know of any good free web site creation software

[ashish]

hi everyone,


does anyone know of any software that allows you to make web pages and ultimelte a web site for free... i mean that front page is good, but a bit too complex, its for a friend of mine...there must be loads of them out there but i want your recommendations...

thanks in advance

[khalil]

notepad

[ashish]

hi all,

i guess i did not make myself clear, my friend is an auothr and does not know much about web development, he just wants to make a personal site... you know some fotos.. some text.. a few links...

i know that he can use front page, but i wanted to know if there are a any other good softwares like that...

[madmatt911]

http://coolpage.com

[sissa1]

sitekreator.com

you can create a free up to 10MB site there. It's better than front page since your site comes with the hosting, most features are similar to word and you don't have to download anything

Hope this helps!

[aggiedude]

Well you might try www.freewebs.com (as much as I dislike them) their web design tool is very easy to use and can make a pretty nice webpage. Just sign-up as a beginner.

[Lapras]

Well if your friend uses Microsoft Windows you may try:
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
Serif gives away older versions of it's software for free, and since it was originally built for commercial use it may have some features that most free software has.
Also, if your friend is running Mac OS X you may refer:
tacosw.com
or
http://creatext.sourceforge.net/index1.html (which has a version created for OS9 as well as their OS X version).
I can't say that I know of any software that runs on linux computers for this purpose though (I searched CNET Downloads just in case).
Good Luck.

[UnifiedHosting]

Hi ashish,

There's a little known program called IMS Dwarf, which is a wysiwyg (what you see is what you get) editor like the page builder over at geocites. For someone with no experience in creating a website, this is your best bet.

IMS Dwarf (http://www.virtualmechanics.com/products/dwarf/)
Features include:
100% drag-and-drop editing
DTP style interface
Pixel precision object placement
Exports to HTML and SVG
Completely Free

Tell your friend to try it. It really helped a few of my clients to learn how to make thier sites.

[ashish]

hi all,

thanks a lot for all the suggestions.. i will look in to all these softwares etc....

[Qbert]

Not free, but there's coffee cup, which is not expensive (about 50 bucks),
and hot dog which is pricey ($100 bucks).
Hot dog - www.sausage.com
coffee cup - www.coffecup.com

both have a free trial period, so you could use one until it runs out, then use another. That could at least get you 2 to 2 1/2 months of free use out of them.

[ashish]

Hi qbert,

thanks for all the suggestions... but my friend has already chosen another software.... once agtian i appriciate all the suggestions.. thanks a lot and have a good one :)