Do you have your own website, if so I have ?’s….

  • Ben Garver
    Hickman, Nebraska
    Posts: 3149
    February 25, 2010 at 1:59 pm #1266291

    I’m looking at starting a couple websites over the next couple of months. I’ve done a little research and decided that I would like to try to design and take care of them myself. I looked into having some local guys host them and they are very expensive. After going to the Daytona 500 a couple weeks ago and seeing the beautiful Danika Patrick I figured I better check out Godaddy.com’s web hosting. I think it looks ok but I started reading reviews and found another one that looks better. It’s JustHost.com.

    Now my question is, has anyone had any expierence with either Go Daddy or Just Host?

    I’ve been doing some guiding for a couple years and would really like to expand it this year. I’d love to have a website similar to BK’s. BK’s site. If I can’t have that type of set up then I may need to look elsewhere.

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    February 25, 2010 at 2:03 pm #846078

    I’ve been using Homestead.com website hosting since the inception of my guide service. They offer several different packages and all changes, updates, content and the like are controlled totally by me and me alone.

    Lake Wisconsin Fishing.com

    wimwuen
    LaCrosse, WI
    Posts: 1960
    February 25, 2010 at 2:06 pm #846082

    GoDaddy will be fine for that type of site. I use Godaddy for several sites and it’s been fine. The only time I might use somebody else is if I were running a big eCommerce site with a large database. Try WYSIWYG web site builder, you can use a free trial.

    Pretty easy to use, and has some decent templates.

    Jake
    Muddy Corn Field
    Posts: 2493
    February 25, 2010 at 2:13 pm #846087

    We use Godaddy for our site. I custom designed it, so no comment on the templates…..but it’s fairly easy to use once you get the hang of it. Their service is also really good….get stuck, just give em a call 24hrs and they’ll walk you through it. I was impressed at how easy it was to get someone on the phone!

    Domain registration was almost free, and the hosting cost is about $10 a month, which includes an email account.

    http://www.whiterockdecoys.com

    liljac
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 169
    February 25, 2010 at 2:39 pm #846103

    bluehost is another great company to work with!

    If you are looking at making your own website you should check out the wordpress platform, there are tons of predesigned templates out there that can be customized to your own style. And it has an entire dashboard for you to publish posts, change settings, and more.

    If you need some help let me know otherwise I could also build one for you at a lot less cost then places around here would charge you. Here is an example of a portfolio site I put together for myself in just a few days. Very Simple, and you can build up much more advanced features form there

    http://www.chadlilja.com/

    duckilr
    Mississippi River
    Posts: 997
    February 25, 2010 at 2:41 pm #846105

    I use go daddy for my domain name purchase and hosting. They have several different packages, pretty decent price.

    Jeff Bennett
    Lake Puckaway Wi.
    Posts: 1180
    February 25, 2010 at 2:51 pm #846111

    Hi Ihave had my we site through Vistaprint.com and they have 3 different package deals. I design it myself and can add pictures after evey trip I do if I want to. Click on my logo to see it . Works good for me. I,m adding pics as I type this reply.

    From Jeff

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 25, 2010 at 3:01 pm #846115

    Ben, don’t forget to check in with Jakob that re designed my site.

    He keeps telling me to go to a regular web hosting company like godaddy, but my isp like most offer a large amount of space for websites that I’m paying for already.

    Comcast doesn’t support php but I just have a hard time paying for something I already have.

