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BDBopper
10-23-2007, 07:26 AM
Good morning LoT'ers! :)

A good friend of mine who is starting up a business (music instruction and gig playing) has come to me and wants a website created and maintained for his business (he is willing to pay for my services). Before I even start working on a contract I would like to have my mind made up on a decent web host.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I know there is an ad for Lunarpages at the bottom. Do you recommend them?

Thanks for your help I am really looking forward to being employed! :)
Moonliner
10-23-2007, 07:31 AM
Windows/IIS?
Linux/Apache?
Coldfusion?
.net/ASP?
Python?
Pearl?
Ruby?
Ajax?
SQL Server?
MySQL?

What's your pleasure?
BDBopper
10-23-2007, 07:36 AM
Yikes! I'm just a beginner. My head hurts now LOL

Sounds like you are quite the expert Moonliner. Since my friend's business is small I don't need to come up with something spectacular. Just something simple but something that would drive some business to him and help him out (which in turn would increase my profit). I am looking for something that is inexpensive and easy to use. Thanks!
Kevy Baby
10-23-2007, 07:50 AM
What's your pleasure?Porn
Not Afraid
10-23-2007, 09:13 AM
Lunarpagaes has been great to us! I recommend them highly.
Moonliner
10-23-2007, 09:44 AM
OK, so I'll assume you are looking to build a simple static web site. That is one that is just a page with info about your friend without anything fancy like message boards, on-line account maintenance and the like. For that all you really need is either A) some graphics arts ability, or B) A place you can pinch some graphics from.

As NA suggests take a look at the lunapages (which hosts LoT). They provide you with the Coffeecup software for simple web design. I use a lot of their software and recommend it. You could start with the basic $6.95 plan and move up to a multi-site hosting plan if you need to in the future.
BDBopper
10-23-2007, 09:55 AM
Thank you everyone. that's exactly the feedback I was looking for. Lunarpages it is! Do they have a program where If I told them that LoT recommended them that you would get a stipend? I definitely want to tell them you sent me if they do.
Ghoulish Delight
10-23-2007, 09:59 AM
Thank you everyone. that's exactly the feedback I was looking for. Lunarpages it is! Do they have a program where If I told them that LoT recommended them that you would get a stipend? I definitely want to tell them you sent me if they do. When they sign up, click on the ad at the bottom of the LoT page to get there, that will give us the referral credit.
figment1986
10-23-2007, 06:05 PM
nice... much nicer of a deal... i get less for about $100 a year with ipower, but it works for me... depending what your doing you might like luna.

Porn

according to avenue Q.... its what the internet was made for.
Kevy Baby
10-23-2007, 07:00 PM
According to Avenue Q.... its what the internet was made for.Yep. We just saw that on Broadway a week and half ago. It is what inspired the post.

I have my "The Internet is For Porn" mouse pad.
CoasterMatt
10-23-2007, 07:10 PM
Are you honking your horn?
Kevy Baby
10-23-2007, 07:14 PM
Are you honking your horn?Hmm... I don't recall that moment. Maybe I was laughing too hard at that point.
FEJ
10-25-2007, 09:14 PM
I really like Dreamhost (http://www.dreamhost.com/) They are a local SoCal company and I know some of the people that work there. There support is very good and good prices.