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I want to make a free website that contains a description of my business as well as pictures and other things I can use to market my business services. How can I do that?
2012-08-08 07:36:58
I use http://www.000webhost.com/ to host my website http://www.range-cooker-repairs.co.uk/I bought a domain really cheap and they host it for free.I built my site with dreamweaver but the free hosting company has free website building software for you to use.
2012-01-06 08:09:00
hello .try here --http://www.weebly.com/http://www.wix.com/
2012-01-06 08:09:00
I've
said it before
and I'll say it again, if you want to awe any potential customer with your website, you'll need to spend a few dollars. That's not to say there aren't free ways of doing so, I just wouldn't advise you doing so. It doesn't say much about a business when they are (presumably) trying to sell a product, yet can't afford to buy a domain name and a decent template. Rather, what that says to me is they aren't making any money because their product is potentially unworthy. Domains typically run for $15/yr, you can buy a decent template for $50 - 100 from
Template Monster
and hire a web dev to customize it the way you need it for about $50.Otherwise, you can use a free host that offers a free subdomain. These domains are typically visually unpleasent, as they are a 'sub domain' of the hosting company, such as 'yourwebsite.hostingcompany.com'. Again, check my
previous post
for a list of such hosts that offer free hosting and sub domain names.As a side note, on top of having a domain and customized template, if you plan on selling products directly on your website (i.e not through a payment portal such as PayPal), I highly recommend you purchase an SSL certificate. This will encrypt the conversations between your webserver and your users, adding an extra layer of security and giving your [potential] customers incentive to chose you over the competition. Additionally, if you want to be discovered online you will need to optimize your search engine visibility, in a process called 'SEO' (aptly named search engine optimization) which can run you up another $50. These are the bare minimum, essentials, in which any company selling products online should be able to meet. You
can
get away without spending a penny, but don't plan on getting business from anyone.
2012-01-07 09:36:00
I was just about to say all that!