I'm trying to startup a webpage for my "Event Coordinating" Business..?

Question

I was looking in Yahoo Small Business web hosting, but I could not figure out what plan is best for me to purchase. Just to give you a bit of imformation about my business. I'm not really interested in multiple e-mail accounts unless it's just a perk with a reasonable package. I will have a lot of graphics because of pictures of my designs for (receptions, weddings, etc). That's just the basics. If anyone could help me. It would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

I run biopharmnetwork.org.  I started by buying the domain at GoDaddy [sic] because I have dealt with them for my wife's business over 10 years.  I then used the domain to set up a site on Google Sites.  Google sites is free, without advertising, and you get free e-mails.  You don't have to buy your domain through Google's affiliate - they charge more, have less domains, and from the help forums I get the impression they seem to make mistakes.  Google has clear instructions how to set up your domain at GoDaddy to use their sites and e-mail, plus plenty of other documentation.  

GoDaddy has good human customer service and technical support.  Google doesn't seem to have any.

I want to do more than Google will allow and while their page editor is easy to start with my group has grown to 20,000 and I found some limitations, so I paid for the lowest level of hosting at GoDaddy ($70/yr).  That's working out fine, and is probably as cheap as any non Google host without advertising.  I am in the middle of transferring some content from Google to GoDaddy and will leave some on Google.  Take a look at my site - as a club site it is meant to look a little home made - then check out Google Sites and GoDaddy.  E-mail me with any questions.  I'll send you a phone number if you want to talk it through.

I agree with the previous answer - you need to present a professional face to your customers.  To be cost effective, you will need a clear concept of your site before you talk to a developer.  I would look first at GoDaddy's development service and use that if it seems OK, to keep a single point of responsibility (as a project manager,  l love single point of responsibility).  I don't think many professional developers would work on Google sites, but I believe Google has a few listed as outside resources.

If you don't have a domain name yet, make sure you pick one that somehow conveys the essence of your business and is not too long.

Martin  

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PS:  Out of curiosity, I went looking afterward for independent reviews of web hosting services.  The last two links get you there.  I have no experience with any of the services mentioned.  M

Answer 2

Yahoo small business starts at $12.00 a month and is unlimited and is the only plan they offer for just a website. Now if you want to sell things then they have 3 plans from $30 and up please read the details because it will say how many items you are allowed to sell and the % of money taken out of the sale. They offer a basic web design tool which isn't bad.

Answer 3

Are you looking for a website that you can create your self using a WYSIWYG  (what you see is what you get) program? Are you wanting to hire a web designer? By the sound of your type of business. As an event coordinator I'm assuming you want to present your customers nice work you've done in the past and impress them.

You can find alot of WYSIWYG programs that you can use to create your website yourself, but I've seen people who used that and honestly I find it not as professional looking as one you have built by a web designer. Depending on your finances I would recommend hiring a web designer to design your website for you. There's alot of web designers and web designing companies out there to choose from. Becareful though about the price one quotes you on. Alot wil charge you ridiculous quotes/prices. There are companies out there that will work with you and offer payment plans so you won't have to pay 50% upfront and 50% after it's completed. Either way you go, I wish you luck.