For everybody with a website!

[50 cal]

yo to all you guys with websites, how much did it cost and how long did it take you to get it up. I'm planning on getting one soon, but i'm not sure how to really go about it, or who would be a good web host, for all of you that have a site, could you point me in the right direction to get started.

 

[Chrono]

mines free because i'm hosted by one of the lords of the videogame-emulation underground. it's the only think i've ever gotten for my rhymes but it's lasted 7 years in counting. i used MS Frontpage with no frills.

 

[50 cal]

mines free because i'm hosted by one of the lords of the videogame-emulation underground. it's the only think i've ever gotten for my rhymes but it's lasted 7 years in counting. i used MS Frontpage with no frills.

so you designed it yourself?

 

[classic]

Depends

Me and my fratbrother have been working on my site toghter. It since we are both programmers(and fraternitity brothers) the price i paid cheap.

But here is a link to his busniess site, which should have examples of his work etc.., he hosts to
http://www.stikmantec.com/

here is a preview of my site (its only 60%) done
www.classicbeatz.com/

Cat is real talented

class...

 

[shadeed]

yo to all you guys with websites, how much did it cost and how long did it take you to get it up. I'm planning on getting one soon, but i'm not sure how to really go about it, or who would be a good web host, for all of you that have a site, could you point me in the right direction to get started.

The better web hosting companies offer the following:

If you purchase a domain, you don't have to get hosting thru that company. In fact, if you are unhappy with a company, you can transfer the whole damn site to another web hosting service!
When choosing a site you basically want to measure the monthly rate vs. the reliability of the company.

1. A toll-free customer service hotline.
2. Unlimited Email Accounts.
3. Free Setup Fee
4. Money Back Guarantee at least 30 days.
5. Should support all multimedia types/files since you want viewers to hear music on an artist's site.

**Server security is highly important because if you're doing credit card transactions you don't want that info getting into the wrong hands.
Most of the mid-level to high end companies have that in place.
Server uptime is THE MOST important issue because if the server is always down, that results in your your site is down and people wont' come to the site.

AVOID free (no price) web hosting services. They are free because sponsors pay big money for pop-up advertising which is a nuisance for people navigating the site.

**The company that I use personally is Startlogic.com. They are the most reliable company for the lowest price on the market.
I pay them cats 90 bucks a year (upfront not monthly) and it works good for me.

 

[50 cal]

The better web hosting companies offer the following:

If you purchase a domain, you don't have to get hosting thru that company. In fact, if you are unhappy with a company, you can transfer the whole damn site to another web hosting service!
When choosing a site you basically want to measure the monthly rate vs. the reliability of the company.

1. A toll-free customer service hotline.
2. Unlimited Email Accounts.
3. Free Setup Fee
4. Money Back Guarantee at least 30 days.
5. Should support all multimedia types/files since you want viewers to hear music on an artist's site.

**Server security is highly important because if you're doing credit card transactions you don't want that info getting into the wrong hands.
Most of the mid-level to high end companies have that in place.
Server uptime is THE MOST important issue because if the server is always down, that results in your your site is down and people wont' come to the site.

AVOID free (no price) web hosting services. They are free because sponsors pay big money for pop-up advertising which is a nuisance for people navigating the site.

**The company that I use personally is Startlogic.com. They are the most reliable company for the lowest price on the market.
I pay them cats 90 bucks a year (upfront not monthly) and it works good for me.

yo that sounds tight, i'ma check them out, 90 a years sound great. who did you get to design your site.

 

[eXampuL_oNe]

That's an ill site Classic.. I like the layout of everything..

 

[Fade]

IllMuzik is hosted on http://www.jaguarpc.com/index.php?loc=home. VERY affordable plans, if you signup with them tell 'em Ill sent you!

 

[50 cal]

IllMuzik is hosted on http://www.jaguarpc.com/index.php?loc=home. VERY affordable plans, if you signup with them tell 'em Ill sent you!

yo thanks fade, i'll take a look at them, there prices a are good, i'll compare them with www.startlogic.com

 

[andreas]

man. I have a .com adress from www.b-one.net

300megs
50$ a year

a sweet deal

 

[KurtisRich]

I use Namesecure at www.namesecure.com 3 years for $17 bucks i think suttin like that for the name. I have www.dj2naste.com for that. For the hosting, I use www.atgig.com you get 1 gig free space. But, only thing is I haven't updated my site in ages haha I've been so lazy and busy.

 

[50 cal]

yo thanks everybody that dropped some information, i'm going to check everything out an let you guys know who i go with.

 

[M!nd_Ctrl]

Depends

Me and my fratbrother have been working on my site toghter. It since we are both programmers(and fraternitity brothers) the price i paid cheap.

But here is a link to his busniess site, which should have examples of his work etc.., he hosts to
http://www.stikmantec.com/

here is a preview of my site (its only 60%) done
www.classicbeatz.com/index2.htm

Cat is real talented

class...

Nice site class. That song "The Rock" is dope!


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[DJ Excellence]

I have a Yahoo! Hosting plan: 2GB diskspace, domain name, 25 email addresses, 25 GB data transfer/month, 24 hour toll free phone support. > for $11.95/month.

It's a bit expensive but I'm very satisfied.

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[Chrono]

so you designed it yourself?

I designed my site myself but as you can see it's not much! The Chrono graphic was done by a friend in the emulation scen years ago. My site is extremely simple in design. fact i can't imagine how it could have the same content and be any more simple. Anyway.. my host is at http://speedhost.com. I don't know how much he is charging for the public.. he might only service business's.

Andreas, I have a question.. For 50 bucks a year what kinda security is on your transactions for credit cards?