hosted a website before and you feel like you're "rubbish at 'puter stuff" I'd suggest you go with something like geocities (yahoo now?) for a free website just to get started and familiar with it all. But move on to a paid for hosting provider like lunarpages as soon as you can - it's much better.

Don't have your domain name and hosting service with the same company.
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Jun 15, 2006
cool thanks for the tips.......

Ill have a look on these sites!

Fanks!

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Jun 16, 2006
DaveDXB, $49 for a dedicated server? Not bad.

But hardly appropriate for someone who just has admitted to being inexperienced in the use of computers. Suggesting a link like that indicates to me that you have a reading and/or comprehension problem.

Or maybe you're just spamming or trolling (or both)?

If they do offer shared servers, they should make it more obvious.
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Jun 25, 2006
It all depends on your website size and the traffic that you expect it to generate.

For something small and personal you can use geocities or google which is free. Be careful of providers who claim to offer unlimited space and bandwidth.
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Jun 25, 2006
You could always try OfficeLive

http://officelive.microsoft.com/
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Re: need to set up a web page Jun 26, 2006
SheikhaS wrote:Hi there!

Anybody got any ideas about the best webpage providers?!

Whats a good one without any pop up ads etc?

I want to set up a webpage, but Im rubbish at 'puter stuff! :oops:

Thanks!

:cat:


guys I guess she is talking about setting up basic webpage and not hosting it.

Well if u r new to computers and dont know HTML I guess www.sitekreator.com is really good for u. U dont have to know html to build a page. It's free

Here are other sites
http://members.freewebs.com/
http://www.bravenet.com/
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Jun 26, 2006
Thanks very much!

I was a wee bit bamboozled with some of those sites so Ill try the ones you have suggested as I have no idea what html stands for?! :oops:

Is that what a word document is?! I dont really know?!

Handbag, Tiffanys, Makeup, Lattes?! :lol:

Im just looking for a very basic site to start me off........

Thanks very much for all the suggestions though!

:cat:
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Jun 26, 2006
SheikhaS wrote:Thanks very much!

I was a wee bit bamboozled with some of those sites so Ill try the ones you have suggested as I have no idea what html stands for?! :oops:

Is that what a word document is?! I dont really know?!

Handbag, Tiffanys, Makeup, Lattes?! :lol:

Im just looking for a very basic site to start me off........

Thanks very much for all the suggestions though!

:cat:


Word document is not in HTML format unless you save it that way.

HTML means HyperText Markup Language.

Read up on it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html
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Jun 26, 2006
Oops!

Well nearly got it....makeup, markup..sounds the same!?

Ill have a look on that site.thanks Liban.

Maybe I should just go and do a course or something :(

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Jun 26, 2006
Taking a course might help....
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Jun 26, 2006
Liban wrote:Taking a course might help....


A course of valium?
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??????
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^ian^ wrote:
Liban wrote:Taking a course might help....


A course of valium?

:lol:
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Jun 26, 2006
SheikhaS wrote:Thanks very much!

I was a wee bit bamboozled with some of those sites so Ill try the ones you have suggested as I have no idea what html stands for?! :oops:

Is that what a word document is?! I dont really know?!

Handbag, Tiffanys, Makeup, Lattes?! :lol:

Im just looking for a very basic site to start me off........

Thanks very much for all the suggestions though!

:cat:


well if u go to www.sitekreator.com u dont need to know HTML try it out and let me know I have 2 invites of 100mb. If u sign up new u get only 10 mb........
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Jun 27, 2006
SheikhaS wrote:I was a wee bit bamboozled with some of those sites so Ill try the ones you have suggested as I have no idea what html stands for?! :oops:

If you don't know what HTML is then set up a blog to start learning about websites. www.blogger.com is a good place to start, and you'll learn as you go. Something to keep in mind is to assume that whatever you put up there will remain on the internet permanently, somewhere, even if you think you've deleted it.

Liban wrote:Word document is not in HTML format unless you save it that way.

True, but not a good idea to make your web pages that way.
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Jun 28, 2006
sharewadi wrote:
SheikhaS wrote:I was a wee bit bamboozled with some of those sites so Ill try the ones you have suggested as I have no idea what html stands for?! :oops:

If you don't know what HTML is then set up a blog to start learning about websites. www.blogger.com is a good place to start, and you'll learn as you go. Something to keep in mind is to assume that whatever you put up there will remain on the internet permanently, somewhere, even if you think you've deleted it.

Liban wrote:Word document is not in HTML format unless you save it that way.

True, but not a good idea to make your web pages that way.


oh my god ..........no recently i have lost my complete template in blogger after working for 7 hrs.......for soem weird reson and when i wen tot help section i saw it did happen to many bloggers some even permanently lost their posts! that's the reason ppl switched to wordpress and other blog soft
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sniper420 wrote:oh my god ..........no recently i have lost my complete template in blogger after working for 7 hrs.......for soem weird reson and when i wen tot help section i saw it did happen to many bloggers some even permanently lost their posts! that's the reason ppl switched to wordpress and other blog soft

Ouch :!:

Which is usually when people learn the usefulness of getting their own website and setting up something like wordpress so you can back it up.

Although I thought I read somewhere you can do backups from blogger? It sounded complicated so I didn't bother trying to find out more.
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sharewadi wrote:
sniper420 wrote:oh my god ..........no recently i have lost my complete template in blogger after working for 7 hrs.......for soem weird reson and when i wen tot help section i saw it did happen to many bloggers some even permanently lost their posts! that's the reason ppl switched to wordpress and other blog soft

Ouch :!:

Which is usually when people learn the usefulness of getting their own website and setting up something like wordpress so you can back it up.

Although I thought I read somewhere you can do backups from blogger? It sounded complicated so I didn't bother trying to find out more.


yes u can I forgot the program which can download ur template and posts I will be careful next time. I will post the proggies name next time
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Jul 09, 2006
anyone looking for hosting, domain names and other serives should try www.tlddirect.com

they have been around since 97 and we use them locally.

very good customer service and prices are reasonable.
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Jul 15, 2006
sniper420 wrote:
sharewadi wrote:
sniper420 wrote:oh my god ..........no recently i have lost my complete template in blogger after working for 7 hrs.......for soem weird reson and when i wen tot help section i saw it did happen to many bloggers some even permanently lost their posts! that's the reason ppl switched to wordpress and other blog soft

Ouch :!:

Which is usually when people learn the usefulness of getting their own website and setting up something like wordpress so you can back it up.

Although I thought I read somewhere you can do backups from blogger? It sounded complicated so I didn't bother trying to find out more.


yes u can I forgot the program which can download ur template and posts I will be careful next time. I will post the proggies name next time


Good to have u back snipes! Those guys in the forum really missed u! Just returned from seminar will take week off. Hope to see you around
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