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.SeaStar
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I am trying to make a website and I'm hoping you guys no some good free ways to get started. It's for a clothing and ski companie that I'm trying to make. Can give me some tips on what I need to include. +++K
Feb 10 2013 9:26PM
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1337
Posts: 31059 - Karma: 29,335
learn html/css if you want to do it yourself, not sure about services/platforms, perhaps wordpress? not sure if I remember wordpress being what I thought it was
Feb 10 2013 9:53PM
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eheath
Posts: 61652 - Karma: 123,517
Word press, period. So easy and works great.
Feb 10 2013 11:33PM
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Bmo.
Posts: 4907 - Karma: 2,667
this, anyone can do it. if you learn a little code you can do some customization, but no coding knowledge is necessary
Feb 10 2013 11:36PM
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SpongeBob
Posts: 230 - Karma: 499
http://alecmesserlyskiing.webs.com/
This is my website i made using webs.com really easy and really free if you want more info let me know!
Feb 11 2013 12:26AM
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.SeaStar
Posts: 145 - Karma: 38
is word press free
Feb 11 2013 3:40PM
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Bmo.
Posts: 4907 - Karma: 2,667
yes
Feb 11 2013 3:42PM
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Splice.
Posts: 1381 - Karma: -192
I recently overhauled my website... wanted it to look cleaner and whatnot.

I used squarespace for it. Not free but simple and doesn't require ANY coding knowledge.


Feb 11 2013 5:33PM
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m3owzza
Posts: 411 - Karma: 4,528
your shit site is a copy-cat attempt at the 4bi9s minimalist approach.

put up a god damn video or get off.
Feb 11 2013 6:27PM
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andrew.ski
Posts: 368 - Karma: 69
try wix.com - it will help you out a lot if you know nothing.


but all helper services aside, just play with a wordpress site. super easy
Feb 11 2013 8:10PM
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Mag
Posts: 8155 - Karma: 14,809
No offense man but I hope you didn't pay a lot for that.
Feb 11 2013 8:14PM
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eheath
Posts: 61652 - Karma: 123,517
You literally copied the 4bi9 website...
Feb 11 2013 9:41PM
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EastShoreDrive
Posts: 188 - Karma: 862
As said previously, use Wordpress and just install the free plugins to do the things you want the site to do. Look up some basic HTML so you can format when the visual editor does strange things like add extra breaks and the like.

https://wordpress.com/
Feb 12 2013 8:34AM
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eheath
Posts: 61652 - Karma: 123,517
WordPress is php tho not HTML the code operates differently but looks similar.
Feb 12 2013 12:27PM
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J_BISCHOF
Posts: 2082 - Karma: 1,449
magento go is a better platform if you are planning on doing ecommerce. wordpress is great if its just info/photo/video that sort of thing because it was never intended to be used for ecommerce. Magento is super robust and has a lot of similarities, but is based more around sales.
Feb 12 2013 4:46PM
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Stose
Posts: 7109 - Karma: 4,123
Kind of stuck in the same position as the OP. I'm needing to create an e commerce site, but have 0 knowledge about it. Am I better hiring someone to create a website for me?
Mar 20 2013 11:48PM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
I'd probably say that for most people - magento is not the way to go. It's way complicated and meant for serious e-commerce.

I'd say wordpress is the way to go - so much customization and ease :)
Mar 21 2013 12:13AM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,635
Dude if you're selling stuff don't go open source/free.

Just get something like www.shopify.com and skin it for your needs. Even if you want to do wordpress pay for your store software (woocommerce or something).

Free stores are utter pieces of shit.

Mar 21 2013 10:25AM
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Splice.
Posts: 1381 - Karma: -192
Something like tthis...

Mar 21 2013 11:12AM
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BolderPro
Posts: 767 - Karma: 426
Adobe dreamweaver is an awesome program if you know coding, it is all offline too so you create the site then later upload to your hosting company. If your not in to coding as much tho, adobe Muse is awesome. You design your site from scratch by just laying your site out onto a canvas, it is similar to photoshops UI if you have used that.

Here is a site that I am working on with muse, its pretty basic but I'm just getting into it:

As for if you are selling stuff on it, Idk if either of these programs will work well.....
Mar 21 2013 12:27PM
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MLeone
Posts: 725 - Karma: 72
I just made a website last month and we're still building.

Godaddy+Bluehost+Wordpress

It's so easy and it looks amazing
Mar 21 2013 8:43PM
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