Is it easy to build a site?

I am thinking of buying a domain with godaddy, and hosting it with godaddy. Is it easy to list products with prices that way with no experience other then ebay?

Also I have a website idea that should make a killing, but I don't know much about the internet yet.

 

My suggestion is if you have an idea that is going to make a killing, and you firmly believe in your heart it will be successful, then pay somebody to develop your website.

If you do not even know the basics about Html and CSS, then trying to design a website (especially eCommerce) will be a waste of your time. Needless to say, not very successful.

Do not think that the freebie GoDaddy quick and easy websites will get you going. They are limited and the templates are so pre-2000 and crap. You need an attractive design. Attractive design, as in attracting the visitor. There are a lot of little nuances to a well-made design that impels them to push that Add to Cart button.

 

Better to go with professional designers to make the site attractive and readable to the users.

 

Ok, thanks for the advice.

 

If you really think you have a 'killer' website idea research the shit out of it first. Being a web developer i have tons of people telling me about their 'killer idea' and my first question is how they will monazite it and they have no idea. If you have no idea how the internet works you really need to research how to create a site that draws consistent traffic and how to monazite it. After researching it and you think you have a great idea then find yourself a developer like @dodger recommends. But just a word of advice, do not look for a developer to do your site for free and pay them with compensation when the site makes it big. This might be one of the most annoying things people can ask a web developer to do.

And to answer your question godaddy is a good site for people who aren't too familiar with the internet. There are tons of places to host your website, I normally work with hostgator and mediatemple but thats just my preference.

 

the godaddy hosting is not that great, but their domain purchasing is very easy, then all you do is point it to your own (other) hosting
if you haven't done a lot with website design, you might want to start with wordpress, because it is very easy to use, and there are many many plugins that allow you to integrate things easily to the page, such as products as you mentioned

 

Blogger is another option for newbies. Pretty hard to pull off an e-commerce site, though.

 

agree with rkrone about godaddy, being a web developer i actually despise them but they are good for people who don't have much experience. Blogger or wordpress are good if you want to display some information. Anything beyond that such as an ecommerce or a site with custom needs you will definitely need a developer.

 

If you really want to build the site yourself I don't see why you can't do it. From my messages in DP I get the impression that there are many successful members who are not so good in building sites as others. My guess is majority are not. But they have other serious skills such as they know how to get traffic to their sites, marketing, networking etc. So if you are good in those/some of those things then I am sure you can do it. WP is not that hard and also there are so many free and beautiful themes available.

 

WP is like chess. Easy to learn, but takes years to master.

As for free themes, you get what you pay for. The OP is looking to start a website (supposedly) with a kickass idea behind it. You don't dilute that idea with a cheap free theme and no knowledge of how to install it, configure it, design a theme that is just as kickass as the idea behind it, develop the programming behind the scenes that make it even more kickass, and a whole lot of other things that you may not have considered.

What people do not understand, and this thread was actually threshing out in an halfway intellectual manner, is that there is more to a website than installing a bunch free frakkin' stuff and calling it good. The thread just slammed with a bunch one-line hoo-hah that should be flushed down the toilet (preferably in another house besides mine, because I don't want the stink anymore)

The problem now-a-day is that free web scripting packages such as WordPress, PhpBB, Joomla, Drupal, and host of other OpenSource projects with a myriad of plugins makes it too easy for anyone to get a website up and running that actually provides functionality without any out of pocket expense. Everyone is an expert now, without having a clue about what they are talking about. The only thing coming out their mouths is "um ... yep WordPress is the way to go it easy to use and I made one and now have a lot of traffics coming from and making money all the time like $5 last month" and yada yada yada.

Sorry to tee off on you dude, but everytime I see that "WP is free and has lots of free stuff to go with it" line, it sends me off the deep end.

Apologies.

 

There are a lot of programs to help build sites. I am not the greatest at it but the two sites I have pay the bills. I know Yahoo has a few easy to use tools try it yourself and play around. You could save some money and learn a lot about the building and everything. If You have time try it. If You need to I can help you get a couple of them for free. PM me.

 

Making a website is very easy.But, make sure that, a website with understandable approach is essential to achieve effective web design. Make sure that you keep your website simple makes it more user-friendly. The easiest way is to ensure an effective web design through the construction site in which the parameters of usability and usefulness. The site should be formatted and easily corrected with simple navigation tools. Effective web design should include content that is informative and presented in a formal and precise.

 

I can help you make your first website. Let me know if you do need help.
Cheers

 

I totally agree with what ever Dodger said. If it is a killing idea the you should start it in a killing manner. Professionalism is very important for any thing to succeed. If you are preparing for a big race make sure you put on your essential gears first. But if you want to do some testing before the final action you can play around with those free open source stuff just to learn about them. But remember this will take time as you have to overcome many learning curves.

 

It's very hard to build a website from scratch, you will need a deep knowledge of coding, design and on site SEO(to make your site work in different browsers) if you're not a professional yourself, I would highly advise going to see one.

 

I did not understand a word you said. Do you talk like that where you are from?

 

@op if your an absolute beginner take a look at wordpress and play around with templates - am sure there maybe plugins in that you can use too to enter prices/products and connect through to paypal... paypal has easy to use copy and paste buttons too...

overall it really depends on the scale of your project - if you have 1000's of products you can do it yourself and use a specific ecommerce cart but for you may also want to pay someone how is experienced to do it for you

hth

 

if you have a great idea i would do it myself. you can pay hundreds to thousands of dollars to have an awesome site and not make any money in return. i have seen a lot of web developers that invest alot of money and a few months later they have their websites for sale. it takes time to get your website of there. you can see a simple website like craigslist real simple but get millions of hits a day.

after you complete the website you need to figure out how much time and money are you willing to invest on advertising whether its free or if your paying?

 

Making a website is very easy by using CMS.

 

Everyone here is a "kick ass webdesigner" (big LOL) but only some are able to code W3C valid (X)HTML.

Anyway, all you DreamWeaver "slicing" kiddies... this guy wants something KICK-ASS.

He wants to make money with an eCommerce solution.

Sure, you could go with osCommerce... free, but that's it. You can put all your products into the database, but the site will look like tons of others.

Lame, boring, cheap.

No knowledge of HTML/CSS? No problem, I would say. You need the right company behind you. A company that is able to see what you see.
A kick-ass idea/website/shop/solution.

It depends on your budget, sure. A research must be done by you before you start anything. The correct marketing strategies can bring lot's of visitors and money.

For the SEO side... I would be careful. SEO does not only mean to submit your sites to 1000's of search engines/directories and linkbuilding in any other way.
SEO also means to know your niche, your competitors, the products you want to sell, on-site SEO, off-site SEO, hundreds of other factors to make your site/shop a success. SEO means also how to deal with Google, with Front-End performance, search engine strategies, ... a lot to think about.

You should better look twice before you give any company a GO.

Watch their portfolio carefully, their clients, their website (for me one of the biggest points. They say they are good but their sites suck, not even W3C valid code, bad looking sites, cheap blogs/CMS, JavaScript errors, too much Flash, ...).

Your project can cost you a lot of money, if you take someone that is cheap it can cost you even more.

Google is your friend, use Google to find out what can help you in your niche!