Yes, but again companies like freewebs, you are renting the space and don't own anything. May be OK if you don't have a dime, but if you want to build a serious long term business you need a domain and hosting. It's a very minimal investment.
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I am wondering about the web build tools that come with a hosting account. I notice that many of them say supported in Frontpage or Adobe web designer software.
1. Is it good to use those web build tools that come with hosting services? Are they limited?
2. if you use the hosting company's web builder do you have to OTHER software in order to manage/edit your site?
3. If you decide to switch hosts do you lose your design, is it on their server the actual template you created?
4. Is it better to create your website with your own software?
1. Is it good to use those web build tools that come with hosting services? Are they limited?
If you are good programmer, you can literally use Notepad or any other text editor to code HTML/XML/CSS.
If you have never done web designing, these tools work ok.
But before spending time to learn this free tool, you may want to invest some money in Dreamweaver. Free tools do not have longevity so if you may potentially have to re-learn new software of this version disappears. Dreamweaver on the other hand, is a de facto standard WYSIWYG software. Since their latest version (CS3) is very expensive, you can buy a cheap version of MX2004/Version 8/CS2, learn the product and upgrade in the future if necessary without re-learning.
2. if you use the hosting company's web builder do you have to OTHER software in order to manage/edit your site?
I believe these online tools allows you to edit your existing pages. You will need to find out if your host provider allows you to FTP (upload and down load) your HTML and related files if you want to use any other software. Also, in my experience, some of these free web design tools may generate bloated HTML codes so you *may* encounter some issues when editing these files with a different software.
3. If you decide to switch hosts do you lose your design, is it on their server the actual template you created?
Once again, find out if you can download your pages to your local PC. If yes, then you can port them anywhere
4. Is it better to create your website with your own software?
In my limited experience, I found these free tools to be rather slow, cumbersome and generate unnecessary codes. Having learned Coffeecup HTML editor, then FrontPage (discontinued; replaced with a new product called Expression Web) and now in a process learning Dreamweaver CS3, I wish I would have just started with any version of Dreamweaver from the beginning. Since time is money, learning the product once and incrementally learning the new product features would be a huge advantage IMHO
That is really helpful, I'm glad I asked, using my own software is where I was leaning.
In fact today I finally got a straight answer from a hosting company, Host Monster and they told me that if I sign up and use their free web builder that if I ever wanted to switch hosts, then I would no longer be able to edit my website, unless the new host has the same free web builder program!!--That would suk!
and they also told me that they, as do other hosts, do not provide these site builders to download to your computer, they are only available online on their server, so basically you are stuk with them for as long as you want that site, or else you would have to re build, at least that's how I understood it.
Thanks again, I will check out Coffeecup, I've heard of them, but I believe that it might be too techie for me, I don't know HTML well enough, Webeasy 7 seems to fit me pretty well, or I may just take the plunge and do the free trial of Web Expressions, you are right, might as well learn it from the start, instead of having to relearn new builders 100 times.
Yes they all should be fine. Some aren't very good for SEO, but if you can add a hyperlink,
which any program will let you do, then you can add an affiliate link.
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Linda, I have to say that I don't think that the Free Domain with Hosting is a good thing. From what I've heard, THEY actually still own the domain name, and it's pretty difficult and expensive to buy it when you want to move.
$10 a year through GoDaddy or some other domain provider isn't very much. I know when you're dead broke, it may seem like a lot, but do what I did. I put up some pages with Adsense, and when I made that money (even though I couldn't get a check), I felt justified in buying the domain name, knowing I had already made that money. Then just point your domain to those pages, and VOILA! You have a site!
I have to say also that Microsoft Expressions is a FREE DOWNLOAD TRIAL as is one other you mentioned. So far, NVU and KOMPOZER are the only really good WYSIWYG editors that are totally free that I've found.
Yahoo Site Builder is great, even with the free edition. The good thing about Yahoo is that you can start building your page for free, and then if you like what you use, you can transfer it to hosted very easily. I've been looking at the unlimited $11.95 plan very closely, and looking for feedback on it. It may be the wave of the future, as far as hosting goes. Right now, it sounds too good to be true, and sites like Yahoo have a habit of pulling the rug out from under you on dream deals like this, so I'm watching and waiting to see how good the Unlimited part is and how long it lasts.
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Totally agree frugalwench that free hosting is NOT a good option.
My last comment was only answering genuwine4532's question about compatibility.
"Is it safe to assume that most of the web builder tools are compatible with affiliate marketing, ie: linking to affiliates, and Adsense and such?"
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