Easiest way to build a website with no experience

avamarie · 10-16-2009, 02:30 PM

Hi,

I am looking for the easiest way to build a website (outside of hiring someone) that requires no tech ability. Are there templates to use or is Wordpress still the best?

THank you!
Tiffani

Poglia · 10-16-2009, 02:31 PM

Wordpress is the way if you have no HTML skills. If you need it installed or configured you can check my signature.

Bex7175 · 10-16-2009, 02:41 PM

Wordpress is a very easy way to set up a website with little to no technical know-how. There's an incredible community there for it too so if you're stuck with anything it's quite likely that there's been someone else there before you who can help you to solve the issue.

You can get some absolutely fantastic looking themes either for free or for a (usually) small fee. And with a load of plugins and the like to help to add functionality and aesthetic value you should find it easy to make something great.

Of course a bit of programming knowledge does go a long way in tweaking Wordpress sites to help you to modify your theme in the way that you want to, but it's still possible to do some great work without.

avamarie · 10-16-2009, 03:02 PM

Thank you both!

TrafficMystic · 10-16-2009, 05:12 PM

to be honest wordpress and some of the free plugin would do.. The plugin do all the tweaking you need... no programming is needed in truth..

all in one seo plugin etc...

kirstynonline · 10-17-2009, 03:44 AM

Hi Avamarie,

You might anna try wix.com. I discovered it while looking for the easiest way to create a blog or a website when I was a beginner though. But of course, wordpress is still the best, 2nd to joomla. They have lots of free themes to download. Enjoy learning!

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Stanger123 · 10-17-2009, 04:24 AM

You can buy ready templates for your website, and then you have to upload them at your hosting.
But they may not work. Be careful.

JBorhez · 10-17-2009, 05:30 AM

Weebly is an easy option if you don't know html. I'm using it for an affiliate website at the moment and just finished adding adsense. Super easy!

Good Luck!

Allen Bell · 10-18-2009, 07:15 AM

If you want to blog. I think blogger is easier than wordpress. And it's free too!

Orlando Web Design · 10-19-2009, 11:14 PM

Download a free trial of Dreamweaver and look at youtube for tutorials or lynda.com for paid training.

casben79 · 10-20-2009, 02:52 AM

avamarie, try Yola | Create a Free Website drag and drop website builder, very easy to use very good for basic sites...

Darkie · 10-20-2009, 04:37 AM

If you want a WYSIWYG website builder, hosting, domain registrar and online tech support in one bundle, try Site123.com

thebillionairegirl · 10-20-2009, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allen Bell

If you want to blog. I think blogger is easier than wordpress. And it's free too!

But Wordpress gets picked up more in the search engines and had more sharing abilities.

thebillionairegirl · 10-20-2009, 06:02 AM

Try Posterous dot com - super simple way to do a blog via email and text. Includes video and photos

EquestrianGal · 10-20-2009, 12:11 PM

My vote goes for Wordpress. The part about being easy depends on how complicated you want the site to be. There are some aspects about Wordpress that can take some time to research, but overall I think that it's your best bet. Plus if you ever run into a snag, there are many people on here who use Wordpress so you can usually find answers by searching WF for your questions about Wordpress.

e.calabio · 11-06-2009, 03:47 AM

Isn't wordpress for blogs? What if your website is not a blog, what if it's like for example an anime site? I'd agree with using Dreamweaver, it's easy to learn anyway. Just have a couple of free ebooks about dreamweaver, search for tutorials and you're all set.

LAG · 11-06-2009, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e.calabio

Isn't wordpress for blogs? What if your website is not a blog, what if it's like for example an anime site? I'd agree with using Dreamweaver, it's easy to learn anyway. Just have a couple of free ebooks about dreamweaver, search for tutorials and you're all set.

WordPress is easily configured for either web pages or a blog. Dreamweaver is expensive. The WordPress software, many themes and many useful plugins are all available online for free.

You can install WordPress easily on your hosting account if you are on cPanel access. Just scroll down the page on your cPanel until you see the blue smiley-face for Fantastico.

You really don't need to know much of anything to install and use WordPress. Blogger is great too but not for business.

Best wishes,

Leslie

yannay · 11-06-2009, 02:39 PM

Wordpress is great becuase you can just adapt the themes which can be downloaded for free. Its a good ideo to download lots of themes and see how each one works. With Wordpress you can also pick up a little bit of PHP.

fajar78 · 11-06-2009, 06:17 PM

i'm newbie
wordpress is usefully

Rajan Cajan · 11-07-2009, 01:23 PM

try nvu its free and fairly easy to use

wildstar · 11-08-2009, 07:00 PM

How come no one mentions the many simple site building programs that are available?
I use blue voda host and they seem to have everything the newbie or pro needs to get going. Drag and drop simple.

childtalent · 11-09-2009, 03:43 AM

or you can try joomla

Orlando Web Design · 11-09-2009, 08:02 AM

Download and learn Dreamweaver CS4 with a free trial. Also Lynda.com has a great tutorial on getting started with Dreamweaver's supplied templates.

