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You can buy a template and modify it checkout www.templatemonster.com. Good for beginners but you need to know how to use dreamweaver and photoshop. If you dont want to learn those you can find someone to custom build you a 5-7 page site for a couple thousand.

Domain names: Buy your own name. You will own the domain and are responsible for paying fees on an annual or term basis. I usually buy domains in 2 year blocks. I like www.aplus.net to purchase domain names because they have live support if I need assistance.

You have to have a web hosting service to host your website. Startlogic is fantastic. Yahoo also has a good host solution, but I prefer startlogic because of the price and service is phenomenal.  www.startlogic.com

Thats all you need to create a killer website. You need someone or to hire someone that knows HTML, Flash, and Photoshop. If you hire someone make sure they teach you basic website updating skills so that you can handle content changes on your site yourself.

Hope this helps.

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Laurie Champagne
CMO
Groove Rock Gear, Inc.
grooverockgear.com
grooverockmusic.com
grooverockradio.com



email: laurie[at]grooverockgear.com

RocknRoll333,
So thats what it takes to have a killer web site huh? A template, a domain name, and web hosting.

Rock, these are your basic requirements to owning a web site. I don`t know about a killer web site, but something to get your through.. Until, you wake up one day and find out that your web site is no longer useful to you or your company needs.
When you use a template, you are limited to what you can do. Very hard to manipulate objects, and content, so you are stuck with the format. I found that when using a template, you are limiting your creativity and most of all, if you get a chance go to template monster and click on any of the templates, and check their price. Do you see the Unique price some start at $2,590.00, and of course 65.00 bucks for a license to use the template. So lets say you paid the Unique price, you still have to hire a flash designer, to edit it for you. that will be another 600.00, so now we are up 3,100.00. So much for template monster.
Lets say you take the other approach and buy the license for $65.00 and you pay a web designer to edit it for you, I doubt the web designer will take the time to coach you and train you to do the updating.

Now before you leave template monster, do you see how many people have downloaded the template? the one I am looking has 1576 downloads so far.. So now your business looks like 1576 others, how do I distinguish you from your competitors?
Now, imagine you paid the Unique price? But 1576 others have the same template, is my business unique?
So lets say, by miracle you purchased the template at unique price, and there are 0 purchased before you. Is a template the best approach?
What about the other areas? SEO, Submission, and Keywords?

Do you know anything about Search Engine Optimization? Search Engine Submission, Meta Tags and Description? How do we let the world know we are in business?

Just something to consider...

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Edgar Monroy
Web Developer / Owner / Consultant
When starting your own business the need to "know-how" is greater than money!
http://www.nuevolution.net