For those with their Own Websites...

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

03/13/2007 08:24:50 AM · #1

I'm wondering if you have free websites, or if you have to pay a monthly fee to have them hosted somewhere...or how does that all work?

I'm just looking for somewhere to put some of my pictures that isn't on one of the photo sharing sites like yahoo, shutterfly, or something of that sort.

any suggestions???

strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

03/13/2007 08:28:36 AM · #2

Who's your internet service provider (ISP)? Most ISPs come with web space for a site, but you have to produce the pages yourself (easy to do with a web package). Strictly for hosting photos, it's hard to beat services like Smugmug and pBase.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

03/13/2007 08:31:22 AM · #3

Originally posted by strangeghost:

Ok, I'm a computer dope, so do you mean Firefox? Or Roadrunner?

MonicaJames

Nikon D200

03/13/2007 08:32:45 AM · #4

Roadrunner will be your ISP. ^_^

ignite

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/13/2007 08:40:02 AM · #5

If your ISP does not provide free space, webhosting is very cheap these days. All you gotta do is get a domain name and web space and you're set. If you want you can use an open-source flash/php gallery on your site and you'll have a professional looking album in no time. Very easy to setup.

Check out Host Gator.

oscarmeyer

Canon EOS-30D

03/13/2007 09:01:53 AM · #6

I got my own website. I use one and pay every month, but have some friends who got a free host called .tk.
Check it out here

03/13/2007 09:13:26 AM · #7

Originally posted by oscarmeyer:

I got my own website. I use one and pay every month, but have some friends who got a free host called .tk.
Check it out here

Would you mind posting the link to your "one" website? I would love to see it to get an idea of what it would look like.

Also, do these sites help you through the set up? I would have NO Idea how to make a website once I pay for it.

oscarmeyer

Canon EOS-30D

03/13/2007 09:20:08 AM · #8

Originally posted by magenmarie:

Originally posted by oscarmeyer:
I got my own website. I use one and pay every month, but have some friends who got a free host called .tk.
Check it out here

Would you mind posting the link to your "one" website? I would love to see it to get an idea of what it would look like.

Also, do these sites help you through the set up? I would have NO Idea how to make a website once I pay for it.

meyerandlewinsky.com.

At one.com, they have live help, so you can chat with supporters.

03/13/2007 10:52:48 AM · #9

Originally posted by oscarmeyer:

meyerandlewinsky.com.

At one.com, they have live help, so you can chat with supporters.

Wow. That's EXACTLY what I pictured is that kind of website. I really appreciate that. And the price is right!
Thank you so much oscarmeyer. :)

I will be looking into that, especially if they offer LIVE help!

03/13/2007 10:54:18 AM · #10

Originally posted by strangeghost:

Yeah, I don't mind those sites really...but I want more of a professional looking site incase I get good enough to start selling my services. :)

03/13/2007 10:54:28 AM · #11

Originally posted by MonicaJames:

Roadrunner will be your ISP. ^_^

heehee. Thanks!

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

03/13/2007 10:54:51 AM · #12

Originally posted by ignite:

THANK you!!

digitalpins

Canon EOS-60D

03/13/2007 10:57:02 AM · #13

I use //www.smugmug.com and my site is //www.lamontphotography.com it is run or hosted by them I pay around 100 or more a year I think now its 150 a year for new customers. Only that much if you want the professional level there you can customize it the way you want. But they also take care of any sales I do and printing. Also unlimited storage I get for my photos. They also have a forum called //www.dgrin.com for any help you may need and they usaually help you out right away. For my website name thats only a few bucks to have my own personal website name and I pay that to bigdaddy.com

Message edited by author 2007-03-13 10:59:45.

Nullix

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

03/13/2007 11:00:48 AM · #14

I have a cable modem with our local cable company. I found out (a while ago) that if you just pay for the cable modem, you also get basic cable (since they really can't block the signal). The cable company finally got wise to this and offered free basic TV with a cable modem.

I don't have a static IP, but it rarely changes (once or twice a year). I have my own web and database server in house. It's pretty neat since I get to play with the settings. The only problem is when the power goes out and I forget to turn the systems back on. I mainly have snap shots up. I'd post the url here, but I'm afraid of the traffic.

jcapps25

Fujifilm FinePix S5000 Z

03/13/2007 11:16:30 AM · #15

I have freewebs.com It's a nice site. go to www.freewebs.com

slide12345678

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/13/2007 11:19:41 AM · #16

we use a combination of hostway (about $13/mo) for our web hosting and smugmug ($145/yr) for our online albums for (some) customers

i'm sure there are hosting plans cheaper than what we use right now with hostway, but everything is working great now, and i don't want to screw anything up transferring stuff :)

www.devriesphoto.com

Message edited by author 2007-03-13 11:20:22.

colema19

Canon EOS-20D

03/13/2007 11:27:26 AM · #17

Are you looking at hosting for professional purposes(business), or just someplace online to store your stuff?

I don't do anything professional, I pay for hosting, and run gallery2 as my software. The setup of the software isn't any big deal to me, but it might be for you. Some places offer it(gallery) as a pre-configured package so you don't have to do the setup yourself.

Personally I'm on 1and1.com but I'd suggest you look into bluehost.com, they've got a competitive rate and also have a one-click install for gallery I believe. That's for personal use, as I said before, you might want something more for a business setup.

gbiscuit

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

03/13/2007 11:39:04 AM · #18

I use 1&1 at work for our website. It is very reasonable and they have a few packages to choose from. They look to be the cheapest for domain registration and hosting that I have seen.

www.1and1.com

MonicaJames

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

03/13/2007 04:53:48 PM · #19

Originally posted by oscarmeyer:

meyerandlewinsky.com.

At one.com, they have live help, so you can chat with supporters.

That is one great site for 2 young gentlemen. CHEERS!!!

Citadel

Nikon D7500

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/13/2007 05:02:12 PM · #20

I have my own server setup. (Crux Linux with PHP and MySQL). Its just running off of a cable modem but it works well enough. I use dynamic DNS for the DNS stuff. The box is an old IBM pizzabox. (x330 I think). My friend and I used to run the site off of a P2 400.

Domain registration is the only expense I have. (90 or so dollars for 5 years).

My gallery is just dAlbum right now but I may change it or create a separate gallery for my more "artful" images and use the old one for the snap shot types of pictures.

oscarmeyer

Canon EOS-30D