setting up a website by someone that is PC illiterate

black olive · 15th October 2008, 14:14

are there any quick and easy guides to go about this ?
how do I check if a domain name is allocated ?
how do I register a domain name and how much does this cost ( and who gets the money ?)

thanks

pondweed · 15th October 2008, 14:23

fasthosts.co.uk have a good integrated checker for seeing what's available... and what is available is pretty cheap through them.

.co.uk are a lot cheaper than .com - a few £ a year.

you can use them as a cloak for a freespace website (i.e. they forward things to your cheapo webspace or free email address) or else they can host the whole lot - site and emails for about £50 a year. I've had no problems and have a number of .co.uks that I use as cloaking addresses to forward to my hosted account.

html pages you CAN create in word these days, and you can upload/take off using network connections and drag and drop on XP. I still use a secondhand £2 CD copy of MS Frontpage for my website!

black olive · 15th October 2008, 15:19

Ha Ha, just reread my title, its me that PC illiterate, not the aim of the website.

As a direct result, you lost me after the first two sentences

JohnDotCom · 15th October 2008, 15:23

Altered title to assist. :lol:

derekosb · 15th October 2008, 16:20

Hi Black Olive

I have used www.123-reg.co.uk for my property website. Pretty cheap to purchase the domain (www.stevenstonindustrial.co.uk) and then they offer an "Instant Site" package.

You pick a blank template that fits your needs and just type in the pages as you want.

It is extremely basic and you will struggle to be found by a search engine (like Google), however it all depends on what you need it for.

Have a look as their front page has a domain checker so you can see if what you want is available.

It is about as easy as it gets, but very unsophisticated.

Derek

tourerfogey · 15th October 2008, 18:20

AS a fellow technophobe I have used 123 -reg in the past but found www.1and1.co.uk far superior in what they offer and what you can do. There's also MrSite - just pick up the package in PC World or similar for about £40 but it's pretty basic and unprofessional looking.

(Hey, look at this - Tourerfogey giving advice on the PC Forum - who'd have thought LOL)

Greeners · 15th October 2008, 18:23

1&1 gets my vote.

JohnDotCom · 15th October 2008, 18:30

For ease of use, Cost, Hand Holding etc I can also recommend 1&1. :lol:

smcaul · 15th October 2008, 21:00

I have a number of domains with www.domainmonster.com, they seem to be the cheapest that I have found in the UK, also offer full DNS control which many don't. They also have a site builder if you just want a basic site.

mayor · 15th October 2008, 21:05

I have used this host for years and its free I only pay for the domain name: http://www.freevirtualservers.com. It includes My sql database free cgi scripts, software, easy setup

. I would recomend them

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derekosb Occasional interested visitor Kia SOUL EV Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 4,251 Thanks: 35 Thanked 27 Times in 14 Posts	http://www.123-reg.co.uk/ Hi Black Olive I have used www.123-reg.co.uk for my property website. Pretty cheap to purchase the domain (www.stevenstonindustrial.co.uk) and then they offer an "Instant Site" package. You pick a blank template that fits your needs and just type in the pages as you want. It is extremely basic and you will struggle to be found by a search engine (like Google), however it all depends on what you need it for. Have a look as their front page has a domain checker so you can see if what you want is available. It is about as easy as it gets, but very unsophisticated. Derek

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pondweed This is my second home Waiter, Waiter! I seem to have a Roomster in my drive... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sussex Posts: 3,268 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	fasthosts.co.uk have a good integrated checker for seeing what's available... and what is available is pretty cheap through them. .co.uk are a lot cheaper than .com - a few £ a year. you can use them as a cloak for a freespace website (i.e. they forward things to your cheapo webspace or free email address) or else they can host the whole lot - site and emails for about £50 a year. I've had no problems and have a number of .co.uks that I use as cloaking addresses to forward to my hosted account. html pages you CAN create in word these days, and you can upload/take off using network connections and drag and drop on XP. I still use a secondhand £2 CD copy of MS Frontpage for my website!

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Altered title to assist. :lol:

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tourerfogey Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	AS a fellow technophobe I have used 123 -reg in the past but found www.1and1.co.uk far superior in what they offer and what you can do. There's also MrSite - just pick up the package in PC World or similar for about £40 but it's pretty basic and unprofessional looking. (Hey, look at this - Tourerfogey giving advice on the PC Forum - who'd have thought LOL)

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	For ease of use, Cost, Hand Holding etc I can also recommend 1&1. :lol:

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mayor Loves to post Rover 75 CDTi Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Porthcawl Posts: 294 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have used this host for years and its free I only pay for the domain name: http://www.freevirtualservers.com. It includes My sql database free cgi scripts, software, easy setup. I would recomend them