How could I build a free website - today?

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Hey y'all,

If I wanted a free site, but not hosted in blogger, what would I do? I have no HTML skills and very limited Wordpress skills.

Thanks.

Jeremy
#build #free #today #website
  • Profile picture of the author Carlos619
    Do a search for "free html templates"

    You will also need an html editor, and of course someone to teach you how to use it
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    • Profile picture of the author wademvp91
      Try Squidoo.com, they are a pretty cool place to build a site, and they host it. Plus you can get money if you get enough traffic which is cool
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  • Profile picture of the author dripable
    You could always use a customized facebook page as your main site. That is pretty huge now for those starting up business'.
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  • Profile picture of the author GregSilva
    Sign up for Freehostia:

    Chocolate - bannerless free web hosting powered by advanced cluster technology

    It is a free web host that is jam packed with features. It even includes a one click Wordpress install. Once you start to make some money then you can move on to a paid webhost.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeremy James
    Yeah - thanks for the answers. I have an E-Book that I am going to try to start marketing here pretty soon by writing 2-3 articles a day, doing Youtube, etc. I am going to give it a 30 day "BLITZ."
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  • Profile picture of the author redpigscanfly
    You don't need a lot of knowledge to run wp blog. It's just click here and click there so my suggestion is to start with blogspot blogs
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  • Profile picture of the author Mixengineer
    Html editor. You mean notepad/textedit?
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  • Profile picture of the author Fazal Mayar
    haha, well learn wordpress, its so easy and simple.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeremy James
    If I had someone to sit down with me - my problem - my WP sites all look.....boring.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mychael
      Originally Posted by Jeremy James View Post

      If I had someone to sit down with me - my problem - my WP sites all look.....boring.
      If only "look" of of your sites is what bothers you then simply use a good looking WP theme. There are plenty of them for free, just google for "free wordpress themes".

      Just to name a few sites where you can download some:
      Download free WordPress themes - Free WP Themes
      Wordpress Themes
      Free | WooThemes
      Themes

      So get a free webhosting, install wordpress and a use a decent theme. Voila
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    • Profile picture of the author THK
      Originally Posted by Jeremy James View Post

      If I had someone to sit down with me - my problem - my WP sites all look.....boring.
      If this is your main problem, why not show warriors a sample of your "boring" site and let them give you some pointers how to make your site more engaging.

      Tanvir
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    • Profile picture of the author Targeted Traffic
      Originally Posted by Jeremy James View Post

      If I had someone to sit down with me - my problem - my WP sites all look.....boring.
      Nope..you need more effort and a mix of passion...
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    • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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      Originally Posted by Jeremy James View Post

      If I had someone to sit down with me - my problem - my WP sites all look.....boring.
      If your Wordpress sites look boring, just change the theme. It's easy. Find a good theme and if you need a nice header, just look in Warriors for Hire or Fiverr for someone to do a nice header for it.
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  • Profile picture of the author leppozdrav
    I am sure with your very little knowledge in werdpress you can make wonders.. Try out some free site building tools like yola site, or some simple blogsopt or a wordpress blog! Simple html templates are also available, you can give a try on it!!!
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    • Profile picture of the author ShayB
      I use Webs - Make a free website, get free hosting for a lot of sites. (Hobby sites and such.)

      You can also upgrade and convert it to a paid site through freewebs later if you want to.

      The sites are templates, and they are edited online, so there's no software to download.

      Very, very simple and I've used them a lot.
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      • Profile picture of the author LiamElliott
        It depends on what type of site you want. For blogs, a free wordpress.com or blogger.com blog is the best you can do. If you want to set up a web store then ebay is great for a small number of items. 1and1.ca is also great along with yahoo stores.

        Good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben Gordon
    Honestly, having a free site will get you nowhere. If you want to start a business, get $50 in your pocket, purchase some cheap hosting, a domain and some other things you may need.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Virtue
    Jeremy, what are you good at? You could partner up or exchange services with someone. They build you a website and you provide something in return that you're good and they are in need of. You're advertising writing services in your signature so find someone who is good at building websites or Wordpress that stinks at writing who needs an eBook or report written. Exchange services....it's a WIN / WIN for you both. You get a free site, they get what they needed.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeremy James
    Here is an example of a site that I tried to design.

