Web designers, who do you use?

[BootCamp]

One of the lads I play footy with is interested in learning web design, he was asking me today where and how you host your sites, and how much it costs.

Not my bag but I think a place that might :cool:

anyone able to answer that?


BC

[FluxServices]

One of the lads I play footy with is interested in learning web design, he was asking me today where and how you host your sites, and how much it costs.

Not my bag but I think a place that might :cool:

anyone able to answer that?


BC


Hi,

I use one.com because they are friendly and cheap.

[alphanumeric]

i use a "webhost" to host sites, this "webhost" goes by the name of heart internet.

i use heart internet because they seem to answer and solve any questions within 15 mins. (insert shinny teeth smily here).

On another note please tell to do a full time education course in a design related subject before evan going into it.

[dots and spots Jeff]

I bought a book ("Sam's Teach yourself HTML & CSS") and taught myself how to build a website. Enjoyed making the site, but realised there was much more that I didn't know, so I signed up for an Open University course: tt280 Web design and management and it is teaching me a whole lot and eradicating a lot of bad habits!

Working full time, it can be hard to find the time for study, but its worth doing. This is the first of 6 modules, each module takes about 12 weeks and, of course, you don't have to do them all! If you do, however, you get a Certificate in Web Design and get to put some letters after your name! I chose the Open University as a) the course looked good and b) you know its not some 'fly by night' organisation.

Depends what level your friend is already at, but he can start building a website without it ever being hosted, it just exists on his computer. I suggest he buys the book I did (about £20, but may be cheaper on Amazon) teaches himself HTML & CSS (its not that hard!) and then thinks about taking a course.

Jeff

[bluecm]

There are many different companies you can host with e.g.
ourselves
http://www.openmindhosting.co.uk
http://www.dreamhost.com
http://www.rackspace.co.uk

It really depends on what services he will be providing to his clients, if he wants to have a chat or has any emails he's free to drop me a line nathan {at} bluecubemedia dot couk or bell me - contct detauls - http://www.bluecubemedia.co.uk/contact.html.

I'm always happy to help, direct and advise where I can as I'm so grateful to all the people that were patient with my endless questions when I was starting out.

Regards

Nathan

[Robs]

Bc

for hosting I've used one and one i found their hosting great.

For design used a website creator from one and one.

course for you pal
Few years ago i looked into these types of qualifications but found it was not for me. There is a Course called Certified in web proffesional or known as ciw, a lot of colleges are now teaching this.

I started the same course As dots and spots Ou course tt280 but found it frustrating as it looked to much into aesthetics and academic side, i wanted the nuts and bolts type of course, i.e How to physically build the thing, looked to deeply for what i needed into design principles. Found it a bit dated. they wanting essays on design theories form follows function or does function follows form. did not enjoy it, intact i chucked it.

From I've been told Ciw is a nuts and bolts, under the bonnet type of course.

Really all depend on your pall if he's academical then should look at the ou, college , higher education routes.

If he's practical then he should at Ciw, vocational courses

[Lasting Designs]

I started the same course As dots and spots Ou course tt280 but found it frustrating as it looked to much into aesthetics and academic side, i wanted the nuts and bolts type of course, i.e How to physically build the thing, looked to deeply for what i needed into design principles. Found it a bit dated. they wanting essays on design theories form follows function or does function follows form. did not enjoy it, intact i chucked it.



Sorry you did that, the two IMO are linked and besides, as things progress they tend to cover the bases pretty much, fair play for giving it a go though. Web design isn't really my thing, I don't enjoy it so stay pretty well clear of it, funnily enough the nuts and bolts bore me - each to their own I suppose :)

I have a genuine respect to anybody going into educating themselves under their own steam as an adult, in many cases it really is a big commitment to take on, particularly if you are holding down a job and/or have family life to fit in. I've done it myself and the pride you feel having completed the course is mega I made sure I did the graduation bit too.

I made a big mistake on leaving school, I left without any qualifications, (& went back a year later and took them, having realised the error)