    Jakob was responsive, fast and a guy right here on Ido.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 25, 2010 at 3:03 pm #846116

    Ps now that he’s finished I take care of my own photos and minor changes.

    cspierings
    Oregon, WI
    Posts: 113
    February 25, 2010 at 3:10 pm #846092

    Ben,

    GoDaddy represents a pretty good value in terms of the amount of space, the support and the management tools they offer. You might be able to save a couple dollars a year somewhere else but having done that in the past I learned the hard way with lapses in service that those few dollars saved don’t offset the frustration. As long as you aren’t getting into doing the eCommerce thing I think you would be pretty happy with GoDaddy.

    jay55447
    Plymouth MN.
    Posts: 1031
    February 25, 2010 at 3:30 pm #846119

    Purehost has my site $216 a year. I just had it redone by a gal in town here (small company) Paid a good amount of money to have it redone but she does all changes (add, subtracts) when ever I ask. She must have done some thing right i get snow removal for intown all the way to new york

    stcroixer
    Croix Valley
    Posts: 689
    February 25, 2010 at 3:51 pm #846127

    Quote:

    bluehost is another great company to work with!

    http://www.chadlilja.com/

    I have blue host and love it! Super easy to host a bunch of websites.
    Chad-good looking site, I just started working with wordpress to try to get higher search engine ranking, have you noticed any increases in traffic? Mind sharing what theme you used?
    BK-have you noticed any increase in traffic?
    If anybody knows a good SEO person, please chime in.

    stcroixer
    Croix Valley
    Posts: 689
    February 25, 2010 at 4:06 pm #846139

    I am using firefox 3.5.8
    BK:saw yours on the front page.
    Stick: go to galley/exterior/bottom right pic.

    also I made mine on WordPress in only a few days.
    MPLS STORAGE

    liljac
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 169
    February 25, 2010 at 4:24 pm #846154

    Quote:

    Chad-good looking site, I just started working with wordpress to try to get higher search engine ranking, have you noticed any increases in traffic? Mind sharing what theme you used?
    BK-have you noticed any increase in traffic?
    If anybody knows a good SEO person, please chime in.

    Yeah my traffic has defiantly increased, As long as you keep updating content and creating new posts your site will continued to be indexed. Hooking up Google Analytics is huge in seeing all the information you need relating to traffic and sources.

    We do alot of SEO Stuff where I work. We have packages for small business that deal with stuff like this but they can be kinda pricey. What kind of info are you looking for, Im certainly not a pro in the matter as I normally just deal with the front end work, but I could Probably help.

    jay55447
    Plymouth MN.
    Posts: 1031
    February 25, 2010 at 4:30 pm #846156

    Quote:

    I am using firefox 3.5.8
    BK:saw yours on the front page.
    Stick: go to galley/exterior/bottom right pic.

    also I made mine on WordPress in only a few days.


    Thanks jarred
    Just e-mailed her should be fixed today.

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    February 25, 2010 at 4:40 pm #845682

    I am also a big bluehost fan – I have also used ipowerweb.com in the past and been happy with both.

    Once again stay away from the comcasts of the world for hosting (*cough cough BK) which limit the languages that can be used.

    If you have any questions you want to bounce off me – just shoot me a PM.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 25, 2010 at 4:49 pm #846168

    Free is free.

    I’m still trying to figure out why that shows up that way on a Mac on not on a pc using Fire Fox on both.

    weird.

    Ben Garver
    Hickman, Nebraska
    Posts: 3149
    February 25, 2010 at 5:06 pm #846179

    Thanks for all the imput everyone. This post is helping me out a bunch.

    Keep the info and links to your sites coming.

    Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2599
    February 25, 2010 at 5:28 pm #846192

    I did my website through Google Sites, (which gets the hostname through GoDaddy).

    So far I’ve been fairly satisfied with it and love the absolute ease of use, not to mention I think it’s only $10/yr… However, it does lack a few features I would have liked to incorporate and really cannot without completely switching everything to a different hosting services.

    If I did it again and had a legitimate purpose for a website I wouldn’t use them and start from scratch, probably hosting it myself… but in the mean time this works well.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 25, 2010 at 6:59 pm #846241

    Kristi is looking good in that Float Tech PFD.

    Good looking fish to…I guess.

    Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2599
    February 26, 2010 at 4:26 pm #846656

    Quote:

    Kristi is looking good in that Float Tech PFD.

    Good looking fish to…I guess.

    I’ll tell her you said that

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