band website - how to do? (subtitled i'm a talentless idiot at this stuff)

nickp

Hi y'all.  Our band needs a website like yesterday.  With some sound clips, photos and gig listings, and fanbase (what fanbase) testimonials.

Obviously needs to be bleedin cheap coz the rest of the band are skinflints (goes without saying)

is their a cheap and easy way for an idiot like me to knock together say a 5 page website and get it hosted for peanuts per annum?

I've got no design skills so I'll need some sort of drag and drop idiot proof web-builder.  Doesn't have to be brilliant, just OK.

thanks a lot

Nick

octatonic

Check out Wordpress.

It is easy to configure and free.

You will need to pay to host it with a hosting service (I use Dreamhost) but it was ever thus and not that expensive.

monquixote

octatonic said:

Check out Wordpress.

It is easy to configure and free.

You will need to pay to host it with a hosting service (I use Dreamhost) but it was ever thus and not that expensive.

I use wordpress on Bluehost, but otherwise pretty much the same

This is my bands site it's not going to win any awards, but it only took me a day and was all done by clicking menus etc rather than writing code: http://www.filthyloungeband.com/

spacecadet

As already mentioned, wordpress is great. I use wix for my photo site which was REALLY easy. Uses flash format which can be a bit more impressive to the viewer. You can build a mobile version from there too which is handy.

nickp

thanks Guys - wordpress it is!

and thanks for the links to your sites!

cheers

Nick

Jalapeno

Google Site is easy and free.  Won't be stunningly original but functional