Help me out (website design)

[Kurt_]

So, I just bought myself my first domain: www.kurt.ws (The extension is for "Western Samoa", but whatever, I don't care.

Now, the question is, what's a good (preferably free, for now) web host that doesn't have ads (or doesn't have obtrusive ads), and provides compatibility with a domain name?

Also, any web design help would be appreciated, as I know very little. I mostly use templates.

[nevermind1534]

x10hosting.com

But you have to log on every once in a while, or your website will be deleted. I use 100webhost.com for my alternate host.

[Rekarp]

You can use PMwiki (what I use) or Wordpress as a base. Using one of those systems you really just have to edit the CSS table on a default template. Making a custom layout like mine only involves some simple php work. Or you could go old school and HTML it all

Pick up the "Web Developer" addon for Firefox. Allows you to "on the fly" edit CSS pages. I can make my own custom BenHeck front page if I wanted to.

[Kurt_]

Okay well I got a host at freehostia.com, and I have a question.

Right now, the link www.kurt.ws leads to a godaddy parking page. I registered the nameservers on godaddy to what freehostia told me to use. Do I still need to use forwarding/masking, or will everything work nicely after the DNS refreshes?

[Oniak]

I love 000webhost.com , its great, Its what I use on my website in my sig, check it out!

[eagle5953]

Or you could go old school and HTML it all

HTML is still the extent of my web-coding knowledge.

</wysiwyg programs>
</css newfangledness>
</php-whatever>

(Am I the only one who hears "coding" as "codine"? I don't know why, but I do, and I've never even had the stuff before. And that's not the only word that I hear wrong...)

[nevermind1534]

Or you could go old school and HTML it all

HTML is still the extent of my web-coding knowledge.

That's all that I know, too.

[Aguiluz]

07x.net

PMWiki support (AWESOME STUFF) and other big bonuses like 50GB transfer.

[khaag]

Bluehost is fast and reliable, and also pretty cheap. $6.95/month last time I checked. I've used it for a few of my customers websites and they haven't crashed once in the year or so they've been up.

http://bluehost.com

[Harshboy]

I second x10hosting.

They are great if you don't mind logging in once in a while.

[Kurt_]

Okay, I HAVE a host.

I need help making the actual website. Hows about help with that. Drupal is too confusing for me. That's how challenged I am. What do I use for that?

[Oniak]

Okay, I HAVE a host.

I need help making the actual website. Hows about help with that. Drupal is too confusing for me. That's how challenged I am. What do I use for that?

Use adobe dreamweaver, I have a tutorial on my website in my sig, Its on the main page.

[bicostp]

I like using a combination of plain HTML pages, PHP include functions to embed repeating parts, and CSS to handle formatting.

If you want something that's updated often, just use WordPress. It's free and you can do whatever you want with the interface.

[marshallh]

I like using a combination of plain HTML pages, PHP include functions to embed repeating parts, and CSS to handle formatting.

If you want something that's updated often, just use WordPress. It's free and you can do whatever you want with the interface.

I just handcode HTML, use includes so styling changes are global, and include inline CSS I really don't care if it breaks imaginary W3C laws. It works.

[Skyone]

I just handcode HTML, use includes so styling changes are global, and include inline CSS I really don't care if it breaks imaginary W3C laws. It works.

Agreed, their standards are too female of the dog species anyway.

Depending on what type of site you're making, you can use a blogging software like WordPress for ease.