website help?

[Dreadhead]

Hey folks i wonder if anyone can help me out here. i fancy setting up my own website for my leatherwork and have no idea where to start whether there are good free websites or reliable ones at a fair cost.

at the moment i use a facebook page but i hate facebook and want to delete it all. next month i should have the pennies to become a maker plus on here but a website may just come in handy in the meantime. its just a thought so i can get rid of facebook and away from that mess of networking.

any suggestions would be great thanks

 

[shaggystu]

have you looked at www.etsy.com or www.folksy.com, they might be a way to avoid the hassle/expense of your own website

cheers

stuart

 

[Dreadhead]

yeah i also have an etsy account with some stuff up for sale. but i dont think you can add a gallery for past works etc. still may just end up using that

 

[abominable_scouse_monster]

Godaddy, if you want cheep with google apps for your email and possible web store most of the applications are point and click installs. But be advised it's cheep and you get what you pay for.

 

[neoaliphant]

Google sites, free

 

[swright81076]

Microsoft office live. Think its now Microsoft 365 now, I've used it for years. Good page builder, or upload your own. Full optimization through Google webmaster tools etc.

sent from my Jelly Bean'd galaxy nexus.

 

[Dreadhead]

cheers guys checking out the google sites. free is gooood

 

[luckylee]

I'm in the process of doing this mate, have been doing it for a while bud.
ill have a chat with you when I see you mate.

 

[Dreadhead]

nice one Lee would be good to get your input. ill hopefully make it to one of the mid meets this month

 

[luckylee]

nice one Lee would be good to get your input. ill hopefully make it to one of the mid meets this month

No worries mate, to be honest you can go with a cheap site but I think it's better to try and get the best you can, as first impressions count and all that mate.
I have just started my blog to.
its called leather aficionado
and the life and times of a leathersmith
and will be answering questions on there also mate.
take care.
lee.

 

[Dreadhead]

nice one look forward to seeing them

 

[juttle]

Hamish,

Why not just set up a blog and use some of the built in gallery gizmos. Blogger does a fairly good selection of apps to make everything look good. It also allows feedback from happy customers, etc. Upload your own banner graphic and away you go...

Worth a look maybe????

 

[Dreadhead]

cheers thats a good idea. iv been playing around with the google sites and its driven me mad i cant get to grip with it. will try the blog out tomorrow

 

[mountainm]

Try out a free 30 day account on shopify if you're thinking of selling direct from the site.

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Moonfruit for me... Free if you don't mind their brand name, cheap to remove.

Loads of templates and pretty simple to use. Just a pointer

 

[Dreadhead]

thanks for the info guys made myself a blog which im comfortable with. was easy enough to sort out and will do for now