How do I set up a website?

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Tue May 19, 2015 8:36 pm

This is probably the wrong place to put this but I figured it would get the most traffic without annoying the whole board.

I'm thinking of starting a minor business venture and was wondering about what it takes to make a decent website. I'm just looking for something free, nothing too flashy, just enough to put some text, pictures, and links.

I've never gone about attempting something like this so any help would be appreciated.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Tue May 19, 2015 9:25 pm

If you want free, try either http://www.blogger.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or http://www.wordpress.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. They're both basic and offer plenty of templates to choose from.

Sigma · Post by **Sigma** » Tue May 19, 2015 9:39 pm

Yeah, I'd recommend Wordpress too. It's pretty simple to use and once your site is set up, adding content is dead easy.

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Tue May 19, 2015 10:14 pm

Thanks for the quick replies, I'll give WP a shot.

ChaMerZ · Post by **ChaMerZ** » Wed May 20, 2015 11:36 am

i am also a wordpress advocate

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Wed May 20, 2015 2:43 pm

I'm trying to turn it into an online store but I'm such a rookie, I don't know how to do any of that. There's nowhere to put a cart or a payment or anything, it's just like a blog with a bunch of entries?

ChaMerZ · Post by **ChaMerZ** » Fri May 22, 2015 4:10 pm

i personally haven't done that before so I don't have any tips. do research.

alternatively go to http://www.wix.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

it's great for beginners and you can easily set up a payment system.

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Fri May 22, 2015 5:21 pm

Thanks, yeah, I came across that site too, I might end up going with that one.

Sigma · Post by **Sigma** » Fri May 22, 2015 6:40 pm

If you're setting up an online store, I wouldn't go with a free hosting option as it doesn't really instil confidence in your site's visitors.

Give SquareSpace a look. It's not free, but they offer hosting, WYSIWYG design tools, templates, and e-commerce options for a reasonable price.

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Fri May 22, 2015 7:37 pm

Sigma wrote:If you're setting up an online store, I wouldn't go with a free hosting option as it doesn't really instil confidence in your site's visitors.

Give SquareSpace a look. It's not free, but they offer hosting, WYSIWYG design tools, templates, and e-commerce options for a reasonable price.

Thanks and I know what you mean, it's not a good look. But I don't really want to sink any money into this process until I know I'm committed and have an idea of what I'm doing.

Does anyone have experience trying something like this?

I can't use PayPal (I got banned for bullshit reasons) so I'm trying to find an alternative method of payment. Does anyone know anything about Google Wallet? Or can I cash a check made out to a company name? Or can someone send me a blank cashier's check that I can fill out? I'm trying to remain as anonymous as possible and I know how shady that sounds but I don't want a bunch of strangers finding out a bunch of private info about me.

Thanks to all who have replied.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Sat May 23, 2015 2:01 pm

In this age, no one is going to physically mail a payment for anything. Google Wallet is great. I haven't tried this, but you might want to look into https://www.braintreepayments.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Sat May 23, 2015 3:21 pm

I don't understand how GW works. You have a bank account linked to an email address, right? But then how does someone issue you a payment?

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 7:07 pm

It's a work in progress but check it out anyway.

http://a4things.wix.com/fanjerseyz" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

ChaMerZ · Post by **ChaMerZ** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:22 am

stupidregister wrote:It's a work in progress but check it out anyway.

http://a4things.wix.com/fanjerseyz" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Looks pretty good for starting out. I am currently in the same boat as you but decided to just learn everything from scratch. I am now busying myself with HTML, CSS and Jekyll (a static site generator).

I will tell you how it goes and even hopefully offer help if I can.

So much shit to learn, but if I want to stay employable I have to know everything (be 'full stack')

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:19 pm

Appreciate the look. This is more of a hobby for me than a business so I tried to keep it as simple as possible for myself. I doubt this will take off but it was worth the shot.

Y@k Bollocks · Post by **Y@k Bollocks** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 4:04 am

stupidregister wrote:Or can someone send me a blank cashier's check that I can fill out? I'm trying to remain as anonymous as possible

Yeah, don't that that'll cut it in 2015.

A few friends of mine sell stuff via Big Cartel

https://www.bigcartel.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 8:56 pm

Y@k Bollocks wrote:
stupidregister wrote:Or can someone send me a blank cashier's check that I can fill out? I'm trying to remain as anonymous as possible
Yeah, don't that that'll cut it in 2015.

A few friends of mine sell stuff via Big Cartel

https://www.bigcartel.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Yeah I doubt it will either. I'm trying to get on the Google Wallet. PayPal sucks.

907 · Post by **907** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:39 am

Peep Shopify, it's the shit. You don't pay anything unless you're making money, and it's super easy to use.

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:13 pm

907 wrote:Peep Shopify, it's the shit. You don't pay anything unless you're making money, and it's super easy to use.

Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a look. The payments and stuff are taken care of? There's a monthly fee?

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:41 am

Thanks for the heads up on Shopify. I set up a site and it's live now:

http://www.fanjerseyz.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

ChaMerZ · Post by **ChaMerZ** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:00 am

stupidregister wrote:Thanks for the heads up on Shopify. I set up a site and it's live now:

http://www.fanjerseyz.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Excellent - now you just need to market yourself properly. I haven't made much progress in the web dev front lately - I should get off my ass and start reading. Trying to make sense of node.js

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:36 pm

Yeah, that's part of the problem. Any suggestions for that? I've tried to get a facebook presence and I've posted on here a little bit but advertising is more expensive than I thought it would be.

I don't get web dev stuff at all but this gets the job done.

ChaMerZ · Post by **ChaMerZ** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 4:45 pm

Try Twitter my dude - it might take a while to develop a following, but once you do you are set. You only need to make a tweet, and everybody's attention will be on you.

907 · Post by **907** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 6:39 pm

stupidregister wrote:Thanks for the heads up on Shopify. I set up a site and it's live now:

http://www.fanjerseyz.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Nice! I'm glad it worked out for you and that I could help.

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