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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: JSMC on March 09, 2011, 11:39:22 pm

Title: websites how much approx?
Post by: JSMC on March 09, 2011, 11:39:22 pm
how much roughly for a website? Also what do you get with it etc. detaisl required. Do you own domain name or the person designing etc
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: bobby p on March 10, 2011, 07:24:07 am
ive a website through www.vistaprint.co.uk    , it was so easy to set up,no speaking to anybody , and its £7 for a month (3 pages)  of which the first month was free and no commitment so you could quit after a month and not pay one penny.  ive been happy with it and have had it about a year and a half. i tweak it about once a month,as i add a new service or drop a service i cant be bothered to do
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: JSMC on March 10, 2011, 07:30:03 am
link?
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: bobby p on March 10, 2011, 07:37:23 am
    www.vistaprint.co.uk       



i dont link my website on here as i found to my cost that if a customer googles my name/site they read whats written about them on here !
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on March 10, 2011, 07:47:07 am
If you get someone else to do your website, make sure you buy the name yourself.
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: Matt Gibson on March 10, 2011, 09:23:30 am
Have a look at microsoft office live...

http://www.officelive.com/en-GB/

The actual site is free, and you have the option of buying a domain (.com .co.uk .net .org)

Its very easy to create one yourself. Have a look at mine, or BlastAway on here has a microsoft website too.

I paid £10 for 2 years for my domain name, then its cheaper when you renew. But the site is free forever.
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on March 10, 2011, 03:57:48 pm
Just try studioarts websites in your search engine
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: ascjim on March 10, 2011, 04:47:06 pm
Learn your self. Won't take long.

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: JSMC on March 10, 2011, 04:51:15 pm
Check out www.studioarts-dvt.co.uk
Free websites and cheep ones .

that link not working
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: VSP Home Care on March 10, 2011, 06:47:28 pm
how much roughly for a website? Also what do you get with it etc. detaisl required. Do you own domain name or the person designing etc


You could spend quite a lot of money but it really depends on what your requirements are.  You should always own the domain and the design and content of the site.

If you wish to ad a payment facility to your site so you can process payments from customers then it can get fiddly.

If your just after a simple page you could probably do it yourself.  If your ISP gives you free web space with your monthly package then you could use that.  Buy the domain name (£20 or so for two years) and point it at your page that you host on your free web space.

Some domain suppliers charge a few quid a year to redirect your domain name but not much, £5-10 I think.  Look for a supplier that offers free DNS forwarding if you can find one.

This might be your site address www.myISPfreespace.ISPcompany.com, you then point your DNS setup at that address i.e. www.windowcleaningme.com --> www.myISPfreespace.ISPcompany.com when the user looks for www.windowcleaningme.com they will land at your site and should only see the www.windowcleaningme.com address if the DNS is masked correctly.

If your in "business" with professional companies it's not a great idea as they will spot it and you'll look naf  ;D  But for a window cleaning round with normal customers you'll be fine, I doubt anyone would notice or care.
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on March 11, 2011, 06:06:41 am
www.studioarts-dtv.co.uk  this is it
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: LWC on March 11, 2011, 07:50:34 am
Have a look at microsoft office live...

http://www.officelive.com/en-GB/

The actual site is free, and you have the option of buying a domain (.com .co.uk .net .org)

Its very easy to create one yourself. Have a look at mine, or BlastAway on here has a microsoft website too.

I paid £10 for 2 years for my domain name, then its cheaper when you renew. But the site is free forever.

JSMC does as Matt says. Ive got the same thing
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: Matt Gibson on March 11, 2011, 10:23:04 am
sensai,

Website looks great mate, i have a few questions about how you did some stuff on there though, culd you shoot me an email when you get a chance?

matt@precisepressurewashing.co.uk

Cheers mate

Matt
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: bumper on March 11, 2011, 10:38:53 am

just been messing about bored trying it out its free but gives you a idea  not working
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: ascjim on March 11, 2011, 03:55:46 pm
If you don't wanna do it yourself best to go with a local firm mate
Title: Re: websites how much approx?
Post by: mileslake on March 11, 2011, 04:05:19 pm
Nathaneal  Jones does very nice websites for not too much.