Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Has anyone used GoDaddy to build their website? If so, what were the hidden fee's, clauses, etc? It seems easier to have an independent site than a blogger site. Any catches? Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homelesshartshorns Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 There are plenty of free locations to host your web site! Still seeing Places we have never seen before and others that we thought we would never see again! . homelesshartshorns | Trying to spend the last Dollar on the Last Day! (wordpress.com) George Hartshorn | Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I have helped several folks move off GoDaddy as they were very unhappy with them. Finding a good but inexpensive site is hard, I'm with Web Hero and find them pretty good but their e-mail system is weak if you want to get your mail there. First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim & Alice Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I did an analysis several years ago, and godaddy looked good... but Hostmonster looked better. This has since turned out to be a good choice. I have built modest websites on hostmonster using weebly, wordpress, and Dreamweaver. Costs are $3.95 monthly with a three-year contract. Hostmonster and bluehost merged a few years ago... and support is in Salt Lake City. Jim 2007 Dolphin Safe-T-Plus Steering Bar Our Blog: Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Stanley- Any ideas on why they were dissatisfied? We're not looking for big commercial glitz and glamour, just something we can have pages of various interest, possible items for sale or trade. Also have enough room to have some "How to" videos, Thanks Jim&Alice, I'll look into them. Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Aside from their soft porn ads and general lack of ethics like buying up names you use their service to search for and then charging you a premium to get them back that keeps me far away from them... Folks I helped found their site builder tools too complicated to use and too limited/inflexible. A google on godaddy problems, avoid godaddy or leave godaddy all turn up lots of pages, they advertise a lot and have some really cheap options that make them look bigger than they are but for most people other options are better. I like this page, lays out their reasons and suggests other places that are better. http://www.authormedia.com/6-reasons-authors-should-avoid-godaddy/ On line reviews are really iffy, unethical companies pay for fake reviews and the water is so muddy you can't tell what is real. This is part of an article on picking a good host. http://researchasahobby.com/best-website-hosting-companies-fooling/fake-web-hosting-reviews-recognize/ First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 If you are looking for an operating program for a website I suggest you take a look at Joomla. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabarber Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Check out wix.com . I used it to build an orchid society site.very easy. Cindy B2014 Southwind 36LJeep Wrangler 4 doorTraveling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark and Dale Bruss Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 If you are looking for an operating program for a website I suggest you take a look at Joomla. I have a friend whose website was built under Joomia and then his web hoster went out of business. The website couldn't be moved since it was so integrated with the web hoster. WordPress and Drupal are better options for Content Management Systems. Please click for Emails instead of PM Mark & DaleJoey - 2016 Bounder 33C Tige - 2006 40' Travel SupremeSparky III - 2021 Mustang Mach-e, off the the Road since 2019 Useful HDT Truck, Trailer, and Full-timing Info atwww.dmbruss.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Drupal is more flexible. Wordpress is easier. Jumla seems OK, but I have heard plenty of negatives about it. I've personally chosen Wordpress with appropriate templates. Mark uses Drupal for some of his stuff and it presents quite nicely. Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Drupal is more flexible. Wordpress is easier. Jumla seems OK, but I have heard plenty of negatives about it. I've personally chosen Wordpress with appropriate templates. Actually, I didn't select Joomla but our son who is webmaster for me and also a professional software developer chose it. He likes the open architecture of it as well as the wide range of add-ons available. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homelesshartshorns Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 If your paying a monthly fee for anything to do with a web site of your own your not taking the right approach... But then that is just me, I cant afford a new rig either!! Still seeing Places we have never seen before and others that we thought we would never see again! . homelesshartshorns | Trying to spend the last Dollar on the Last Day! (wordpress.com) George Hartshorn | Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 homelesshartshorns, Please post the list of free websites that give you control of your site and don't slap up a bunch of ads that may be inappropriate. I spent a lot of time looking for such a host and never found one. I haven't used any of the provider's site builders in the past on my sites having had the portability issues others have mentioned with a couple sites I helped with while I was working. I have helped several people move from one host to another and it is often close to a "just start over" situation. A tool that can really help is "wget" that can make a local copy of your entire site on your hard drive. That allows you to copy/paste and hack away using a better editor than most of the on-line ones. https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/ First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Thank you Stanley, Mark, Jack, Jim, Kirk, and Homeless. This has given me more research and reading to do. Appreciate all the info and suggestions. Please feel free to carry on with more! Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rv-voyager Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Has anyone used GoDaddy to build their website? If so, what were the hidden fee's, clauses, etc? It seems easier to have an independent site than a blogger site. Any catches? Years ago I built a website using GoDaddy website. It was a learning curve but fairly easy to use. It really depend what you are going use the website for. Living the full time RV dream in a Holiday Rambler Motor home. Our Travel Blog is http://rvroadriders.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-n-Dennis Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 I'm afraid that almost all of my website building consists of me beginning with the usual <html><head><title> in notepad or wordpad. Have Crimson Editor now so at least it checks my syntax as I go. Long ago and far away I did use AOLPress. Berkshire XL 40QL Camphosting and touring Our blog: cndtravels.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homelesshartshorns Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 homelesshartshorns, Please post the list of free websites that give you control of your site and don't slap up a bunch of ads that may be inappropriate. I spent a lot of time looking for such a host and never found one. I haven't used any of the provider's site builders in the past on my sites having had the portability issues others have mentioned with a couple sites I helped with while I was working. I have helped several people move from one host to another and it is often close to a "just start over" situation. A tool that can really help is "wget" that can make a local copy of your entire site on your hard drive. That allows you to copy/paste and hack away using a better editor than most of the on-line ones. https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/ Sounds like a challenge! http://zymic.com/ There are all kinds of ways to have your own blog: http://homelesshartshorns.blog.com/ and or if your aggressive an on line store: http://rivaltrailers.zxq.net/store.htm. Now I must admit these options will require more than point and click, My point is you don't have to spend any money at all yet to get yourself on line, and with out ads.. Still seeing Places we have never seen before and others that we thought we would never see again! . homelesshartshorns | Trying to spend the last Dollar on the Last Day! (wordpress.com) George Hartshorn | Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Looking at the Zymic site I see a few issues that make it impractical for me, others might be good with the limits. Disk Space 6000MB Data Transfer (Monthly)50GB, couldn't find counts of accounts per server but it appears to be quite high which leads to speed problems for you and your visitors. The TOS has a few problems too: "You understand and acknowledge that your continued use of our free hosting service is conditioned on your domain remaining registered with us and not violating our other stated conditions." "You agree that Zymic.com may terminate Your password, account, Zymic.com Site, use of the System, or use of any other Zymic.com service, and remove and discard any Content within the System, for any reason," and "You agree that Zymic.com may terminate Your password, account, Zymic.com Site, use of the System, or use of any other Zymic.com service, and remove and discard any Content within the System, for any reason," read the whole thing and be sure you are happy with it. Another few review sites do include Zymic: http://www.hostjury.com/reviews/zymic http://freehosting1.net/reviews/zymic.com.aspx http://www.webhostingstuff.com/review/Zymic.html The rival trailers site looks to be hosted on Zymic but the store seems to be a miidu.com store site that is not free. http://www.miiduu.com/free-online-store-pricing I didn't look at blog sites since I don't want or need one. I did some more looking and found this rating site, seems reasonable, doesn't include Zymic though. Some of these offers might meet your needs if you are doing a very basic site but not what I need. http://www.free-webhosts.com/search-webhosts.php?ORDER=17 First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 The problem with doing a free basic site is that if it ever grows and has to be transitioned to ANYTHING else it is going to be traumatic. Ask me how I know - I started out with a free Tripod site. Moving it to 1&1 was basically "start over and pray". Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homelesshartshorns Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Looking at the Zymic site I see a few issues that make it impractical for me, others might be good with the limits. Disk Space 6000MB Data Transfer (Monthly)50GB, couldn't find counts of accounts per server but it appears to be quite high which leads to speed problems for you and your visitors. The TOS has a few problems too: "You understand and acknowledge that your continued use of our free hosting service is conditioned on your domain remaining registered with us and not violating our other stated conditions." "You agree that Zymic.com may terminate Your password, account, Zymic.com Site, use of the System, or use of any other Zymic.com service, and remove and discard any Content within the System, for any reason," and "You agree that Zymic.com may terminate Your password, account, Zymic.com Site, use of the System, or use of any other Zymic.com service, and remove and discard any Content within the System, for any reason," read the whole thing and be sure you are happy with it. Another few review sites do include Zymic: http://www.hostjury.com/reviews/zymic http://freehosting1.net/reviews/zymic.com.aspx http://www.webhostingstuff.com/review/Zymic.html The rival trailers site looks to be hosted on Zymic but the store seems to be a miidu.com store site that is not free. http://www.miiduu.com/free-online-store-pricing I didn't look at blog sites since I don't want or need one. I did some more looking and found this rating site, seems reasonable, doesn't include Zymic though. Some of these offers might meet your needs if you are doing a very basic site but not what I need. http://www.free-webhosts.com/search-webhosts.php?ORDER=17 I would have to confess I do not deal with fortune 500 company sites. I am offering suggestion to guys that want to have the fun of having a web site, blog or on line store. With out breaking the bank. Most people I help don't understand what "6000MB Data Transfer (Monthly)50GB" even is! I only suggest that you don't have to spend money to put yourself on the internet... Have fun and keep the little guys in the dark.. Still seeing Places we have never seen before and others that we thought we would never see again! . homelesshartshorns | Trying to spend the last Dollar on the Last Day! (wordpress.com) George Hartshorn | Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktipton Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 FWIW, we use MacHighway for hosting and iWeb (no longer provided as part of iLife or supported by Apple) for web page design. $10.00/year for domain registration and +/- $40.00/year for web hosting. Includes 5 email addresses and numerous other benefits. Have been happy thus far... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homelesshartshorns Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Show off your web page. We all need some inspiration... Still seeing Places we have never seen before and others that we thought we would never see again! . homelesshartshorns | Trying to spend the last Dollar on the Last Day! (wordpress.com) George Hartshorn | Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vermilye Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I use Adobe's Dreamweaver to build my main site, and 1&1 to host it. Yes, I pay for the hosting ($6.00 per month), but the support from 1&1 is great. The site, at 4.57GB and 45,000 hits per month, would exceed limits of many free hosts. I also do a quick post to a blogspot site... Travel photos RV Blogs Journals & Travelogues at:http://www.lakeshoreimages.com My Travel Blog - Jon's Journeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa_desert_rat Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I have two sites of my own on Bluehost and one of them gets about 4,000 hits a day and generates enough money from ads to pay for the hosting and fill the tank up on my Jeep a couple of times a month. One site started 5 years ago and the other about 3 years ago; I moved my sites to Bluehost after we closed out our ISP and sold the clients to another local ISP. The Adsense Scorecard is always 5 blue stars (or maybe they're asterisks) for "site health". I don't put all the ads on that Google would like so I only get 4 stars for "revenue optimization". I find that I can communicate 1-to-1 with admins there and I have ssh access; which I prefer over whatever other editing system. I just make a backup of a file and use vi to change it as needed. However I've heard that managing a site there is extremely easy, updates to Wordpress and phpbb3 are painless. I also run PIWIK (a website analytics application) which uses the MYSQL database which is included. One site runs Wordpress and the other runs a phpbb3 forum. Cost is about $300 every 3 years. As my traffic grew they moved the site to better servers at no extra cost. I have also put 3 clients on them. WDR 1993 Foretravel U225 with Pacbrake and 5.9 Cummins with Banks 1999 Jeep Wrangler, 4" lift and 33" tires Raspberry Pi Coach Computer Ham Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikekey Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I roll my own server with Digital Ocean, but then again I'm a professional Front End Developer. GoDaddy is crap. Namecheap for domains, 1and1 & Hostgator are good options. I've pretty much built half my career around WordPress, I recommend it to new comers. You can also roll a WordPress.com account with a custom URL if you don't want to host your own WordPress.org. Bold&Adventurous.com | Instagram | Family of 4 traveling the USA full-time. 2007 27ft FB International Signature CCD 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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