What is best for creating website?

davidjames42973

14 years ago

If you're looking to build sites fast, go with Wordpress all the way.

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Istvan Horvath

14 years ago

There is no "best" for everybody.

All the methods you mentioned are good for making websites. It all depends on your skills, knowledge, money to invest etc.

I can set up sites with WP and you can too. To make them look "unique" use unique themes. Make them, buy them, order custom work.

When it comes to non-WP sites (i.e. plain HTML) I can code it from scratch without any help from DW or other wysiwyg editor. For me the best for such work is PSPad. Would that be "the best" for you? No, unlike you know HTML/CSS very well. If you know html, Notepad is enough

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JayYamada

14 years ago

Thanks for the reply, I thought what you used would affect the level of scalability of your work.

Another dumb question, If I sign up with GoDaddy or some webhosting for domain and space, I can just upload my entire work to my own server space and have it run off my domain name already right?

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Istvan Horvath

14 years ago

Originally Posted by JayYamada

If I sign up with GoDaddy or some webhosting for domain and space, I can just upload my entire work to my own server space and have it run off my domain name already right?

First of all. Run away from godaddy...

Find a decent host and set up your domain on their server.
Keep the registrar (where you register your domain) and the host separate: do not have them both with the same company. In both cases avoid GD...

Yes, you can upload your "entire work" to the server.
(Note: with CMS systems like WP, you do NOT create your stuff offline: you go and publish your content directly online; that's the whole idea of content management systems...)

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Dan C. Rinnert 14 years ago

How big do you plan on making these websites?

In my opinion, it's overkill to use WordPress to create a site that's only going to be a small number (5-10 or so) of pages. Plus, you've got the additional hassle of keeping it updated, making sure updates don't break your theme, etc.

Also, consider hard drive space. I think WP takes up about 8 MB of disk space. So, if you have 100 MB of space on your hosting account, you can get about 12 WP sites on there. (Unless you're using WordPress MU or something.) And that doesn't count any files you upload, images, themes, etc.

On the other hand, a small website done in HTML, even with PHP, can often fit in under 1 MB of space, depending on files, images, etc. So, if you're doing small websites (5-10 pages or thereabouts), you could potentially get 100 of those in your hosting account as opposed to just about 12 with WP.

For a blog or a site where you'll need a CMS, WordPress is a good choice. But, if you're just doing a bunch of small websites where a CMS is not a necessity or strong benefit, you can do just fine without WordPress.
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  I use Dreamweaver, industry standard.
  
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Marhelper

14 years ago

I have become a big fan of Joomla but also use WP. In the end, go with what works for you. If are not a techno wiz then perhaps WP is the way to go.

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Mukul Verma

14 years ago

WordPress

Big top 500 websites like TechCrunch are using it.

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So are small soon to be top 500 companies like IMCrunch (shameless plug

but it fit the crunch's together...lol )

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SocialBookmarkPro

14 years ago

I agree, WordPress is very scalable and I have utilized it for small, medium, and large sized businesses. I believe that you will find it is quote adaptable.

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msfunding

14 years ago

I love wordpress and have used Thesis themes they have a great form like this one that gives great help.

I used Expression web for html design until I was corrected for the error of my ways by a member of this site.

I have Dreamweaver but have not used it enough to be confident, I know I should and this should be my only programme.

Kompozer is a great free to use site which might be worth a look.

Xsitepro I use sometime for simplicity as it is pretty much idiot proof, but has some limitations.

Its more important that you find one that you are comfortable with and is at your ability level.

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Sue Rogers

14 years ago

Hi Jay,

I say go with Wordpress but make sure you go to wordpress.org and not wordpress.com so that you can make it your own.

Also I suggest using GoDaddy as your host. I have used it for many years with no problems at all and you can even have Wordpress added to your domain, plus many other add on programs.

I love them both!!!

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Lilach

14 years ago

I love Wordpress, its easy to use. Has lots of different features and personally I think its better than the others for SEO.

But I think its down to personal taste and what you find easier using. Don't forget you will probably add to it regularly so you need something that you can update easily.

You could always outsource it if you have a budget.

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MrDay

14 years ago

Both are very good for creating the type of sites you want to make. Xsite pro is good more for lp's, squeeze pages and mini sites. While with WP, you'll be able easily create blogs, professional sites, landing pages and etc....

If you do decide to go with WP, then you should checkout the "Affiliate theme" or "Flex theme". They both will allow you to create different type of sites in different niches really quickly and easily, all while using the same theme.

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JayYamada 14 years ago

I intend to create a small website of about 7 to 10 pages at most.

They would just be standard static webpages of niche market, would I still need some kind of CMS to run it?

If I use WordPress.org, I suppose this is a CMS. I won't need to sign up with WordPress.com and I can customize my own layout?

And about GoDaddy, this is just an experiment of mine to earn some money for capital, See I'm just a student and my bank has less than $30. So GoDaddy for now fits in the bill with $2 domain, $14 - 3 month subscription lol.

But once I get some money back, I'll upgrade to BlueHost or HostGator.

Or does anyone else have better suggestions?

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thetrafficaddict

14 years ago

You can always do more when you use dreamweaver.

I discovered that you need to be a little bit technical to do some major changes in wordpress, and get things looking exactly how you want them.

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tonyaphx

14 years ago

Wordpress for sure is the best and easiest way to build websites. I never thought I would ever be able to figure out how to build a website until I learned wordpress so easy a kid could do it. Plus google loves them and they rank easy too I had one of my sites rank to #1 in google in under 30 days.

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xlfutur1

14 years ago

Wordpress. A few years ago may not have been the case, but now it is extremely powerful and super easy to learn and use.

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johnpetrov

14 years ago

wordpress, joomla or xsitepro

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bgucor

14 years ago

If you are looking for simplicty and easy costumization try wordpress.

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GeorgR.

14 years ago

Originally Posted by JayYamada

I'm looking to create many websites to earn money through AdSense and possibly some affiliate links.

I've got results while searching online, to use WordPress as a static website or Xsite Pro.

While Xsite Pro is straightforward, I haven't yet figured out how to use WordPress to manipulate and create my own unique website.

Anyone know?

Or would I be better off using DreamWeaver to creating my own website? Thanks!

you should understand that its literally impossible to give a wordpres course in a single post on a forum.

The best you can do is simple start playing around with it, install a blog from fantastico on your site. Learn by doing

I can tell you that in my experience the learning curve of WP is NOT steeper than XSP....in fact if you get the hang of it you can make WP sites quicker or at least as fast as with XSP. Its simple..just take some time with it and learn it

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philsquires

14 years ago

If you are learning how to build 'web sites' then XSitepro is awesome, well that was my experience.

Of course as posted above WP is widely used and importantly the search engines gods seem to favour blog so that great for your quality score

I have taken to combing the 2 which of course brings a new dynamic...Sales page and squeeze page plus privacy, tos, etc as flat web pages and then WP for the membership site with WishList member which is really good to work with although the learning curve was interesting

As GeorgR says WP is easier to figure out - have fun...

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MKTMaster 14 years ago

I would stay away from GoDaddy as well--it's simply overpriced and does not deliver quality service. I'd suggest going with something like iPage or FatCow---they both offer excellent support, unlimited plans and both for around $4 a month. I'm currently using both for two different sites and am very pleased. If I had to pick one over the other I'd go with iPage, but I do love the Cow, Fat as she may be. They also both offer an easy web building tool, Weebly which I like way better than Wordpress.

Best of luck to you!
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