Best software for creating a simple web site

[peanut]

So why use a CMS?

wrong question.

why not use a CMS

1.because the OP has stated that they do not have sufficient relevant expertise in dreamweaver/photoshop etc .
2 because OP has stated they want something simple
3. because OP is not familiar with CMS
4. Because it is time consuming making slight alterations and uploading them in CMS

Incidentally the scottweebly site isn't mine is it dear chap?
Please try to read the relevant posts before launching off into an attack of other posters responses. Your suggestions are not the only possible solutions

and above all if you cannot spell ...... use a bluddy spell check will you grrrr

 

[jay clock]

Am I right in thinking that if you use weebly then none of the files are on your PC and everything is hosted on the server. (i.e. I imagined that I would create the pages on my PC, link them all together somehow, add the images, and then copy/ftp them to SupaNames site (the hosting company)). Does weebly keep everything on their servers ?

Weebly does keep everything on their server, yes. As long as you save the content separately on another pc you should be fine for a basic website if they ever did go belly up.

 

[gaz]

Incidentally the scottweebly site isn't mine is it dear chap?
Please try to read the relevant posts before launching off into an attack of other posters responses. Your suggestions are not the only possible solutions

From the way you posted it after you were talking about simple sites you made in under 3 mins, i expected it to be yours. my bad..

 

[cisamcgu]

I have tried MS Publisher, and it seems to do pretty much what I want - many thanks for your advice


Regards
Andrew

 

[peanut]

I have tried MS Publisher, and it seems to do pretty much what I want - many thanks for your advice


Regards
Andrew

you're welcome. it has some limitations but its so simple anybody can construct a workable website in minutes . Hope you let us see the results

 

[HJ]

easiest way to create a website without doubt is to use a wysiwyg program like Publisher or Frontpage.

Which are $hit, don't use them.

Assuming you have FTP access to the server you are going to host the website on, WordPress is easy to use, although it started out as a blogging platform it is increasingly being used for content management (CMS) as it is so easy to use. It requires no knowledge of coding and there is plenty of help available, many of the free themes are well coded and good for SEO (search engine optimization).

Good luck.

 

[HJ]

I have tried MS Publisher, and it seems to do pretty much what I want - many thanks for your advice


Regards
Andrew

Sadly it won't do it very well. It might look all right on your machine but it may not look the same to everyone else. There is is a lot more to producing a web site than use using a editor like MS Publisher, the code these things generate is truly ugly. You will come to regret it later...

 

[gaz]

Sadly it won't do it very well. It might look all right on your machine but it may not look the same to everyone else. There is is a lot more to producing a web site than use using a editor like MS Publisher, the code these things generate is truly ugly. You will come to regret it later...

finally someone that agrees with me

 

[peanut]

Which are $hit, don't use them.

your post manages to be both offensive,arrogant and redundant all in the first line ,which incidentally is not a complete sentence.

The op has clearly decided on what they think is going to be suitable and are going to use .

I suggest that you moderate your language and abide by the forum posting rules.

It is not necessary to be rude and offensive to get your point across.

 

[Shaun]

Now then, now then.

You're all right in your own way - no need to get at each other.

Peanut is right in that Frontpage offers a simple web building tool for people who have no programming / design experience. IIRC the original request was for a simple web building tool.

However, Gaz and HJ are right in that Frontpage creates technically awful web pages, and if it is possible that the site may grow over the coming years, then it may be an idea to look at using something a little more robust to save any re-hashing later (possibly expensive too if you've got to pay someone to do it for you).

From my own experience of designing web sites, I came from a programming background and learned to code HTML without any tools to begin with; so I always used a neat-code approach to building my clients' sites (even to the point of removing excessive spaces and newlines from the HTML - I know, bordering on anal!!!).

Over the 10 years I was running my design firm there was a shift from tables and animated GIFs to div's and Flash. CSS has also played a major part in giving designers more flexibility in controlling the look and placement of content in the layout.

However, using these things is different to understanding them and I think that's the fundamental difference here. If someone wants to design a simple site without having to understand how it's achieved in code, then you've got to recommend something that fits the bill.

Equally, there's nothing wrong with the advice that such products don't create technically good sites and may lead to additional work in the future to re-work any such creations.

Sorry, that was a long winded way of saying Chillax ... lol

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[peanut]

actually although I was recommending wysiwyg software i have no experience of frontpage which may well exhibit the problems you suggest. However I know that Publisher does not have any such problems.

Publisher provides a perfectly acceptable basic website in minutes for those who want something cheap and instant without needing any understanding of how it works.

I am sure that the programs suggested by others give a much better result but my point was that they do not provide the op with what he wanted and as such are unsuitable options to meet his particular purpose and needs.

Either way there is no need for rudeness

 

[soulful dog]

Assuming you have FTP access to the server you are going to host the website on, WordPress is easy to use, although it started out as a blogging platform it is increasingly being used for content management (CMS) as it is so easy to use. It requires no knowledge of coding and there is plenty of help available, many of the free themes are well coded and good for SEO (search engine optimization).

+1 for WordPress. It's not difficult to set up, produces decent looking web pages, and is easy for different people to log in and be able to update/add content to it even if they have little website knowledge.

 

[gaz]

I am sure that the programs suggested by others give a much better result but my point was that they do not provide the op with what he wanted and as such are unsuitable options to meet his particular purpose and needs.

using something like wordpress you need no technicall skills or understand of how it works, so actually it would suit him perfect.

 

[Garz]

Admin that was a fantastic post of sitting on the fence, made me chortle! I know, I know.. they will argue if they can but all its doing now (this thread) is trying to prove is person is right. Chill out guys, cisamcgu has probably finished the site by now anyway!