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Brian E Kelly · #1 (**permalink**) 04-05-2007, 01:15 PM

I am finally getting around to getting a web site designed and up and running. I have gotten some general pricing that would cost me aprox #260.00/ year for web hosting and Domain name. Not sure this is in the ball park. I do like the fact that the web host company is located in my own town, as I feel it is always better to shop local. Anyway I am also not sure how much I should be paying for the set up process on building the site. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Scott Patterson · #2 (**permalink**) 04-05-2007, 02:37 PM

Brian H, the owner of this website builds websites and I think he will host them as well. Check with him.

I just switched over to Host Monster - Web hosting and I have been very happy with them. Very good price, very fast servers and you can talk to a real live person on the phone or via a live chat. They are out of Utah, not Punjab India! The price is much less than what you are being quoted. I think I'm paying around $80 a year. I left Yahoo as my old host, they were so bad that it took me over a month to transfer my service out of their hands. They were also triple the cost I'm now paying.

A very important thing is to be sure that you own your domain name. Many of these services are the owner of the domain name, and if you leave you are screwed.

Scott Patterson · #3 (**permalink**) 04-05-2007, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian E Kelly

I am finally getting around to getting a web site designed and up and running. I have gotten some general pricing that would cost me aprox #260.00/ year for web hosting and Domain name. Not sure this is in the ball park. I do like the fact that the web host company is located in my own town, as I feel it is always better to shop local. Anyway I am also not sure how much I should be paying for the set up process on building the site. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Also, you need to check on their service. Google them and compare them against other host providers. As for building the site, be sure that it is not a cookie cutter site. You want an individual site and not one that is from a template.

Nolan Kienitz · #4 (**permalink**) 04-05-2007, 08:45 PM

I just got all my domain names moved over to Go-Daddy. They are based in AZ ... Scottsdale I believe.

Good rates, good service.

wes owens · #5 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 09:50 AM

Nolan,
What are you paying per year if you don't mind me asking?

I'm trying to figure up the total cost from Go Daddy and I think it's around $56.00 a year.

Thats $4.49 per month for 12 months for web design & hosting, + $1.99 a year for your domain name.

Now, I may be leaving something out, which is why I was asking.

Host Monster is $7.95 a month ($95.40 for 1 year)
or $5.95 a month ($142.80 for 2 years)
and I think that covers everything, but again, I could be overlooking something in the total cost.

Scott,
Is this pricing from Host Monster correct for everything I would need to start a website from scratch?

I just don't want to overlook any hidden cost or something that needs to be added.

Scott Patterson · #6 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by wes owens

Nolan,
What are you paying per year if you don't mind me asking?

I'm trying to figure up the total cost from Go Daddy and I think it's around $56.00 a year.

Thats $4.49 per month for 12 months for web design & hosting, + $1.99 a year for your domain name.

Now, I may be leaving something out, which is why I was asking.

Host Monster is $7.95 a month ($95.40 for 1 year)
or $5.95 a month ($142.80 for 2 years)
and I think that covers everything, but again, I could be overlooking something in the total cost.

Scott,
Is this pricing from Host Monster correct for everything I would need to start a website from scratch?

I just don't want to overlook any hidden cost or something that needs to be added.

That's all that I pay. They do not design your website, they only host the site for you. They also offer a free service that hides your domain name registration information from anyone that does a Whois search.

Before I decided on who to use, I contacted their customer service department to see how easy it was to talk with a person. At first you will most likely need some support from them.

I think some sites charge a setup fee, but I don't recall Hostmonster doing that.

wes owens · #7 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 11:52 AM

Scott,
Do they let you design your own website using their templates?

#8 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 12:16 PM

Here is a good hosting website, its called inspectors edge, it's a home inspector based and it has very easy to use templates, very easy to modify, it were i did my website, and for a computer idiot found it very easy and very professional looking, plus they give you a free 10 day trial here is the link Inspector's Edge - the online website builder for home inspectors

Joseph Hartz · #9 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 01:18 PM

Here is my 4.95 per mo. web page. still under construction. And so is the biz.

Joseph Hartz · #10 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 01:20 PM

Try this!

