Don't let anyone tell you it costs thousands of dollars for a website. It doesn't!  The truth is you can be up and running with a website in 20 minutes for about $100 give or take for your first year (websites are usually paid by the year or by the month). 

So why than are websites so god-awful expensive? It's the cost of your graphics artist / programmer! There are litterally thousands of people out there willing to create a 'masterpiece' for you... some promise the world for only $500, others would have you believe you would be lost without them and that their minimum charge is at least five-grand!   It is enough to make me ill, how about you?

If you are like me when I first started into this crazy world of web design and you want to know how to make your own do-it-yourself website you should start with my primer:
**The three components of a website -- a primer on website construction

**Please note.  There are situations when you will need a developer, such as if your website will have a content database and managment system.  If you are looking for a custom solution that doesnt fit neatly into a template, then a designer may be appropriate for your project.  This article is geared toward those who want to understand the process so they can do it themselves and save some money.

Do you want a Blog like this one without the hassel of setting it up yourself?

I'm now offering a pay-service to do the setup work for blog sites based on the blogEngine software as shown on this website.  If you would like me to set up an account for you that includes the cost of the website, domain, and setup of the blog software, shoot me an email with your name and phone number and we can arrange the details :)

The costs include:

One year of Hosting at discountasp.net : $120.00 90.00 /year (They give you 3 months free for your first year)
Domain Name : 15.00 /year
My Setup Fee : 90.00

Total for a website like this one: $195.00

My setup fee includes uploading this blog software to your webhost and configuring it for initial use. (2 hours labor)

If you'd like to discuss setting up your own blogsite, email me at terrence@easy123websites.ca