I would like to set up a website for a specific purpose. I have checked the name out and it hasn't yet been taken.

How do I go about registering it so it's mine? Is there a locost way, if at all possible?

(I know I have mikecookson.co.uk but that is through my BB supplier and I want to keep that seperate)

Cheers Mike

You need to get in touch with someone like these people

http://www.lowcostnames.co.uk/

Who will register your domain name, and give you some webspace to go with it. There are hundreds of companies around that offer the service. I just set my mate up with a host and domain name for his site, but I have forgotten the name of the company we used!!

David

Try www.1and1.co.uk. They will register the address for you (something like £1.99 or so a year for .co.uk or £8.99 a year for .com addresses) and you can get the to host them as well, with email etc. for a fairly small amount.

My wife set up a web site for a catering business she was running and for the name registration, website hosting (including a wizard-based tool to set up the pages) and email was (I think) £30 a year.

UK2.net or clara.co.uk do a domain and 10meg of web space for £30 a year

Thanks guys, names registered. Anyone want to do me a website?

Mike

UKReg is cheap too...

I've got all the software if you need it to make a website

It's easy enough

mikecookson.co.uk was done in a real hurry using microsoft home publishing and I'm happy to admit it's crap.

Now I've finished the build I have loads of photos to update and I've finished writing the words (in word). I have web easy pro but I'm still playing around with it at the minute.

Mike

I've got Dreamweaver 2004 which is pretty powerful, and has all the bells and whistles as far as i can gather

I use Thundersite. Very good and easy to use WYSIWYG editor. Manages your files and uploads them to your webspace etc. Costs all of around £30 for the full version.

Dreamweaver is awsome, but I think it can take a lot of getting used to, especially if you are trying to do something flashy.

David

I like the alternative wedding list, worth getting married for!

just use notepad and for more flashy txt effects and such and making some funky pictures

photoshop is brilliant

On the name purchasing we use www.freeparking.co.uk, advantage is that the name remains portable as you have full control over the DNS settings, it basically means that if you fall out with your isp you can change to another within 24 hours. They also do free space i think and a free pop3 mail server and webmail. And all you pay is the cost of the domain, nothing extra.

Mac

I can't recommend 1&1.
But I can recommend 123 reg whatever...
http://www.123-reg.co.uk/ They helped sort out the trouble I was having with the 1+1=crap customer service bunch.
HTH
Ian

So whats the domain name you bought?

The best way to make a decent webpage without much hassle or any fancy programs is to keep it simple.

I did one for my dad a year ago and tried to get my head round Dreamweaver, but really for all i needed it for i just ended up using frontpage and ended up with a smart tidy looking site. Im sure there are loads of fancy features on dreamweaver, i just never knew how to use them.

Unfourtunately my dads site isnt live anymore so cant show you.

Can't tell you the names yet. But will be putting a couple of new websites together soon. Practiced yesterday updating my own with Web Easy Pro, which was OK.

Will design new websites first, then upload them.

Cheers Mike

I looked at Thundersite for a friend recently and I advised them against it because it was too basic (for what she wanted), but there is no learning required which may be an attraction for you.
I use FrontPage which is easy to use and can build fairly complex sites if required. Because it's another Microsoft product, it behaves much like any of their products and is very intuative.
There are dozens of sites around with free templates that can make it easier to get going with a snappy layout.