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   roscoe | Nov 12, 2006 03:24am | #1

   Take a look at this site for everything you will need to build your own site.

   http://www.coffeecup.com

   Kerry

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   user-181778 | Nov 12, 2006 12:21pm | #2

   I just purchased SiteSpinner software, which has been well reviewed, to re-build an existing site at work.  I'll post back here once I've fiddled with it some - I have some limited background in graphic design and am computer savvy but hardly an expert, so I'm a pretty good guinea pig for this.

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   mudman | Nov 13, 2006 06:05pm | #3

   I got a friend to design mine. The best sites are "hand made" just like our work. I am a compitent computer user but could not invest the time to make a good site. You can get a nice looking site for $300 if you ask around. The importaint thing (for me) was that I needed to be able to add to it. The designer gake me a few blank template pages for that purpose.

   Mike

   Pardon my spelling,

   Mike

   Make sure that your next project is beyond your skill and requires tools you don't have. You won't regret it.

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   AlanYoung | Nov 13, 2006 08:22pm | #4

   I use Homestead. Http skills are not at all necessary. Easy to use do-it yourself software yields professional looking results.

   http://homestead.com

   Alan
   http://www.woodwardwoodworks.com

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   Thew | Nov 13, 2006 09:07pm | #5

   Thank you all for your advice. I will take a look at those links.

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   geraldartman | Nov 14, 2006 09:48pm | #6

   http://www.joomla.orgCheck out this link. It is a free and opensource content management system. You can get a lot of templates for your site and spend most of your time on content. There are lots of modules from blogs to shopping carts. Just add or turn off what you need/don't need until you get what you want.

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   Garry | Nov 15, 2006 07:00pm | #9

   Hey Alan,

   Just visited your site. Nice Work.

   Garry

   Engadine, Michigan (Upper Peninsula)http://www.superwoodworks.com

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   AlanYoung | Nov 17, 2006 10:42pm | #10

   Thanks Gary,We have a cabin (Well technically my wife's family has a cabin)
   on Hulbert lake about 18 miles east of Newberry.I would enjoy visiting your shop next time we're Up North. Thast is if you allow visits from us Trolls!! :^)Alan

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   Garry | Nov 17, 2006 11:03pm | #11

   I am happy to say that many trolls have stopped to visit this year and always happy to have visitors of the woodworking type.

   Hulbert is not far, about 45 minutes to my place.

   Looking forward to meeting with you Alan

   Garryhttp://www.superwoodworks.com

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   tom21769 | Nov 15, 2006 04:48am | #7

   As with woodworking, you can build a good site with very simple tools, or shell out for a lot of automation.

   You can do it with nothing more than a text editor (BBedit Lite is a good free one)) if you are willing to learn some HTML and keep your site simple enough for your skill level. Or, you can prepare a document in MS Word (or PowerPoint) and "Save as Web Page". Apple has easy-to-use tools to help you prepare a good-looking page then "publish" it if you have a ".Mac" account (about $100 a year, including email and other features).

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   giametti | Nov 15, 2006 05:16am | #8

   One of the nicest web creation programs for the Mac is called Freeway. It's a WYSISYG layout editor that then creates the html coding for you. It's very easy to use, and very capable, flexible and powerful. The company is Softpress
   <http://www.softpress.com/>.
   They have a lighter version for $90 and a pro version for $280. I opted for the pro version since I wanted something I wouldn't outgrow. You can download free trials of both versions to test it out and determine which version you might want.
   I've been using it for the past 2 years. I'm very pleased with it. Check out my website for one instance of it in use. I did the core of my site the first weekend I had it. It doesn't take much to do pretty good looking work, but it's capable of very complex sites as well.

   Jim Eddy

   http://www.jameseddywoodworks.com