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May 12, 2007 10:40 |  #1

I want to build a REALLY basic site to showcase my photography and then sell prints through PayPal. I have a plotter that I use to print my own prints and I can mount them on a foam board myself and everything so I don't see the point in letting another site (like smugmug) take commission on it.

What I want to be able to do is have a basic site like my current one, only with a specific domain and the ability to add more pages and whatnot. Right now I'm having a gallery hosted on a friend's site but as you can tell, the hyperlink is really hard to spread by word of mouth and doesn't look as professional as I'd like.

http://palmtreesoftwar​e.com …ery/ViewIndex.a​spx?i=1017 (external link)

So what I'm asking is how do I register a domain name, host that domain name, and then build a site as basic as the one that I posted but with a few more features. Thanks!


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May 13, 2007 04:12 |  #2
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For hosting/domain name:
www.bluehost.com (external link)
www.godaddy.com (external link)

Good company for site templates:
www.allwebco.com (external link)



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May 13, 2007 06:38 |  #3

I'm curious to know what package your current site is using. It's close to what I want.


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May 13, 2007 15:03 as a reply to  @ liza's post |  #4

My current site? I'm just using their gallery software, it's just a CSS code sheet and then their built-in uploading software.


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May 15, 2007 13:46 |  #5

try www.freewebs.com (external link)

It's free as the name suggest, and it is very easy to set pages up!

i then went to www.dot.tk (external link) to get mine to look alot mor proffesional

www.bezphotography.tk (external link) is mine and the whole setup was free:)


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May 15, 2007 18:21 |  #6

Thanks for the input guys.. I think I'm gonna go with GoDaddy.com.


What would you guys suggest to use for online selling to use as a shopping cart?


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