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Website work

Matt-Aburg

Matt-Aburg

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I will be having some disability time coming up. I am thinking about redoing my website in HTML so I can change it easily and have full control of it. Also, I will save a lot of cost. I am looking a cheap software and have a few options but want to use a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get ( interface) GUI. This will be kick off in about two weeks. First i need to deal with this medical issue.
 
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Matt-Aburg said:
I am thinking about redoing my website in HTML so I can change it easily and have full control of it. Also, I will save a lot of cost.
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I think the biggest problem with an HTML website is adapting to the users screen size. You would be better off using WordPress which is supported almost everywhere now.
 
Google Sites is free while still allowing use of your own domain name. Somewhat limited but quite simple to update. I use it for the Hamilton Model Engineering web site. (I got fed up with WordPress :-) )

If you really want WordPress or similar, then hosting at Rebel.com (Canadian host) is not too expensive.
 
Susquatch said:
I think the biggest problem with an HTML website is adapting to the users screen size. You would be better off using WordPress which is supported almost everywhere now.
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The reason I want to do this is because I hired a company to do it. They have a proprietary software and also host the website. If I need any changes, it costs 100 / hour. Their monthly fee is 40 plus domain renewal every year. Most of the website is berried under there own directories. I want full control as I had when my old website was under Hostupon. I can copy the source code, but like I said, much is buried under their own private directories, so button done work, background graphics.. etc. I am looking competitors websites and like the content much more. I don't want to pay this service provider much dollars to change- rewrite it.
 
It was ever thus @Matt-Aburg. If you want to free up your own time, you gotta pay someone else. If you want to reduce cost, you gotta do more yourself.

I used to use WebEasy and I liked the total control. But the world has switched to more powerful tools, so I had to make a choice. WordPress seemed like it would have the best longevity so that's the main reason why I chose it. I'm not saying that I love it. I just don't like it when I have to learn all new programs to keep up with the world around me.
 
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