Hello there everybody im looking for some advice on how to get a domain name and get a forum running online?

im looking for a host provider that will help me with my needs:





1]i wanna create my own domain name something related to art.


2] i wanna make my own forum online using my own domain name of my choice.


3] i wanna have something like where a custumer can click my online artworks and download it after paying thru credit card or paypal.








Some of my disadvantages is i am not a programmer so i dont have any idea on database and files but i do know instructions and computers but programming is what i really hates.As im an artist and i dont have time for complicated things to do on making a domain online.





hope someone will help me with these as im eager to make my pressence on online community.





Basically all i want will be summarized in to these:


1] A forum for my art works and for community


2] Some couple of Webpages about my community


3] A store where costumer can see my work art work and make download online after paying/purchasing thru credit card/paypal





i hate complications %26gt;.%26lt;

Hello there everybody im looking for some advice on how to get a domain name and get a forum running online?
http://www.site5.com





They have fantastico which make setting up a forum easy.
Reply:If you want to do all these things for zilch, you had better put your paint brushes away for a while. The guys here make it sound easy, but setting up the items you want will all take time and more experience than you openly admit to having. I run a free hosting service with all the stuff you need, but I couldn't spare you the attention you would need to get everything running properly. It's highly unlikely that you will sell paintings via an online store unless you're very well known and the paintings are cheap. I would strongly suggest that you start with a simple web page with photos of your work and encourage people to email you with comments or questions. As people won't be lining up at your doorstep for a while, you will be able to handle such queries quite easily. If you go for a CMS site, you could put the best emails up as news so that others can read them. Forums are only any good if you get hundreds of posts a week and that won't happen for a while. I say this because it takes a very long time for people to discover your site and trust it. I can help you set up a CMS site, but I can't help you design web pages or modify the site to suit your needs. If you need that level of help, you will have to pay someone or learn to do it yourself. There are many site designers out there who will be willing to help for a fee.





If you would like me to help you with a site, contact me via my profile.
Reply:Domains at Retail provides what you are looking for, but of course there is a learning curve. But no matter where you buy these products, it will take time for you to learn or for you to pay someone to do it for you.





1) To register your domain name, you go to:


http://www.domainsatretail.com/domainreg...





Pick any name you want, search if it is available. If it is add it to your shopping cart.





2) Domains at Retail has posted on their blog how to set up your own forum with a video action cast:





How to Create A Forum - http://www.domainsatretail.com/blog/2007...





This uses Web Site Tonight to create the forum, and with web site tonight you can choose templates and add your own content through an interface. No programming knowledge required.





3) Their "Quick Shopping Cart" software allows you to create a shopping cart with products, and has payment interface to do what you want to.





Take a look at Quick Shopping cart at:


http://www.domainsatretail.com/quickshop...





Read up on the products, see if its right for you but they have everything you need and 24x7 support to help you.





Good luck on setting everything up.
Reply:It looks like you want 3 things:


A good domain name


A discussion forum to interact with others


A shopping cart to sell your products





The discussion forum and shopping cart software are built into Fantastico, which is a software management system used inside cPanel, which many web hosts use. It makes managing your site much easier without having to know all the technical jargon.





Domain names can be purchased cheap, but be aware that the lower the cost, the less technical support you get and the more ads are pushed in your face. I use DirectNIC because they have no ads; the interface is clean, and the support is fast and friendly.