We have a new small business cleaning pools and would like to somehow set up a site where our clients would log in and see their personal pool info ie chlorine pressure readings and such for the day to be updated daily only to be seen by each individual client. this is the only link we would like to provide other than the usual homepage, contact us, and FAQ links
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
To start your own webpage for your small business you need a domain and webhosting.As an experienced webmaster I recommend purchase your domain and webhosting together. In this way it is possible to get your domain for free. Some webhosting companies offer this as a gift . I use bluehost webhosting for my websites I was a newbie a while back ,I have an excellent experience with Bluehost webhosting.I have called them several times for configuring my SQL database and some php stuff and every time they have solved my problems . Apart from that they also have a pretty straight foward control panel that I use daily.http://www.bluehost.com/track/bluehostwe…
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
It sounds like you are asking for an application that would require custom development.
Allowing users to log in and see personal pool specific information is not a simple html page you are going to create. It is going to require a database to store usernames / passwords along with programming logic to pull the user information from a database once they log in.
You can start with godaddy.com to purchase the ‘domain name’ (ie. yourcompanyname.com). After you own the domain name you will have to hire a company to host / serve up your content and keep the databases your application will rely upon.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
A website is an advertising tool. Yes it could do what you are asking but do you think your customers really care? Do you think they are going to want to remember another userID/password combination just so they can check their ‘chlorine pressure’? Do you want to pay someone for the time necessary to set up a datasbase and continually update it by hand?
The only way I would think such a thing was practical was if you had VERY high end clients and wanted to sell them a remote wireless chlorine / temperature guage that automatically collected the data and forwarded it too your server. Then at least, you have something to sell: ’round the clock water quality monitoring. Its something you could monitor for the customer and book appointments based on their health and safety needs. ka-ching!
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Well, if you know nothing about web design, then you probably need to hire someone to build the website.
However, if you want to learn it on your own, I would start with a Cascading Style Sheet Template. Just look for CSS templates on the web and download a free one. Then get a program like Microsoft Web Expression or Frontpage to edit it.
You can do some basic editting without knowing HTML and CSS. However to get your business site the way you want it, you are going to have to learn to develop HTML and CSS code.
Once you have a built site, you will then need to upload it to a web server (host server). Note that if you have broadband cable/dsl, then your service provider probably has set aside space on their server for a personal web page. Contact your ISP to verify.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
First you will need to buy a domain name such as ‘mypoolcleaningbusiness.com’. This will cost you anywhere from $5 to $10.
Then you will need website ‘hosting’ so you can put up content on the site, this costs about $5 dollars a month, or usually cheaper if you buy a whole years worth. If you buy this as a package on Godaddy.com, you can also get free email addresses using your own websites domain name. (example@mypoolcleaningbusiness.com or customerservice@mypoolceaningbusiness.co…
Lastly you can use an editing program such as Microsoft Expression Web or Microsoft Frontage to easily edit and creat webpages.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Like everything, this will provide hard work, so good luck! I hope you can figure out how to work with this website well.
http://www.bravenet.com is the site to make a website.
You can choose 2 ways (you must sign up!) to make your address. One is free: http://www.example.bravehost.com
The other costs money: http://www.example.com
However, I don’t think this site provides logging in for anyone except when you log in to make the site…! Another recommended site to make a site is: http://www.bluevoda.com
Good luck and God bless you.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
seems like you are looking to start a informational website, not an online retail store(e-store). Informational websites are quite easy to make. First you need to buy a domain name, either .com, .info etc. Secondly you need your pages (html, css etc). You can buy a pre-designed template from a domain retailer like GoDaddy ( I strongly recommend).
Most of the pre-designed templates are easy to setup. So unless you are familier with web design, I suggest just buy a package(template plus domain.)
Good luck with the business.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
If you want to start your website I recommend purchase your domain and hosting together. In this way it is possible to get your domain for free. Some hosting services offer this gift today.
As an experienced webmaster I recommend BlueHost service which I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really great offer for hosting & I have used them for over 3 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them.
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October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
id go with godaddy.com
if you plan on making your site look through godaddy.com first and get a feel of what they are about.
once you have your domain you want (youcompany.com) You need a host. Godaddy.com also hosts sites. Depending on how many pages and space you want your website to be hosted on prices range from $4.99+ a month.
Godaddy also has what they call website tonight which could help you build your new site in a matter of hours.
Be sure to call customer service and ask what works for you.
Good luck
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
http://smallbusiness.officelive.com/
It has free domains and hosting, plus lots of space.
(you can make a http://www.something.com for free)
It also has free hosting, so you never pay.
It also has PHP support so you can have them log in with a password.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
on yahoo to the left it’s under more yahoo Sevices it said
small businesses you can build your own web site for 8.96
for the first 3 months ($11.95 / month after)
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
I bought a program at Office Depot Called WEB EASY.
You don’t have to know code and can set it up pretty easy.
Also I use a host parcom.net it costs me $50 a year.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Godaddy.com
Geocities.com
Drupal
Joomla!
PLZ ANSWER: http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind…
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
You can find everything you need at http://www.godaddy.com
It’s probably the best deal on the web.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
webeden is really good
October 9th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
The easiest way for a novice to build a web site is to start with a web template. Web Templates can be customized and you can use the layout but swap the graphics etc…. this will get you comfortable with basic HTML design and an HTML editor (like Dreamweaver).
Here are some resources for free or inexpensive templates that are easy to edit and manage.
Webmaster Templates – http://www.webmaster-templates.net
Free Web Templates – http://www.freewebtemplates.com/
Web Design Elements – http://www.webdesign-elements.com
Free Website Templates – http://www.freewebsitetemplates.com/
Free Layouts – http://www.freelayouts.com/
Free Templates Online – http://www.freetemplatesonline.com
HTML website templates can significantly ease the burden of designing and creating websites by providing webmasters with a ready-made web layout, structure, basic graphics, and color scheme.
The templates can generally be edited and customized with any HTML editor. The biggest advantage for webmasters using ready-made templates is the amount of time that can be saved.