I can use free hosting, use a free template for site design and add content using a free CMS!!! Now what are the disadvantages of all these (free hostings, free templates,and free CMS)? I heard that free hosting is slow for example, what else? And what BEST free sources u know? I hear about joomla as a free CMS. Which ones you use -if any- and whichtemplates and hosting?
with free image hosting sites you never know how long they are going to be active and could lose all your images when they shut the site down my .02
for free css templates i use http://www.oswd.org/ they currently have 1694 of them although you have to dig out what suits your needs as with any place.
well, they have no guarantee. Joomla is a good open source on but i wont recommend any free hosting bcos its actually not free. once wen u have traffic they will take it off you. or u got to shift to paid stuff. oterwise they will have their ad on it. u cant place ur ads. so whats the use? good for amateur not professional at all.
For the first question: free hosting: * slower * less reliable * less (or no) support * fewer features * lower limits (e.g. b/w, storage, etc.) * possibly content such as advertisement added to your page free templates: * can be harder to setup than starting from scratch * can be tough to find exactly what you want * can be non-compliant * might not be tested in multiple browsers * sometimes come with special terms of use free CMS * generally heavier on db usage than "homebrewed" code * great need to stay current with updates due to vulnerabilities * "excessive code" if you don't use all the features * customizing code extensively makes updates more time-consuming * significant changes to the code requires you to figure out how someone else intended it to work
To add to what Gordaen said: Disadvantage of free templates? They usually suck. They're free because they're either poorly made or generic. Plus, chances are there's 100 other sites with the exact same template, and another 100 with the same template modified. If you ever find a free template that's totally kick-ass, more than likely it's a rip off someone else's template.
Free hosting: only when the site doesn't matter or is backed up very, very well Free templates: a great starting point and I believe it's the content that makes the difference so I'm happy there - but choose carefully Free software: I use them all the time - but yes security issues are key. However I've seen worse in custom code, the only difference is that the bigger systems get "targetted" by hackers. The advantage of having a huge pool of developers at work outweighs the disadvantages.
it's well worth it to host/design your site & blog yourself. You can easily cover the few dollars per month with adsense, or even set up a lemonade stand:
When it comes to your business's Web presence, you run a few risks when using premade templates: 1. You're going to end up basing your brand on work that was never done with your business objectives and values in mind, fitting your business to a cheap/free template's mold, instead of creating something or having something created that fits your business. 2. You're going to try to force your brand to play nice with a premade template, the attempt will be obvious and the result will be bad and detrimental to your business. 3. Your brand will be diluted by multiple instances of a template online, even with moderate alterations, this is still very much a risk. 4. You're going to base your content on available content area and available navigational elements, instead of having a template suited to the needs as determined before creation. 5. Down the road, expanding your site and evolving your online presence will be difficult or impossible because of design considerations that should be met during the building phases (something you weren't there for, because you just bought/downloaded the end product). This, of course, is assuming you've downloaded a template with high quality engineering. I guess it comes down to how important you feel your online presence is. If it is of great value and importance to your business, you're going to want to consider making an appropriate investment in it. If it is an afterthought, then feel free to treat it as such. For the record, I'm not saying this is always the end result of using a site-in-a-can. I'm just saying those are the risks!