[dave0123]

Not really doing much this weekend was going to have ago at making a website.. wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to getting started with Joomla? ive heard its quite good.

[Blue Frog Systems]

Wordpress is easy to use, just built mine on there. Needs making pretty and a few other thins, but doesnt cost anything other than hosting

www.bluefrogsystems.co.uk

[colley614]

Hello Dave,

Long time no speak pal.Try Yola while your at it mate it seems pretty easy. I've got a web designer in my phone book I'm sure would do you a cracking deal if all else fails.

[colin purewater]

Fast host / site builder

[Mike #1]

I used www.yola.com   , totally free with some limitations but i managed do build a website no probs .  Mike

[dave0123]

But how do u get started with it?

[colley614]

Which, Yola.com?

[easy clean]

I wouldn't bother mate, pay someone who does websites for a living you'll get a much more professional look and they don't really cost that much, stick to what you do best and clean windows.....let someone else do it 

www.squeakyclean-uk.co.uk

[easy clean]

By the way, I'm aware of the few mistakes on there that need changing, still not complete but insisted it went live ASAP

[Mike #1]

I wouldn't bother mate, pay someone who does websites for a living you'll get a much more professional look and they don't really cost that much, stick to what you do best and clean windows.....let someone else do it 

www.squeakyclean-uk.co.uk

I beg to differ mate my site might not be the best . but i think it looks pretty good and it did'nt cost me a penny its an advertising piece .

This week i have picked some work up from it . I do need to get some better pics on their and tweak it a bit more but i can do that on my own as many times as i want and all for FREE .  Mike

[bobby p]

trouble is a lot of these so called web designers are after a quick buck and run you off a site with photos of other people and boring wording.   usually they have a photo of a man wearing a hi-viz jacket  but you never see his face    its all lies

[Erithwc]

Every one has a different view some like to do their own sites and some would rather have a design company do their site.

Lets be honest some of the sites that have been done by designers on here are rubish you get what you pay for if you have a very small budget you would be better doing one your self 

My site was done january this year and  to be honest it could benifit from some more pages but for now its fine.

Next year i will get another design company to do me a secure site with 4-5 pages

1, Home page

2, Services offered type page

3, Advanced online quote page

4, a payments page with sage payments bank details paypal payments ect  

5, a page telling customer about the charity work i will be doing marathon ect

Paul

[bobby p]

erith-which marathon are u in for?

[Erithwc]

erith-which marathon are u in for?

I have entered the 2013 marathon i will know by october if im in or not fingers crossed  

My mum died last october from cancer in st joesphs hospice hackney so im going to raise money for them if i get in.

paul

[Window Washers]

Every one has a different view some like to do their own sites and some would rather have a design company do their site.

Lets be honest some of the sites that have been done by designers on here are rubish you get what you pay for if you have a very small budget you would be better doing one your self  

My site was done january this year and  to be honest it could benifit from some more pages but for now its fine.

Next year i will get another design company to do me a secure site with 4-5 pages

1, Home page

2, Services offered type page

3, Advanced online quote page

4, a payments page with sage payments bank details paypal payments ect  

5, a page telling customer about the charity work i will be doing marathon ect

Paul

it all comes down to if they work imo, you can have the slickist looking website but if it is not seen on search engines then it is just a badge of vanity, unless you are only targeting your own customers.


Good luck with the run mate, cancer is a hurtful disease that I sadly know about all to well