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Starting a website; need suggestions.
Curt:
I only understood half the words on this thread, but I will like to wish you the best of luck with your band and your music, superboyac! :up:
In time you are going to tell us the name the site? :tellme:
wraith808:
If you already have a myspace presence, and like how it appears
-wraith808 (November 06, 2007, 10:30 AM)
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I sure hope not. MySpace pages are a web designer's nightmare...
-Veign (November 06, 2007, 10:47 AM)
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Not as far as the layout. But the colours and such are a valid start, and are valid no matter where you port them to. I've actually done that for others, and been able to approximate the look and feel rather easily. But to each his own.
kiwi2b:
I am in the same situation myself: I need a website, what to do?
If you want a customised site, the rate seems to be $4000 upwards. For people with mid-level skills there is an alternative: CMS style systems. Not easy to use, but not hard either. A few weeks of practice, added to templates available at next to nothing, and you'll have a website that would be way better than what you could afford otherwise.
Some links: http://www.siteground.com/ for hosting and good CMS tutorials. http://www.joomlashack.com/ for templates and a good tutorial book.
I'm not so sure about getting what you pay for, that is paying nothing and getting nothing. I've spent $$$ and used up hours and it seems to me that SuperboyAC could get a decent site for the price by adding some time with a CMS to a template bought off the shelf.
If you don't like what you end up with SuperboyAC, or your band makes it big time, then get some help then ;).
Jammo the OrganizedFellow:
Be forewarned, that you run the risk of having a mirror image of someone elses site if you choose to use TemplateMonster, or some similar service. Unless you pay their outrageous fees of a couple thousand dollars to be unique.
This is why I favor the idea of creating some graphic and having it xhtmlized + cssized :)
Unique!
But then again, everyone has their preferred methods, so, to each his/her own.
Best of luck to you!
Clive:
I say "have a go". I had no idea what I was doing, but with help of WYSIWYG editor Nvu/Kompozer, a template from Andreas Viklund, Ask the CSS guy, people at DC & friends I produced thishttp://www.singaporedeep.com.au in less than ten hours (not including research). I would never suggest that I can do better than a professional, but if the budget's tight & you need a presence then have a try yourself.
It just love the way people are so generous here & elsewhere on the net. Thanks everyone.
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