Fausto needs to make a web site....Fausto is clueless....please help Fausto.

[Fausto]

I'm putting together a new team for next year and I don't have a flippin clue where to start other than registering a domain name.

So, uh....help?

 

[iamwiz82]

I'm not much help, but I can tell you to steer away from scrolling banners, flashing text, or funny gifs.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I'm not much help, but I can tell you to steer away from scrolling banners, flashing text, or funny gifs.

Dude......I'm not retarded.


sheesh.

 

[amdskip]

Find a free template and then modify it. Do you have webhosting already? BTW, I would register a domain at namecheap.com

 

[sash1]

if you need any logos or designs, hit me up. i mean, i am a graphic designer, and i'm always willing to do free stuff to expand my portfolio. i can code web pages, but i don't anymore.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: sash1
if you need any logos or designs, hit me up. i mean, i am a graphic designer, and i'm always willing to do free stuff to expand my portfolio. i can code web pages, but i don't anymore.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind once we have all our sponsors firmed up and such. Right now, I just sort of need general tips.

 

[moshquerade]

you're so cute when you're... dumb.

 

[vi edit]

I like lunar pages for one stop domain registration and hosting.
http://www.lunarpages.com/

Basically go there, pick a plan, click "buy", punch in your domain that you want, punch in your CC#, and hit "Submit". Give it 5 minutes and you have an email with all your login stuff.

A day later your domain name is fully propagated. Cheap and easy.

Can't help you with the web development. I'm a creatively impaired in that department. I just slap some crap together in front page and upload it

 

[MisterJackson]

WRONG FORUM N00B!

 

[gsellis]

I use Powweb as a one-stop. Cheap and lots of bandwidth. Some tool links to mix and match with a forum to answer questions (not as good as here of course.)

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

DO NOT BUY YOUR DOMAIN FROM THE COMPANY THAT HOSTS IT

If you do this, you will not have access to your domain. This means that if the company goes under, starts having horrible support, just plain runs off, you will lose your domain and will not be able to get it back. The people above are complete and utter morons for even suggesting it.

 

[InverseOfNeo]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
DO NOT BUY YOUR DOMAIN FROM THE COMPANY THAT HOSTS IT

If you do this, you will not have access to your domain. This means that if the company goes under, starts having horrible support, just plain runs off, you will lose your domain and will not be able to get it back. The people above suggesting it are morons.

QFT!

Fausto - PM me with what language you are thinking of scripting the web site with and I'll point you in the right direction and/or give you some pointers.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

"HTML For Dummies" or, more appropriately, "HTML For Guys Who like To Wear Tight Shorts".

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
DO NOT BUY YOUR DOMAIN FROM THE COMPANY THAT HOSTS IT

If you do this, you will not have access to your domain. This means that if the company goes under, starts having horrible support, just plain runs off, you will lose your domain and will not be able to get it back. The people above suggesting it are morons.

And you are a jerk.

Where is your proof? You can transfer a domain name to another company in such a situation. In fact, they would love to do it. In most cases, you buy it from your host, but they do it through another party. For example, Powwebs uses tucows.

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
"HTML For Dummies" or, more appropriately, "HTML For Guys Who like To Wear Tight Shorts".

I think he needs "HTML for Guys Who Shave their Legs"

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: gsellis

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
DO NOT BUY YOUR DOMAIN FROM THE COMPANY THAT HOSTS IT

If you do this, you will not have access to your domain. This means that if the company goes under, starts having horrible support, just plain runs off, you will lose your domain and will not be able to get it back. The people above suggesting it are morons.

And you are a jerk.

Where is your proof? You can transfer a domain name to another company in such a situation. In fact, they would love to do it. In most cases, you buy it from your host, but they do it through another party. For example, Powwebs uses tucows.

Exactly, but in most cases the company would be in control of the domain. They would still have to transfer the domain. If you own the domain, you simply change the nameservers. If for instance Powweb were to go under, how would you transfer the domain? What is your Tucows login/password (I am assuming that Tucows follows the norm and has control of the domain). What would you do if your host disappeared? How long would you have to wait for them to transfer it?

Oh, and proof?

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=553651
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=544448


So once again, I say that you are a moron.

 

[Reckoner]

I adamantly refuse to help Fausto.

 

[yllus]

As SarcasticDwarf says, purchase your domain name from a separate registrar like Namecheap.com or GoDaddy.com. Never from your host, especially these lesser-known fly by night operations.

You want to install a simple little CMS (Content Management System), but honestly I'd say just install WordPress. It's extremely easy to use blogging software with a billion free templates, and will likely do what you want it to do.

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: gsellis

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
DO NOT BUY YOUR DOMAIN FROM THE COMPANY THAT HOSTS IT

If you do this, you will not have access to your domain. This means that if the company goes under, starts having horrible support, just plain runs off, you will lose your domain and will not be able to get it back. The people above suggesting it are morons.

And you are a jerk.

Where is your proof? You can transfer a domain name to another company in such a situation. In fact, they would love to do it. In most cases, you buy it from your host, but they do it through another party. For example, Powwebs uses tucows.

Exactly, but in most cases the company would be in control of the domain. They would still have to transfer the domain. If you own the domain, you simply change the nameservers. If for instance Powweb were to go under, how would you transfer the domain? What is your Tucows login/password (I am assuming that Tucows follows the norm and has control of the domain). What would you do if your host disappeared? How long would you have to wait for them to transfer it?

Oh, and proof?

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=553651
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=544448


So once again, I say that you are a moron.

Then what you really are saying is not to use an email hosted at the site address for the contact (which is the trap the one fell into in the link). With tucows, you need to know about this site Admin Change

And you are still a jerk.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
I adamantly refuse to help Fausto.

Yeah, well don't come crying to me when you need leg-shaving tips.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: yllus
As SarcasticDwarf says, purchase your domain name from a separate registrar like Namecheap.com or GoDaddy.com. Never from your host, especially these lesser-known fly by night operations.

You want to install a simple little CMS (Content Management System), but honestly I'd say just install WordPress. It's extremely easy to use blogging software with a billion free templates, and will likely do what you want it to do.

The plan is to have a rider blog linked to each bio page, so I'll definitely keep the above in mind.

 

[Zolty]

animated gifs are all the rage!!

 

[iamwiz82]

Don't forget a MIDI of "We Are the Champions"!

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Don't forget a MIDI of "We Are the Champions"!

Yeah, I'm sure our sponsors will love that. Very professional. :laugh:

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Don't forget a MIDI of "We Are the Champions"!

Yeah, I'm sure our sponsors will love that. Very professional. :laugh:

You could get Band in a Box and write your own version and make that MIDI for the win!