Joseph Hartz · #11 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 01:21 PM

Ok my web page isnt comming up automaticly wonder whats up?

Joseph Hartz · #12 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 01:27 PM

Or ................................. Home inspection is the best way to save money when buying a new home.

Joseph Hartz · #13 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 01:42 PM

Realezsites is the place to go . thay are a big help

Scott Patterson · #14 (**permalink**) 04-09-2007, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by wes owens

Scott,
Do they let you design your own website using their templates?

I don't think they have templates, but then you want to try and stay away from templates and cookie cutter web pages. The search spiders for the various search engines do not like them as they all look alike.

Try to build your own site by using the various web authoring programs, they are fairly simple. I think that Hostmonster provides a web authoring tool if you don't have one. I use Frontpage and it works very well for me. My site is not fancy but it pulls up good for the areas I work in.

I did learn from a friend that some host do not allow you to transfer a website if it was built on their site with their templates.

Joseph Hartz · #15 (**permalink**) 04-10-2007, 08:43 AM

I am under the impression that weather or not a web site is "Found" vie search engins has to do with 3 things(or more). One is the Key words you put in the areas that the viewer does not see, Second is search engin submital and also a thing called a ppc engin (Pay per click) like google and others. That is how I understand and I hope someone will respond and build on this subject cause its clear as mud to me.

wes owens · #16 (**permalink**) 04-10-2007, 09:57 AM

I was going to build my own but I don't have Front Page, and MS Word does not offer a lot to chose from.

Nolan Kienitz · #17 (**permalink**) 04-10-2007, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by wes owens

Nolan,
What are you paying per year if you don't mind me asking?

I'm trying to figure up the total cost from Go Daddy and I think it's around $56.00 a year.

Thats $4.49 per month for 12 months for web design & hosting, + $1.99 a year for your domain name. .......

Wes,

I've had my domain for sometime from a 3rd party re-seller of the Go-Daddy products. I just got around to moving them all over to Go-Daddy directly as the overall price for hosting was a bit cheaper.

I have a few domain names that I use and have them pointed to my main site. This is in case of "typos" on the part of potential clients, etc.

My current annual price for the main domain is $48.28 and that includes the domain privacy option.

E-mail is included and is free and I have many more e-mail accounts to use should I want to get that granular.

I use Microsoft FrontPage 2003 for building my website and it is easy and sort of fun.

I'm in the process of reworking it yet again. I just published an update within the past few weeks, but had a long talk with a website developer yesterday who gave me more input about things to do to gain better visibility from the Googles, Yahoos, MSNs, etc.

Have to watch keywords and many other things as the major SE's don't even use Meta Tags and Keywords much anymore.

Sry for the delay in getting this to you.

wes owens · #18 (**permalink**) 04-10-2007, 10:40 AM

I have MicroSoft Office 2003 but not Front Page.
I thought it would have been included.

However, after doing some research, I found out that Front Page has been discontinued and replaced with "Office SharePoint Designer 2007" and "Expression Web".

Now, I can download a free trial for 60 days and create my website. But I was wondering if I did that, and then after 60 days I wanted to change something on my website, would I be able to since I wouldn't have the software anymore?

Jim Kasterko · #19 (**permalink**) 04-10-2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by wes owens

I have MicroSoft Office 2003 but not Front Page.
I thought it would have been included.

However, after doing some research, I found out that Front Page has been discontinued and replaced with "Office SharePoint Designer 2007" and "Expression Web".

Now, I can download a free trial for 60 days and create my website. But I was wondering if I did that, and then after 60 days I wanted to change something on my website, would I be able to since I wouldn't have the software anymore?

Wes, You can use MS Publisher if you have that.
Jim

wes owens · #20 (**permalink**) 04-10-2007, 06:04 PM

Yea,
I found Publisher 2003 and started creating a website.
Time will tell.

Eric Barker · #21 (**permalink**) 04-15-2007, 09:24 AM

I worked with lazrweb.com. The guy's name is Rich Patrick. To the "t" this guy has done every single thing that he promised. His follow up is excellent. He does have templates but by the time I got done my site resembles nothing like them. Of course I already have logo, text, etc from brochures I already had in print.