Or try Drupal.

Orlando Web Design · 11-09-2009, 08:04 AM

Download a free 30 day trial of Dreamweaver CS4 at adobe.com

Also Lynda.com has terrific tutorials on how to use Dreamweaver templates to build a quick and easy website.

loenex · 11-09-2009, 09:16 AM

You can try joomla or wordpress. They both work for me. Just learn how to install them, then add functionalities(adding plug-in) without hard core progmramming headaches.

Andie · 11-09-2009, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rajan Cajan

try nvu its free and fairly easy to use

When I looked for nvu it goes to Komposer so I'm giving that a shot.
My hosting with hostgator has 'Sitebuilder' and something else; and while I get there, it seems much harder than it needs to be

thanks

seecz · 11-09-2009, 01:07 PM

You can use weebly to create your web. It's easy to use.

zombo · 11-09-2009, 02:16 PM

Wordpress is excellent as a CMS, but really if you want to get into webdesign, I suggest getting Adobe Suite with Dreamweaver, Photoshop and search google for "Dreamweaver tutorials" "Html tutorials" and "photoshop tutorials"

After you start learning you won't want to stop!

polonuxseo1 · 11-09-2009, 11:41 PM

Just choose between Wordpress or Blogger they have this easy plugins just search in google and instantly you can create your own website.

10-16-2009, 02:30 PM	#1
avamarie HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 132 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Easiest way to build a website with no experience Hi, I am looking for the easiest way to build a website (outside of hiring someone) that requires no tech ability. Are there templates to use or is Wordpress still the best? THank you! Tiffani

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Poglia The Scarecrow War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 189 Thanks: 1 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Easiest way to build a website with no experience Wordpress is the way if you have no HTML skills. If you need it installed or configured you can check my signature.
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Bex7175 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Easiest way to build a website with no experience Wordpress is a very easy way to set up a website with little to no technical know-how. There's an incredible community there for it too so if you're stuck with anything it's quite likely that there's been someone else there before you who can help you to solve the issue. You can get some absolutely fantastic looking themes either for free or for a (usually) small fee. And with a load of plugins and the like to help to add functionality and aesthetic value you should find it easy to make something great. Of course a bit of programming knowledge does go a long way in tweaking Wordpress sites to help you to modify your theme in the way that you want to, but it's still possible to do some great work without.
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kirstynonline Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Easiest way to build a website with no experience Hi Avamarie, You might anna try wix.com. I discovered it while looking for the easiest way to create a blog or a website when I was a beginner though. But of course, wordpress is still the best, 2nd to joomla. They have lots of free themes to download. Enjoy learning! Regards, K pregnancykeys.com

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Stanger123 Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Easiest way to build a website with no experience You can buy ready templates for your website, and then you have to upload them at your hosting. But they may not work. Be careful.
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JBorhez HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Santa Monica Posts: 203 Thanks: 53 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Easiest way to build a website with no experience Weebly is an easy option if you don't know html. I'm using it for an affiliate website at the moment and just finished adding adsense. Super easy! Good Luck!
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Allen Bell Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Florida U.S.A. Posts: 23 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking	Re: Easiest way to build a website with no experience If you want to blog. I think blogger is easier than wordpress. And it's free too!
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Orlando Web Design Laurence Samuels War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Orlando, FL - USA Posts: 357 Thanks: 63 Thanked 44 Times in 41 Posts Contact Info	Re: Easiest way to build a website with no experience Download a free trial of Dreamweaver and look at youtube for tutorials or lynda.com for paid training.

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casben79 Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Easiest way to build a website with no experience avamarie, try Yola \| Create a Free Website drag and drop website builder, very easy to use very good for basic sites...

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EquestrianGal Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 56 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Easiest way to build a website with no experience My vote goes for Wordpress. The part about being easy depends on how complicated you want the site to be. There are some aspects about Wordpress that can take some time to research, but overall I think that it's your best bet. Plus if you ever run into a snag, there are many people on here who use Wordpress so you can usually find answers by searching WF for your questions about Wordpress.

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e.calabio e.calabio Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 44 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking	Re: Easiest way to build a website with no experience Isn't wordpress for blogs? What if your website is not a blog, what if it's like for example an anime site? I'd agree with using Dreamweaver, it's easy to learn anyway. Just have a couple of free ebooks about dreamweaver, search for tutorials and you're all set.

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