[patwoods]

Hi gang,
I know i have seen these posts many times but never took notice until now as i need one 
Can you help me out please as to where to get a good website done (good i mean a basic,dont need to be too flash)

What i really want from it is to be able to provide custy's with a method to pay(to cut out as much collecting as possible,trying to leave pre pay evelopes & bank details but wanted to give them as many options as possible both to make it as easy for them & me,which is the real purpose and to also show a little of a professional appearance

with the facility of payment on line which in your opinion is the best??ie paypal etc

Sorry for the long post,thanks for your help guys 

[gavin pedley]

I would say paypay most people hove paypal for ebay etc. i would say it was most common choice, i do my own websites using free templates then editing them to my needs.

[patwoods]

, i do my own websites using free templates then editing them to my needs.

Cheers gavin i thought so with paypal but was'nt there others who dont take as much of a cut?but saying that people trust paypal!
good on you doing your own but i'm rubbish at that sort of thing does my head in i'd prefer someone else do it in a fraction of the time i would spend 

[gavin pedley]

Thats the problem paypal is trusted and seems to be the standard, but yes like you say it is the cut they take that is not so nice.

I could help with site if your were happy with finding a free template you liked and getting domain name obviously less costly than big designers etc. I could also host it for you on my vps server (small fee a month)

[patwoods]

Gavin
excellent site with the payment etc (you did this all by yourself???)
i really like the map of the areas you cover   Do you know a good friend of mine Mark from wintecs down there ??

[gavin pedley]

Thanks, ye got a free website template then edited it all my self and created the logo. No master in photoshop but ok with the simple stuff  . i don't think i have heard of him

[chopsie]

made mine myself, click on my webpage under profile pic and there should be a link to make your own, think its webs.com

[patwoods]

I could help with site if your were happy with finding a free template you liked and getting domain name obviously less costly than big designers etc. I could also host it for you on my vps server (small fee a month)

sounds the ticket gavin,what do i need to do such as template ???and domain(told you i'm really no good at this stuff)
whats the cost around about gav? (just a rough ball point figure)
i'll send you my email in a min no rush but its something i need set up in the weeks ahead

[gavin pedley]

Ye it is webs. webs is a free online website maker but you have ads forced on the site and quite often have slow sites or down time. good for low to no budget though.

Sorry your site is not loading for me here.

[patwoods]

made mine myself, click on my webpage under profile pic and there should be a link to make your own, think its webs.com

the pop up adds at the top are a little distracting from your site chopsie,i allways get worried when something says FREE 
do you find any problems with 'NOCHEX' ??and do many pay you this way??

[gavin pedley]

Roughly about £4.50/month for hosting
Around £50 for site template setup and modifications depending on how many pages and content etc.

These are rough figures but around about right.

You would need to buy a domain from a site like this, then we would need to point that domain to my nameservers techno mumbo jumbo! http://www.123-reg.co.uk/ i use them and are very good.

You would then need to hunt the net for a free template that you like. most colours etc i can change so if you like one but colours are not quite right i can sort it. here's a few good places for free templates.
http://www.freewebsitetemplates.com/
http://www.templateworld.com/free_templates.html
http://www.freecsstemplates.org/

[chopsie]

I only set web site up so people could pay online. Most of non cheque/cash payers pay straight into my bank account. Have probably 10 payments a month with nochex, sometimes more sometimes less. It works fine, Just the percentage they take pees me off a bit but its cheaper than collecting. If you let your account build up to over a certain amount (£50 i think) then there is no charge for withdrawals, I am happy with it