How do you start up a website without having experience?

Question

To explain my question further, I mean, how do you start up and design a website that offers a virtual service and allows your users to have profiles where they can upload pictures and add details even though you do not have any knowledge of computers except the basic/average computer knowledge. Do you have to be a programmer yourself? Can't you just get a webdesign company to design it for you and help you run the more technical stuff? -I have a hobby and would like to get it on the internet so other people can take part in it.

Answer 1

Try freewebs.com

Answer 2

Laymans Guide towards How to Create Free/Cheap Website

1. You need a webspace at web hosting server.

Recommended :: GoDaddy http://www.godaddy.com

Free webhosting:: Awardspace,freeservers,netfirm...

http://www.awardspace.com/

http://www.freeservers.com/

http://www.netfirms.com/

2. You need a Domain Name

like www.yourwebsite.com

Again Godaddy offers Domain names at lowest price available. You can get your website.info for as low as $ 0.99

Well,you can have free domain name like yourwebsite.awardspace.com with free webhosts. or you can redirect your paid domain towards free webhosts.

3. Web Designing

If you know Html +javascript+flash its a cakewalk, but if you are not equipped, there are loads of free web-publishing softwares available.

Here are a few for the layman:

Rapidwebsite

get free software

http://4minweb.com/

You can design a website by just creating a MS.Word file with same name of your buttons on webpage and they'll contain all those texts.Besides, you can insert pics in .doc file too. If you are aware(remember first page should be INDEX)

When your website is done take it out of your TEMP folder in

Document settings>>User>>Local>>TEMP

OR

you can put your website directly by in built FTP on *rapid website*

a4desk

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http://www.a4desk.com

This one is a cool , free flash website maker that you can try

4.Next you need to upload your designed website files on webhost.

You can use any of the free FTP softwares like:

CuteFTP ----just punch in your domain name +user id+password to enter the server by simply connecting at FTP.

http://www.cuteftp.com/

Now can put your website pages ..and you are done!

Note:: Always keep the folder structure of your designed website in your mind while loading it at server.

Cheers:)

Answer 3

Go to a search machine like google.com and press "html tutorials"

Answer 4

"Can't you just get a webdesign company to design it for you and help you run the more technical stuff? "

You could. But then you'd be paying the company to do work for your clients, and you'd be the middle man that does nothing. Your client then gets a better price going directly to the design company, and you lose out.

Unless you're willing to commit to actually learning how web hosting companies work, or are willing to start a business with people who do (whilst, presumably, you run the business side of things; you have to do something, or they won't need you), it ain't gonna happen.  

Answer 5

Project & Programming

http://helpsinonline.blogspot.com/