    Fort Worth Car Repair | Fort Worth Car Repair
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Virtue
    Jeremy, I'd ditch that theme as it's been used thousands of times. Plus a guy walking on the road has no relevance, unless you're trying to portray that his car broke down and needs repaired. Do a Google search and there is a ton of free themes (just be cautious the ones you choose). WooThemes has a few free ones too.

    Also if what you're wanting to do is have a directory of the car repair shops, then you could use a WP directory plugin so that you can easily manage it, and it's an easy layout for your viewers to use. You will also be able to have others easily add their links to your directory as well, which will help automate it and make it easier on yourself rather than adding them in manually. I'd do a free listing to your directory, but also offer a few paid featured listings in the different categories.

    -Chris
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    • Profile picture of the author ghen
      Try Hubpages.com or Wordpress.com. You can create free websites there. Speaking of Wordpress, I notice that the site you created for Fort Worth Car Repair is the default template given when you create Wordpress website. Do a search for 'free wordpress templates' either on Google or from within your website and you'll find plenty of good templates. Make sure you change the pics to be consistent with your Car Repair theme.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Ning Lo
    I suggest freewebs.com

    Try it it's super easy to use.

    Cheers,

    ~Gary
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  • Profile picture of the author Kezz
    I have a site on Tumblr that makes regular $100 sales.

    It's an awesome platform but the thing is you have to be ultra careful and ensure you post only super high quality material.

    If they get the slightest sniff a site is spammy, excessively self promoting and wotnot they'll shut it down without a word.

    That said from what I can gather they have no intrinsic problem with self promotion as long as it's done in good taste, eg. Gary Vaynerchuk

    They also have no problem with you running ads, again if your site is good, e.g. Clients From Hell

    So Tumblr is free and awesome, but your site has to absolutely be squeaky clean.

    http://www.tumblr.com
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  • Profile picture of the author Agz21
    you can use WYSIWYG web editor...it's just easy drag 'n drop and you can create websites in just minutes...

    it's not like weebly or anything, you ca have your own site hosted...so ya google it
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeremy James
      What is WSYIWYG?
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      • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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        Originally Posted by Jeremy James View Post

        What is WSYIWYG?
        Jeremy, I'd really avoid an html site if you don't have html skills. Some of the most God awful sites on the Net are html sites built by newbies.

        Just do a Wordpress blog. Easy and you don't need to get your hands dirty with coding. Just get someone to do a nice header for you and get a nice theme for it.
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        • Profile picture of the author Devid Farah
          Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post


          Jeremy, I'd really avoid an html site if you don't have html skills. Some of the most God awful sites on the Net are html sites built by newbies.

          Just do a Wordpress blog. Easy and you don't need to get your hands dirty with coding. Just get someone to do a nice header for you and get a nice theme for it.
          Agree with Suzanne.

          WP is really easy to use to build and mantain a website or blog.

          If you are interested to know more about wordpress, take a look here:

          Getting Started with WordPress

          Best,
          Devid
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  • Profile picture of the author medlence
    I have used wix (dot) com, flash based very easy to build and navigate, and the product looks sharp
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  • Profile picture of the author nohypetraining
    weebly is probably one of the most plug and play for newbies.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeremy James
    Dumb question, I know..........(don't shoot the slow Alabamian!)

    Are these programs free for the site and free for hosting, and the only thing I'd have to pay for is the domain name?

    Jeremy
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  • Profile picture of the author drumguru69
    Let me know if you are having any troubles... I will put one together for you...but if it makes millions... you better give me a cut!
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeremy James
      Originally Posted by drumguru69 View Post

      Let me know if you are having any troubles... I will put one together for you...but if it makes millions... you better give me a cut!
      Really? I'd be interested in talking with you more.
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  • Profile picture of the author espe
    try blogger, wordpress or wix
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