[Market-farming] web sites

roxann roxann at ancientearthwisdom.com
Fri Feb 1 17:40:14 EST 2008


Hi Brigette,

For designing my websites, I use an open source program called Nvu (http://www.nvu.com/) and I like it as much as I liked Front Page, maybe a little more. It's free and easy to learn, and allows you to be as creative as you like, but I don't think it comes with templates if you are wanting that. 

For hosting, I use ICDSoft, an asian company and I think the hosting including the domain name is around $60/yr. For additional sites the cost is lower, around $45. Although the company is located in Singapore, I have always had great help from them when i needed it (via email) and my servers are located in Boston, although they do also have some overseas. I moved mine to Boston a few years ago when there was a cable disruption from overseas because of some storm or earthquake, can't remember what caused it exactly. They transferred them over without a hitch. 

My sites are listed below, if you'd like to look them over. The blog is done using the program at blogger, though, not the Nvu software I mentioned.

hth,

Roxann, NW AR
http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com
http://www.AncientEarthWisdom.com
http://www.OzarkGinseng.com
http://www.Arcadiadm.com

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Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:21:34 -0500
From: Brigette Leach <avalonfarmshomegrown at earthlink.net>
Subject: [Market-farming] website development
To: Market Farming <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
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Regards to the list,

Many of you have very well done websites, and I'm envious of you who 
have indicated that you did the work yourself.  Are any of you willing 
to share with the list who/what you used to design it, and if you did 
the work yourself, advice for the rest of us? Who do you use to host the 
site and what kind of fees are you paying? Who did you register domain 
names with and for what kind of fees?

Speaking for our farm, because we didn't feel competent to do a site on 
our own, paid a small fortune to have an e-commerce site designed. It 
was never what we hoped, did not generate sales, and was cumbersome to 
work with. Then after 4 years, the firm we worked with raised the 
hosting fees higher than we are willing to pay, so we are parting ways. 
Although I handled none of this until now, I am the chosen on to do it 
and starting over from scratch, so I'd appreciate the advice. I know 
just enough about it to be dangerous. I'm much better at shopping on 
other sites...LOL.

Thanks in advance to anyone who is willing to take the time to share,

Brigette Leach
Avalon Farms Homegrown
Share of the Farm
www.avalonfarmshomegrown.com




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