Thread: starting your own website

helenm · 16-07-2006, 11:37 AM

hi,

I'm not sure if ive asked this question here before, but I have been thinking very seriously about setting up my own website, focusing on my parents surnames and the names of my ansestors that make up my family tree. I have now found a good hosting site and i'm fairly proficient at designing websites so that wound be a problem.

But i would like any advice/comments/suggestions from the forum as to what to include to make it useable as a reference for others, how to lay it out in terms of the family names and histories etc and how to get it seen on the internet.

thank you for your time

HelenM

Shan · 17-07-2006, 10:46 AM

Hi Helen
Jon would probably be the best person to ask on this

helenm · 17-07-2006, 06:22 PM

thanx Shan,

i'll ask him

Jon · 18-07-2006, 01:06 PM

Hi Helen,

There are quite alot of different answers to your questions.

Personally I would use a mix of PHP and XHTML to construct the sort of site you are after. This will enable you to incoorperate such things as search facilities quickly and easily.
As for getting your webpages seen that will come down to how well your pages are coded for SEO (search engine optimization). This means the proper use of keywords, page titles, meta tags and content etc.

For laying out your site I would be happy to help you. It would require you providing me with alot more information of the sort of site you are after and details of its content but I am sure it wont be any sort of problem.

If you have any further questions please feel free to ask them and I will be happy to help and guide you. I dont know a thing about genealogy but this subject is more my bag.

Kindest regards

18-11-2006, 08:47 PM

Hi Helen,

Take a look at http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/index.php - you can download the software to create your site for free and the cost of publishing the site is very reasonable.

helenm · 19-11-2006, 02:47 PM

thanx Wyvern

I will check it out

regards
helen

16-07-2006, 11:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
helenm Committed Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 50	starting your own website hi, I'm not sure if ive asked this question here before, but I have been thinking very seriously about setting up my own website, focusing on my parents surnames and the names of my ansestors that make up my family tree. I have now found a good hosting site and i'm fairly proficient at designing websites so that wound be a problem. But i would like any advice/comments/suggestions from the forum as to what to include to make it useable as a reference for others, how to lay it out in terms of the family names and histories etc and how to get it seen on the internet. thank you for your time HelenM

17-07-2006, 10:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Shan Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1,747 Total Awards: 1	Re: starting your own website Hi Helen Jon would probably be the best person to ask on this
	Shan *Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life* The UK's No 1 For Genealogy & Family History. Top Tip: Use the forum search page to find surnames!!.

17-07-2006, 06:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
helenm Committed Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 50	Re: starting your own website thanx Shan, i'll ask him

18-07-2006, 01:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jon Webmaster & Developer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK - England Posts: 993	Re: starting your own website Hi Helen, There are quite alot of different answers to your questions. Personally I would use a mix of PHP and XHTML to construct the sort of site you are after. This will enable you to incoorperate such things as search facilities quickly and easily. As for getting your webpages seen that will come down to how well your pages are coded for SEO (search engine optimization). This means the proper use of keywords, page titles, meta tags and content etc. For laying out your site I would be happy to help you. It would require you providing me with alot more information of the sort of site you are after and details of its content but I am sure it wont be any sort of problem. If you have any further questions please feel free to ask them and I will be happy to help and guide you. I dont know a thing about genealogy but this subject is more my bag. Kindest regards
	Jon Ancestry Aid Webmaster & Developer

18-11-2006, 08:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wyvern Guest Posts: n/a	Re: starting your own website Hi Helen, Take a look at http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/index.php - you can download the software to create your site for free and the cost of publishing the site is very reasonable.
Wyvern Guest Posts: n/a

19-11-2006, 02:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
helenm Committed Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 50	Re: starting your own website thanx Wyvern I will check it out regards helen