Thoughts on Webstie Builder Tripod?

MeridianFlight

MeridianFlight

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I'd like to build a website, and I'm pretty much a novice when it comes to website building (I can make text bold in HTML, w00t!).

I was thinking about going with Tripod's "Webmaster" plan.

http://www.tripod.lycos.com/compare/compare.html

For 11.95 a month (and a sneaky 15 dollar activation fee) you get a free domain name, 100 MB of Disk Space, 20 GB of bandwith, no ads and more.

I'd sincerely appreciate any advice anyone could offer on this. Any input would be great...

Yes, it seems solid for a beginner!

Don't do it, that's for communists, there's a better deal out there!

IceBladePOD, ask for advice in a thread one more time and we're going to start charging you per reply.

Oh, yeah, the majority of the content on the site would be text and low-res images, it won't be a website dedicated to hosting movies or anything. Thanks!
 
nvu is a free website builders its a what you see is what you get it might be hard at 1st but you dont have to know aney html or if you have 300 get dreamwever
 
Well, it used to be I would recommend Go Daddy. No longer.

I'd recommend checking out 1and1. Hescominsoon could probably provide a more robust list of quality web hosting services.
 
Oh, well if you want hosting recommendations, then I might actually suggest myself. =) E-mail for details.
 
Well, Tripod does offer a free service, but it comes with ads (lots of them) and no domain name (it's your username.tripod.com).
 
If you want to pay 11.95 per month, check out ReadySetConnect. I use them for my hosting, and their service and uptime has been excellent. I host both my blog and a youth website on one account. I now realize that I could find a cheaper plan and use less space/bandwidth. The only downside is that they do not give you a domain for free, but then again your not paying a $15 setup fee, so that could go towards a domain instead.

Note: The 11.95 dollar plan is if you pay 6 months in advance. If you are paying monthly, the price goes to $13.95.

The pricing is good for what you get, but unless you are going to be creating a biiig website, you would be best finding a smaller, cheaper plan. :)
 
Pilgrim said:
If you want to pay 11.95 per month, check out ReadySetConnect. I use them for my hosting, and their service and uptime has been excellent. I host both my blog and a youth website on one account. I now realize that I could find a cheaper plan and use less space/bandwidth. The only downside is that they do not give you a domain for free, but then again your not paying a $15 setup fee, so that could go towards a domain instead.

Note: The 11.95 dollar plan is if you pay 6 months in advance. If you are paying monthly, the price goes to $13.95.

The pricing is good for what you get, but unless you are going to be creating a biiig website, you would be best finding a smaller, cheaper plan. :)
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Thanks. I actually have several intentions for a website though, and they may not be entirely related, which is why the ten subdomains option is extremely attractive.
 
I'd also like to point out that the reason I'm interested in Tripod is because it features website building software, something I don't believe I have (unless Word counts?).
 
IceBladePOD said:
I'd also like to point out that the reason I'm interested in Tripod is because it features website building software, something I don't believe I have (unless Word counts?).
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There are several freeware web development tools available online. Nvu is the first that comes to mind. It might not be as user-friendly as the Tripod Site Builder, but it likely gives you more control and less "bloat" (unnecessary code, which increases load times) to your web pages.
 
Tek7 said:
There are several freeware web development tools available online. Nvu is the first that comes to mind. It might not be as user-friendly as the Tripod Site Builder, but it likely gives you more control and less "bloat" (unnecessary code, which increases load times) to your web pages.
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Hmm... interesting, thanks Tek.
 
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