Getting a web site started-Ideas please

**Gremlin** · 6th July 2006, 21:45

Originally Posted by Colapop

All I wanted was a "contact us" button that opens an email.

As simple as making a link, with it pointing to an email addy... it will then open up your default email program, and starting a new message.

The real issue tho, is whether yamaha wants to be emailed... and if they do, they may want message rules depending on what you want (why some email links come auto-configured with a subject title - for the message rules at their end)

was that english??

**SwanTiger** · 6th July 2006, 21:46

Cut the technical talk shit, go have a wank about the size of your hard drive elsewhere, Frosty just wants a website, can anyone make him one? its pretty simple and outlined in my previous post. He'll be able to provide you with content.

If I had the time I'd offer but will see if anyone else pipes up, I have too much shit on my plate at the moment.

**cowpoos** · 6th July 2006, 21:48

Originally Posted by Colapop

Oh it's ok I actually read the bit after the WIGGYSWIGGY bit!! KISS is good - straightforward no pissing around. I was trying to get some info from Yamaha the other day and had to go through 4 pages before I found a link to some crappy fill-out-the-form-feedback thing that didn't give me what I wanted. All I wanted was a "contact us" button that opens an email.

you don't want a GTS!!!! piece of over complicated crap!!! look for a gsxr1100 or a zzr100 or a cbr1ooo or if you can find one a yamaha thunderace 1000

**Colapop** · 6th July 2006, 21:49

Originally Posted by Gremlin

As simple as making a link, with it pointing to an email addy... it will then open up your default email program, and starting a new message.

The real issue tho, is whether yamaha wants to be emailed... and if they do, they may want message rules depending on what you want (why some email links come auto-configured with a subject title - for the message rules at their end)

was that english??

Yup engrish... but this is about www.frostysracing.com

GTS!! Too complicated...

just finding out how stuff works... October....

**cowpoos** · 6th July 2006, 21:50

Originally Posted by swanny

, I have too much shit on my plate at the moment.

time for a diet???

**Gremlin** · 6th July 2006, 21:51

Originally Posted by swanny

Cut the technical talk shit, go have a wank about the size of your hard drive elsewhere, Frosty just wants a website, can anyone make him one? its pretty simple and outlined in my previous post. He'll be able to provide you with content.

I have already offered, free of charge...

Will play with some design etc tomorrow, maybe tonight, and take the rules etc off one of his trackdays. I presume he'll give me some content or something sometime...

As for hosting, I have never done that sorta stuff, so would need a little guidance there...

**SwanTiger** · 6th July 2006, 21:55

Originally Posted by cowpoos

time for a diet???

I only eat 1 or 2 times a day, small meals, I have about 15kg of fat on me, rest is muscle and bone density and a bit of flab here and there, got some good man tits, thats about it.

**FROSTY:Me** · 6th July 2006, 21:56

Guys if we're comparing to bikes here --What i want is a Honda CB100
real basic reall simple and something even I can fix
Actually make that a CB100 bucket racer --one with propper brakes so i can stop it

**Colapop** · 6th July 2006, 21:58

So there's no more depth than one page behind? All the links on the first page you see only go to one page and back?

**Gremlin** · 6th July 2006, 22:02

Originally Posted by Colapop

So there's no more depth than one page behind? All the links on the first page you see only go to one page and back?

err.... I thought it would be a couple of pages, front page, rules, track info... maybe a gallery....

unless he gives me any specifics, I'll just make something, then see what he says, and keep changing accordingly.

oh, frosty, I'll need a company logo or something... title picture or something... if you have any preferences on colour, tell me too. I won't go any more complex than that at the mo.

**TerminalAddict** · 6th July 2006, 22:09

well all my websites compare to goldwings with a/c cd players, you name I've got it :P they are ALL written in notepad (actually vi .. but I won't start the "my nerd cock is bigger than yours" thing in this thread

)

hosting I can do, domains I can, email I can do .. infact fuck it
I'm gonna flop my cock out and say.
if it needs to be done on a server I can do it

**cowpoos** · 6th July 2006, 22:28

Originally Posted by FROSTY

Guys if we're comparing to bikes here --What i want is a Honda CB100
real basic reall simple and something even I can fix
Actually make that a CB100 bucket racer --one with propper brakes so i can stop it

so you want something ugly and gutless....that no body wants....and nobodie wants to been seen dead near it!!!!

just so we are clear on this!

**TerminalAddict** · 6th July 2006, 22:35

Originally Posted by cowpoos

so you want something ugly and gutless....that no body wants....and nobodie wants to been seen dead near it!!!!

just so we are clear on this!

you could make that the "theme" of the website

who's seen http://www.ratemycow.com ?

**kiwifruit** · 6th July 2006, 23:13

Originally Posted by Gremlin

no offence to kiwifruit... but ouch, motoTT is painful to browse... it didn't either set itself to the browser, or run in 800x600

It all comes down to what you want from the website. A simple static site is easy peasy stuff, and hell, like swanny, some are made in notepad...

Its only when you have to add identities, secure database, shopping cart, that it starts getting difficult. Stuff like frontpage etc makes it reaaaaal easy to do, with WYSIWYG design (what you see is what you get)

None taken....

i know im a n00b

twil get better with time, at the mo its just out there as is where is.... but it is out there providing the nessasary info etc which is all it really need be.