Free Web site design

[valerie_folly]

for me!!!!!!!!!!!!
My son is in an advanced business applications class and has to design a "real" web site for a business and he suggested he do it for me. I feel like I need to take him up on it, tho I don't sell my work besides locally I may want to at some point.
What I need is information on where to get an inexpensive domain.
Any suggestions? TIA, Valerie

[meadowesky]

you can go to yahoo.com I think it is about 10yr. Or you can go to godaddy.com for about 9$ yr. That is for domain name registration.

[Newbie]

hostway.com was something like $7.00 a year for me.

[Cosmo]

www.1and1.com

$2.99 per month, free domain regsitering. No ads/popups.

5000MB storage, 250GB transfer, 500 e-mail accounts, 2GB e-mail storage

[valerie_folly]

I am not sure I understand all the lingo....duh........but thanks! I'm going to get to work on it.

[Cosmo]

Storage - how much space you have to store your pages. Like disk space on your hard drive. 5000MB is a BUNCH. I've never come close to using 1/10 of that much space.

Transfer - refers to how much bandwidth you can use. Every time someone visits your web page, that uses bandwidth. The more visitors, the more bandwidth. 250GB is a TON of bandwidth. Again, I never even come close on my pages.

The other is self explanitory...

[born2snooze]

I use www.godaddy. com!
Congrats and good luck! :waving:

.

[ltsexpressions]

I 2nd http://www.1and1.com

cheapest and great software to do site with!

[Kaye]

caught my attention, your lucky!

its why I dont have a website...I have to find someone to build me one that I can understand and maintain simply...

someday :-)

good luck you lucky duck

[Just Nancy]

Valerie,
The domain is what you will be called. Usually about $10 per year.

Then the hosting is where the page is stored. It has to be stored someplace that is always on. So for most people, they pay someone to host. (Simple terms here. ;) ) That is available from Go Daddy, 1 on 1 (?) and others.

Often times you can register the domain and host at the same place. The domain registration might include an e-mail address, but the hosting probably will.

Then you can be (for example) www. valerieslovelies .com and have an e-mail of valerie @ valerieslovelies.com.

Does that help?
Nancy

I forgot. I read here once that not all hosts allow you to have a business from your site. (No clue if this is true or not.) Just something you might look for in the fine print before you pick your host, just in case.

[dogsrlove]

caught my attention, your lucky!

its why I dont have a website...I have to find someone to build me one that I can understand and maintain simply...

someday :-)

good luck you lucky duck

Yup, I agree. My son just turned 14, I'm just waiting for him to take some computer classes to help pull his 'ol Mom out of the dark ages. . . (sigh)

Vanessa

[sislonski]

try www.dotster.com

[valerie_folly]

Thanks Nancy and all. It's one grade I REALLY want him to get an A on!

[lunamoonshadow]

I think I paid around $36 to register my domain name for 5 years with godaddy.com...now if I could just get my da** website up....(where IS my webdesigner???)

[Refined with Fire]

www.epicdomains.com

we have 20 domains thru them!