Any suggestions on how to quickly put together a site? Something pre-packaged

[Arkitech]

I'm looking for a free way to quickly put together a site. It's going to be a tech focused site so I'll need an easy way to add articles and pictures. That's about it. Any suggestions on a place to get free layouts. I'm kinda noob to site building so the simpler the better for me.

 

[Deeko]

http://dotnetnuke.codeplex.com/

 

[sdifox]

wp?

 

[rudeguy]

I'd recommend geocities.

 

[BladeVenom]

I'd recommend geocities.

http://wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/

 

[esquared]

http://wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/

Hah.................

This is what anandtech and the forums look like:

http://wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/content.php?theme=3&music=4&url=anandtech.com


http://wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/content.php?theme=3&url=http://forums.anandtech.com

 

[minendo]

I use Wordpress for my site. Easy to install, customize, and maintain. Lots of great add-ons as well.

 

[Skeeedunt]

Wordpress or other blog is the easiest thing. Or just post a new thread on here every time you have a new and exciting thought, that's what I do.

 

[RossMAN]

I'm looking for a free way to quickly put together a site. It's going to be a tech focused site so I'll need an easy way to add articles and pictures. That's about it. Any suggestions on a place to get free layouts. I'm kinda noob to site building so the simpler the better for me.

I would recommend a CMS (Content Management System) most are open source (free).

Go to http://www.opensourcecms.com and check out the demos in the top left.

If you don't want to manually install a script, find a web host which offers softaculous, which automatically installs scripts in about 2-3 clicks, 10 seconds later and the site is ready to go live. Go here to find deals on web hosts.

Any questions, PM me before Monday 12/31/2012 evening.

 

[arkcom]

Drupal is where it's at.

 

[SandEagle]

drupal, joomla, wordpress

 

[xanis]

I would recommend a CMS (Content Management System) most are open source (free).

Go to http://www.opensourcecms.com and check out the demos in the top left.

If you don't want to manually install a script, find a web host which offers softaculous, which automatically installs scripts in about 2-3 clicks, 10 seconds later and the site is ready to go live. Go here to find deals on web hosts.

Any questions, PM me before Monday 12/31/2012 evening.

Pretty much this. You could get a cheap webhost that comes with a script installer and have a WordPress instance up and running very quickly. If you want to make it look good, there are tons of good free themes out there; I'd check out the free ones from WooThemes.

 

[KlokWyze]

Ahhhhh, I see you want free, but remember you will need to pay for hosting(which can be very cheap, I recommend madgenius.com. 1 of the admins posts here) and a domain.

themeforest.net is fucking great, but you have to pay for them. Very inexpensive, incredibly well written HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WP, etc., etc. stuff. Honestly the themes there are top-notch! Check it out.

 

[RossMAN]

Pretty much this. You could get a cheap webhost that comes with a script installer and have a WordPress instance up and running very quickly. If you want to make it look good, there are tons of good free themes out there; I'd check out the free ones from WooThemes.

It's amazing the number of popular sites that use Wordpress.

The sheer number of themes, mods, hacks, modules, and other customization software is great.

 

[Deeko]

I use Arvixe (http://www.arvixe.com/) for hosting. They're cheap, reliable, and have basically everything that's been mentioned here built in for free. So you pay your $5/month, get hosting, email, a domain, etc...and then if you want a DNN/Drupal/Wordpess-based site, just click a button and it will install it for you. Then you're goo to go.

 

[sdifox]

I use Arvixe (http://www.arvixe.com/) for hosting. They're cheap, reliable, and have basically everything that's been mentioned here built in for free. So you pay your $5/month, get hosting, email, a domain, etc...and then if you want a DNN/Drupal/Wordpess-based site, just click a button and it will install it for you. Then you're goo to go.

Or talk to vivithemage, who runs a hosting company.

 

[xanis]

Or talk to vivithemage, who runs a hosting company.

Seconded. I'm going on my second year with his hosting and it's a great bang for the buck.

 

[minendo]

Seconded. I'm going on my second year with his hosting and it's a great bang for the buck.

Agreed. I have several sites hosted with him.

 

[RossMAN]

Vivi's hosting company is http://www.madgenius.com with throngs of happy AT clients.

Use coupon code AT30-vivi to save 30% off hosting.

 

[Arkitech]

Thanks for all the information guys, trying to process all of this.

 

[RossMAN]

Thanks for all the information guys, trying to process all of this.

You're welcome, the AT community can be extremely helpful.

What exactly are you trying to process?

What questions or ideas do you have?

 

[Arkitech]

You're welcome, the AT community can be extremely helpful.

What exactly are you trying to process?

What questions or ideas do you have?

check your pm