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Okay, so you all know I don't sell my knives. So you might be asking yourself why I would want to set up a web site. The answer is simple... I'm paying for it, so I figured I should get some use out of it.
The other thing you probably know is that I like doing Work In Progress threads on anything knife-related I do. Well, the site is about my knives, so I decided to start a WIP thread. I figured it might help someone else wanting to start a web site about their knives, but not sure how to proceed.
Now in my case, as with my knife making, I wanted to do it with minimal tools (in this case, software). What I have is Microsoft Office 2007 for Home and Student, which includes Word and Excel. Since Word has the ability to spit out HTML coded documents (as well as XML if you want to get fancy), I decided to use that to "write" my HTML.
Basically, I composed a document including pictures of some of my knives with brief descriptions. I added hyperlinks to some of the pictures, linking to a PDF document I created describing how I made the knife. I made those PDFs, by the way, using Word as well, and having it print out to PDF format.
Once I was done with the document, I saved it as a DOCX file, then saved it as an HTM file. When saving as an HTM file it warns you a couple of times that things change when using that format... and I just accepted it.
I then logged onto my Internet Server Provider's front end, clicked forward to the FTP tool for that web site, and uploaded the files. The result isn't professional or perfect, but since I'm not interested in selling anything, it's good enough for me. You can check it out here: http://greg-davis.com/.
I will be writing more of the PDF documents describing the making of each knife, and will also add more of the standard links at the bottom that most web sites have (e.g. "Contact Me", "Links", and so on).
If anyone is interested in learning more, just ask. I'll even help walk you through the steps of selecting and buying a domain and hosting services. It's cheaper than you might think. Buying a domain can be as cheap as $2 - $10 a year, and hosting services can be free (if you accept advertising on your site), or as cheap as $40 a year. I don't have any affiliation with any particular ISP, so I won't try to sell you on any particular service, but I have the most experience using GODADDY.
Anyway, let me know what you think. Any suggestions for improving the site would be welcomed, too.
- Greg
The other thing you probably know is that I like doing Work In Progress threads on anything knife-related I do. Well, the site is about my knives, so I decided to start a WIP thread. I figured it might help someone else wanting to start a web site about their knives, but not sure how to proceed.
Now in my case, as with my knife making, I wanted to do it with minimal tools (in this case, software). What I have is Microsoft Office 2007 for Home and Student, which includes Word and Excel. Since Word has the ability to spit out HTML coded documents (as well as XML if you want to get fancy), I decided to use that to "write" my HTML.
Basically, I composed a document including pictures of some of my knives with brief descriptions. I added hyperlinks to some of the pictures, linking to a PDF document I created describing how I made the knife. I made those PDFs, by the way, using Word as well, and having it print out to PDF format.
Once I was done with the document, I saved it as a DOCX file, then saved it as an HTM file. When saving as an HTM file it warns you a couple of times that things change when using that format... and I just accepted it.
I then logged onto my Internet Server Provider's front end, clicked forward to the FTP tool for that web site, and uploaded the files. The result isn't professional or perfect, but since I'm not interested in selling anything, it's good enough for me. You can check it out here: http://greg-davis.com/.
I will be writing more of the PDF documents describing the making of each knife, and will also add more of the standard links at the bottom that most web sites have (e.g. "Contact Me", "Links", and so on).
If anyone is interested in learning more, just ask. I'll even help walk you through the steps of selecting and buying a domain and hosting services. It's cheaper than you might think. Buying a domain can be as cheap as $2 - $10 a year, and hosting services can be free (if you accept advertising on your site), or as cheap as $40 a year. I don't have any affiliation with any particular ISP, so I won't try to sell you on any particular service, but I have the most experience using GODADDY.
Anyway, let me know what you think. Any suggestions for improving the site would be welcomed, too.
- Greg
