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#1 2008-02-15 5:44 am
- mikebobjohn
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How to make get/make a website, upload videos, and use paypal on it
I have found a domain name that appears to not be taken. For example, if I wanted to make the site http://www.sdgjsadiohgsfdhpdsfsdfsd.com , and when i typed it into my browser, it said it could not be found, that means it's not in use, right? My question is - how do I "acquire" it, or make a website on it? If I want to use to make a site and have that be my URL, how do I do it?
Secondly, since I don't know much HTML, once I figure out to make a site using that URL, and have it be mine, I want to be able to use some sort "website builder," like they have on those "create your own website" websites, where you have to actually use their domain name, like geocities.com, or something like that. The catch is I need to be able to upload videos to my site that can be seen, and I also need to set up a paypal thing where when people subscribe to my site, the money they pay goes straight to my bank account. Basically I need to acquire my domain name, and the idea of the site is pretty identical to a porn site in terms of the paypal subscriptions and videos, except the videos won't be porn.
Can someone please walk me through this?
Thank you very much!
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#2 2008-02-15 5:54 am
- Booksley
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Re: How to make get/make a website, upload videos, and use paypal on it
Here's my best shot at what you're asking:
1. Register domain name from a registrar, say GoDaddy
2. Hire someone to create website for you, since building anything involving user accounts, or payment is a non-trivial task
3. Create a Paypal Merchant account, and get all that stuff set-up
4. Upload content
5. ???
6. PROFIT!
If you're actually serious about this, you're going to need to hire someone to help you with this. What you're asking can't really just be walked through.
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#3 2008-02-15 11:30 am
- 333imacman
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Re: How to make get/make a website, upload videos, and use paypal on it
If you want a simple web designer for beginners. Try RapidWeaver. It's simple and works pretty well. Also, you can buy plugins (Lockdown and RapidPay or something like that) that allow you to make certain pages password protected and have a PayPal "add to cart" option.
As for the domain/hosting, yeah, check GoDaddy or an equivalent web host. There are a million of them, and most of the will have a domain name availability checker right on the front page.
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