VA Website

[MeganEVA]

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. I am an EA looking to transition to a VA.
I have done some preliminary research and I know the first thing you need to do is create a website.

If you have your own website, can you give me some advise on how to start it? Do I use one of the free templates? Do I pay someone to make it for me?
Is there a service you can recommend. I am looking not too spend too much money so would prefer to make my own, but I have little skills in that dept. I heard online templates can be good.

Any thoughts?

[dkramer]

First, congratulations on your new venture!

I use Bluehost as my hosting/email server and I use Lifeyo to make the site look like what I want. I do not have HTML skills and Lifeyo is a what you see is what you get platform. It only cost me $30/year to use it and I can go in and change things as often as I like.

I hope this info helps you and feel free to PM me with any questions you may have,

Dawn

[sydnee21]

I use HostGator for hosting with WordPress installed. WP is so versatile, it can be setup as a static website as opposed to a blog. There are also a ton of tutorials out there to help you get started. It's not as complicated as it may seem. You just need to be willing to dig in and learn.

[craftydelisa]

I use 3ix.org for $12 a year and wordpress for my platform. It is pretty easy to set up. Post us your questions.

[VirtualAvenger]

Another hat in the ring for wordpress. Although there seem to be some compatibility issues with different browsers (in some people's experience anyway), it really is so versatile and so intuitive. I don't use it myself--yet--but it's extremely popular, which means they're getting to do a lot of R&D just by having users post bugs, suggestions, and comments.

For me, cost has been a concern as I've started my business, and while it is definitely a good idea to get your own domain, don't let the cost stop you--go ahead and start with a free website, even if you have to deal with a domain that includes something else besides your name. I use Webs.com and pay a $5 monthly premium to keep the ads off my page, and I'm definitely going to be changing as soon as I can, but I am SO happy that I have some sort of web presence to start with.