Need New Web Page + Hosting. Help needed.

[bigi]

Hello,

I am a photographer. Now, I need to display my work on the web because several of my customers have requested it.

1. Need to build a page
2. Need to find hosting/domain name

Can anyone tell me how to start. I've done some programming myself.
I have no idea what kind of hosting to get and how to proceed. Once I find a hosting package, what should I look for???

Thanks

 

[Zstream]

Originally posted by: bigi
Hello,

I am a photographer. Now, I need to display my work on the web because several of my customers have requested it.

1. Need to build a page
2. Need to find hosting/domain name

Can anyone tell me how to start. I've done some programming myself.
I have no idea what kind of hosting to get and how to proceed. Once I find a hosting package, what should I look for???

Thanks

1 and 1 domain service

 

[JackMDS]

This is just a primer of what to look for.
Step One Get a Domain.

This domain vendor is inexpensive and popular among self-doers.

http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/registrar/search.asp?isc=goox2001au

Make sure that it is your domain, do not rent or get a domain that depends on your use of specific Hosting Service.

Step Two. Decide on a Platform. I.e. a Hosting that is based on Windows Server, or other OS.

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/webmaster/article.php/3473441

http://www.hostway.com/enterprise/dedicatedservers/moreinfo_linuxvswindows.html

Step Three. Decide on an Authoring program.

Authoring programs start with very simple that can be found on the net free.

Through program like Microsoft FrontPage, or Macromedia Dreamweaver, and others that can provide a high level sophisticated web page.

( http://www.myoddpc.com/articles/authored/authored_19524.php )

You have a specific need for displaying Art work so you would need to research which one does it best.

If you want to postpone the decision and just ?Wet? your feet you in Web gallery making, free, you can try something very simple.

Install on your computer very simple free server see here, Simple Serving

Download and install this free program and cerate a Gallery from some of you Photos, http://jalbum.net/

With the combination of the Gallery created and the server program, you can use your Internet browser to actually see the result on your computer as though it is on the Internet.

This is an example of something that I did in a similar way and put it on the free Web space provided by my ISP (Verizon).

http://mysite.verizon.net/JackMDS/page_1.html

:sun:

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: Zstream

Originally posted by: bigi
Hello,

I am a photographer. Now, I need to display my work on the web because several of my customers have requested it.

1. Need to build a page
2. Need to find hosting/domain name

Can anyone tell me how to start. I've done some programming myself.
I have no idea what kind of hosting to get and how to proceed. Once I find a hosting package, what should I look for???

Thanks

1 and 1 domain service

Just my opinion, but stay away from 1and1.com

A few things to keep in mind.
http://webhostingtalk.com/
You get what you pay for.
http://webhostingtalk.com
Never buy a domain and hosting from the same company.
http://webhostingtalk.com/
Always read reviews before you buy hosting.
http://webhostingtalk.com/

 

[bigi]

Thanks very much to all!!!