[brittanyjaleesa]

Looking to start a website and need to know what service to purchase one from that will have varied templates for me to work with that I can truly manipulate how my site will look to how I want it. As opposed to having my business fit the site, I want the site to fit my business. I was thinking about yahoo? Is this the best way to go?

[zoobie]

Hi there!

There are so many ways to start building your site. There are many things to consider like in the preparation or develop your product.

-How are you going to package your content?
-What people will need to be involved in the content creation?
-How will you package your product?
-What parts of this process can you outsource?
-What parts can’t you outsource?
-Where do you want to hire your workers from?
-Turning your idea from concept to a product!
1.Website Work
2.Product Research
3.Forming Your Outline
4.Create The Content
5.Package The Content
6.Fulfill The Content

These are not complete though. Under the things I've mentioned, there are a lot to do. Best of luck!

[Lydiany]

Hey- If you need any help with graphic design, drop me a line at ReDefine_Design@hotmail.com. You can check out my work at www.redefinedesignstudios.com.

[gambit]

Yahoo is a good start.

[wully00]

I guess I would say it depends on your budget.

They're are many companies that offer "turnkey solutions" to a website: Design, hosting, e-commerce... the works. This is great if your on a budget and don't want to pay someone to program or design.

Michael

[sniping4dummies]

If you want this done and you want it done right, you're going to need to contact a professional. You can get a logo from logoworks for around $400 (although I think they may have gotten an email about a promo). I'd say once you get your concept stuff start there, then look for a design company.

Find someone with a great portfolio, and call their clients. Make sure they have happy clients. Don't spend any money unless you think there is a VERY good chance you will see a return, as shown by the measureables any competent agency should create.

Anyways, the jist of what I'm saying is that you need to spend (starting) at a few thousand dollars if you want to have a real online business. Otherwise, unless you know as much about the web as Tom from my space, you should just hold off until you have either more money or no social life ; ).

[Time Defenders]

Yahoo! Small Business has some templates that you can work with (rearrange, etc.). They are listed by industry type. You can always do this until you have enough money to pay a professional.

[SimpleGlobalCash]

Hey Brittany, keep in mind also the part of choosing a hosting company.

This is my advice:

One of the most important factors in choosing a website
host is the customer service you receive once you’ve signed up.

There are many technical issues that can come up once you have your
own website, and if you don’t have a truly dedicated hosting company
to support you and help you resolve these issues when necessary, you
could, quite simply, lose your business.

Trust me, I’ve seen many thriving online businesses fall apart because they chose the wrong hosting company. When hosting is cheap, there is a reason for it.
With website hosting, you get exactly what you pay for and you should
never compromise when it comes to who to host your website with.
Good Luck to you Brittany.

This is a great hosting company:
http://www.host4profit.com/cgi-bin/home.cgi?95709

[danbu1]

buiBase can do what you are talking about and more. As we develop more modules you can just turn it on and use it. As for the designs. We use pre installed opensource designs and allow each member tune their own design or create their own. try it here: demo.buibase.com

[crackah]

I do it all.

Give me a pm of your details and i can give you a professional site, and anything you need.

[radreality]

from your post it sounded like you wanted control over the design of the website and you just want to use a company that offers an easy content manager where you can edit anything on the site at any time you want.

If that is the case, most of these replies are telling you about more complicated services where you are paying someone else to do the work for you.

I've always liked Homestead. They offer a free 30 day trial (if you signup through the link that is at the bottom of Self Help & Success Forum) for you to get to know their software and get a site up, then its only $5/month after that for everything, and if you want a unique domain name (which you probably do) its only about $10/month for everything you need.