[Archived] Creating A Website

[Tim Southampton Rover]

I want to create a personal website but my knowledge of website building is virtually zero and I try to avoid anything too technical as my brain will probably explode if I think too much. I plan to use my website to write a blog, post pictures and just general pages about what i'm up to etc.

A friend of mine recommended that I used a website builder/creator but unfortunately didn't recommend any that I should try. Can anyone on here recommend any for me to have a look at or maybe point me in the direction of some useful information about creating a website?

[Ozz]

Why not use MySpace or Facebook?

[Ricky]

Try moonfruit. It's really easy to use. Hughesy put me onto it and I've created a couple of sites on it. Have a look at www.thepinkvilla.com and www.elitefives.com for a couple of examples.

You don't need to know anything about web design to use it.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Why not use MySpace or Facebook?

I've already got a Facebook account but would like something more personal

Try moonfruit. It's really easy to use. Hughesy put me onto it and I've created a couple of sites on it. Have a look at www.thepinkvilla.com and www.elitefives.com for a couple of examples.

You don't need to know anything about web design to use it.

Cheers, I'll take a look!

[Tango]

Serif Web Plus SE is free and easy to use too, and if you need a free piece of image design software (for making buttons, logos etc.) try GIMP 2.0 that's pretty handy.

[sleepyjack]

For a blog, posting pictures and links etc, why not just use blogspot?

[Hughesy]

Moon fruit it as easy as it gets mate!

[Guest Kamy100]

I run set of a gaming blog using blogspot Sports Gaming Blog it is very very easy to use and excellent for a basic website where you want to post articles, pictures and videos.

[koi]

If you want to learn how to build a website I recommend the free WYSIWYG programme Kompozer. There's some very good tutorials to get you going, just google. It's frustrating at first but it doesn't take long to get a basic grip of html & CSS and what can be done.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Cheers everyone. I will have a look at everything tonight and see how I get on