My homepage...

[BikerGran]

I don't have one!

But it would be fun have my own pages to talk about myself, and my bikes, and my travels.

I did start making a site for myself online a few years ago but abandoned it cos I didn't know what I wanted to put on it. Now maybe I'd like to try again.

The reason I've posted here is that I want advice from those who know as little about computers and websites as I do - which is prolly not very many of you!

Can anyone tell me the best, correction, the simplest! online site for building my own pages? It has to be done that way cos if I try to add any more programs to my pooter it will curl up and die!

So, I await your suggestions!

[Bosun]

most internet providers will allow you some space free this is the way to start

have learnt the hard way about not keeping backups, but worth a try, check your main provider first

for example NTL gibve you 55meg free

[Yoda]

if you have a copy of microsoft publisher (word lets you do it as well)
you can create some basic pages with that
then choose save as from the file menu and choose web page
remember to upload any images you use as well

have a play then start moving on to microsoft frontpage

then you can move onto more advanced stuff if its your cup of tea

and as fayji said your isp usually asignes you some space.so worth looking at


HTH

Yoda

[bill?]

further to wot them two said, some isp's have a 'build your own website' feature with all the bells and whistles you'll need and they are designed for people with little or no experience.

[Urban Terrorist]

Try www.freewebs.com. I've got three sites with them:

Hatfield Rat Pack (www.freewebs.com/hatfieldratpack/)
Cambusters MCC (www.freewebs.com/cambustersmcc/)
Urban's chop (www.freewebs.com/urbanschop/)

their a bit basic, but as I know more about brain surgery than websites, it's quite esay to use, and has a tour feature to help ya!!

[BikerGran]

Thanks Urban, I'll have a look at that!

I know about Publisher and FTP and all that - tried it, didn't like it - might be cos I'm in the same league as you with the brain surgery!

[dracken1]

i'm crap with html code. i'm crap as morse code too.
i built my site with "coolpage 2.7" its a small download and then its basically drag and drop.
freeservers and 0catch(zero catch) provide space and although the free ones put adverts on there, if you make your backround a low quality picture it will cover the ads .

[BikerGran]

Um, I understand drag and drop - but where do you get the stuff you drag?

I mean buttons and styles and stuff? Is it all in the program?

[mr.chaz]

take a look at the free stuff at:

www.hawghollow.com/hawggraphics/

hope it links ok

[dracken1]

i used
http://www.flamingtext.com/buttons/

it does the buttons for you online then you just save then to your pc

[Rogue Monkey]

If ya want t make a home page an stuff really easy but its a bit costly! Zyweb is really good! :o

[BikerGran]

Yeah it was Zyweb I started with a few years ago but it was free then! :(

[blackhack]

If you wants a "Full" copy of Namo webeditor V 6. I could help you out.....

Thats what I used for my little page here....www.blackhacks.com

[Otter]

I started out using Notepad and even now I'll use a simple text editor like NotePad to check HTML code.

Personally, I'd never use MSWord because of the size of file that it creates. Usually three or four times bigger than it needs to be.

I (usually) keep things simple because not everyone has got IE on a PC with all the plugins etc and other browsers (Netscape, Opera, Firefox, etc) can view what I've created on Macs as well as PCs. That's why I stay away from M$ web products like FrontPage.

[Creature]

mine ia all done in ASP - apart from a few commands ( easy to find and learn) its all basic text - so simple easy and quick to do....

if ya need any help then let me know and ill try n help

[slugonamission]

im just gonna use CPG nuke when i ever get round to buying webhosting to make me rally pictures site: www.cpgnuke.com

looks exactly like on the site, but can be changed...

[BikerGran]

Aaaawww! you're all so sweet offering help an all - but it's easy to see you have no conception of the depth of my ignorance!!!!!!!!! :)

I have been pointed towards tripod - looks like that may be the way to go..