looking for a free website

[smithy]

can anyone tell me whats the best free websites,im looking for a website for my business

 

[bdw]

IMO for a business there is no such thing as a good free website.

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[smithy]

IMO for a business there is no such thing as a good free website.

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i had a feeling someone would say that

 

[bdw]

Well it is true and I think most people in here would agree.

I am not telling you this because I am seeking work and we are busy right up to the year end but a spend of about £500 on an optimised website for your particular business would be a really good investment. It is normally quite easy to get results on local niche businesses like yours.

 

[Esk247]

Nothing free but closest is wordpress or something along those lines.

Templates to keep the cost down, its still going to cost something though for hosting and domain setup etc.

 

[MASSEY]

Wordpress is ok for free, you can make ok looking sites, i made this electricians in Birmingahm wordpress and it's bringing in good business, and it cost me Sweet FA. Other than hosting and domain reg,

 

[Experienced IT guy]

Well if you are just looking to try a few things out before committing to a design etc then http://www.moonfruit.com/ lets you do this for free. However if in due course you are looking to a web site as a business portal then you would probably be better off getting something designed with search engine optimisation in mind. There is lots of free stuff out there. There is a lot of sense in not spending money when you are starting, until you really know what you need. http://www.ava.co.uk/free/free-applications-and-services.aspx gives a list good of free eqivalents of many standard paid for products. If you want to start looking into SEO (and you should if you are mentioning web and business on the same page) then http://www.ava.co.uk/support/faq/si...eryone/free-seo-tools-to-get-you-started.aspx is worth 10 minutes of your time. If you get a handle on this, you will be able to decide between the SEO guys that offer a service better than you can do at a reasonable price and those that just see you as a revenue stream.

 

[FunkyBears]

You really do get what you pay for. If you think that building a free website will enhance your business then I'm sure there are many available. It may be a short term solution but beware many off these free offerings are difficult to scale up at a later date. In my limited experience I've found Wordpress excellent especially with a few plugins.

 

[Faevilangel]

Not free but I can do you a wordpress site with hosting for £99 here

 

[smithy]

ended up using http://www.gbbo.co.uk/

 

[Bruvver]

Here is another option HERE

 

[Paul Norman]

If the amount you are willing to invest in your website is nothing, please do not do one!

You are proposing to run a business. I suspect you will want a fair market rate for all your products. Afford the same courtesy to the website building folks.

 

[sdesign1]

If the amount you are willing to invest in your website is nothing, please do not do one!

You are proposing to run a business. I suspect you will want a fair market rate for all your products. Afford the same courtesy to the website building folks.

true this! You get back what you put in.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

'You really do get what you pay for.'

Best comment of the thread!

You went to gbbo t register your domain - good. Now get a simple hosting package for a few quid a month, making sure you can install Joomla or Wordpress. Install and learn about the package, then build the site you want.

Learning even the basics will be good for you, especially when you are in a position to get a proper website desgned.

 

[bdw]

I went with GBBO ...

Best of luck but you may find that you experience the same future problems that others have done using this service. You must understand that there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=178593&highlight=gbbo

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[am:pm graphics]

Would be interested in seeing your site once it's up

 

[Andrew@EKWgroup]

Wordpress is a good bet.

We use Wordpress for our websites with a theme called atahualpa. I've recently revamped one of the sites http://www.payepeople.co.uk - it will give you an idea of what you can do with the theme.

Hope this helps

Andy

 

[fisicx]

ended up using http://www.gbbo.co.uk/

Aaaaaaaaaggggrrrhhh!!!!

Prepare for a frustrating journey. GBBO is one of those stupid ideas that is only going to make money for Google. The sites will never do well in the searches so Google will 'suggest' you pay for some advertising. Whilst PPC isn't always bad it may be totally unsuitable for your particular business.

As suggested by many, investing in a decent site and you will reap the benefits. Go down the cheap path and it can be much harder to get the site to make any money.

 

[WHUK]

gbbo is the bad idea for a business site. First of all, I would never recommend free hosting for Business site, however, if you are seriously looking for Free hosting, you can get a free domain name or atleast pay for domain name and use Blogger. Blogger is the best way to go for Free website. Unlike other hosts, you are assured about uptime with Blogger.

 

[bdw]

Blogger is not a free website. Blogger is a free blog.

 

[Faevilangel]

There is nothing wrong with GBBO, it's just the free google website attached to it .... You can get the free gbbo domain then move the domain to paid hosting with NO hassle, either email the GBBO team or login to your account and do it.

 

[bdw]

Domain names cost about £3.00 per annum. Any business that has to spend the time doing this to save £3.00 needs to have a wee think about their chances.

Most web designers will throw in the domain name if £3.00 is an issue for you.

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[dagaul101]

Wordpress.com or blogger.com are both free websites albeit blogs, but the principle is the same

 

[furniturebuyer]

It depends on you what kind of business you are planning to do.

 

[furniturebuyer]

It depends on what kind of business you are planing to do.

 

[johnpeterson]

is there a web hosting company that offers free drupal templates?

 

[Vahur]

Wordpress is a ood choice for develping any website.

 

[stefanraj]

Nothing is free in the market,There is no free website in market.You make your website from various tools which are using in market like wordpress,joomla,drupal etc.Its very easy to make your website in 1 day.

 

[peterwalker]

there are so many companies who give you free blog sites link .blog.com, .blogspot.com , .wordpress.com and others but free site you can't get free

 

[Clara William]

I think you should search on Google for free sites. You can visit blogspot or wordpress.

 

[Bart Simpson]

Wordpress is best for free website.

 

[Dave@buzz]

If you really have zero budget I would consider a listing at FreeIndex before a free website.
Freeindex pages usually rank well for local search terms, look professional and allow customers to review your service. All in all a much more valuable promotional tool than a cheap looking rarely found website.