Lastest website update.

[AndyW]

Due to time restrictions Travis will no longer be in-charge of the creation of the website. He shall still be around, but he stated he will not have enough free time to be able to commit enough to get this going.

So I have decided to close the account with 1&1 as it wasn't what we needed. Then we can go down the Wordpress (website builder) path while using a domain. This seems like the most practical way of making this work at the moment. As we would all have log-in access to the website to post content individually. Which before, we never had. One would have to re-upload the site whenever updated.

The only thing that will cost will be the domain. Which is $7 a month. But if we all chip in we can easily cover that. If nobody is up to the actual "chipping" in part. I will have to try and cover it myself, but I won't lie that will be highly unpractical.

I was thinking if we get this going we could either make our own website theme or buy a Wordpress theme - they are surprisingly good. Take a look at some here:

www.studiopress.com

Also, there is a problem with the website name. It seems as we were with PlayDependent when we used 1&1 that name is now under contract with 1&1. Even if we cancel it will not become availible untill we use the amount of time we paid for when buying the domain. Which is the end of the year...

So I was thinking of altering that one, or coming up with a completely new website name?

This is the current situation with the website at the moment.

Any suggestions or guidance?

[TomS]

www.tomiscool.com
www.gamedependent.com
www.play-dependent.com?

And WordPress was always the way forward. Always.

[soulmotor]

Oh God, not the naming again:P How long is PD paid up for?

[AndyW]

Feb 28, 2009 21:29:46 GMT -5 soulmotor said:

Oh God, not the naming again:P How long is PD paid up for?

Untill the end of the year.

[AndyW]

Update: Ok I've decidednext Friday I will purchase a 1 month domain host andthen we can get the website up and running in that time. At the end of that month we can go from there and decide if we will continue with the pay plan - also how we will go about paying for it. I'll post exact payment figures If anybody Is willing to chip in.

[TomS]

As soon as I get a job and an income I'll chip in. Until then, I'm afraid I'm of no use for the financial side of things.

[AndyW]

Update 2: Ok I've checked around for prices and I've found one of Wordpress' top recommendations (GoDaddy) I've tallied the payment up and it's £45.45 a year for everything.

If 4 of us (Me, Tom, Soul & Trav) chip in we can pay £11.30 a year for it.

This isn't another one of those 1&1 deals, I've looked deep into this offer and it has eveything we need. We don't even make it with these software. We make it through Wordpress and use that as a domain and host.

It will look a bit like *cough* Denis' site *cough*

Just get back to me guys saying weither you can or can't chip in for this.

[TomS]

If I can gather some funds I will gladly help, but as I said in my last post (albeit a bit less serious ) I may not be able to help. I will try, however.

[soulmotor]

Mar 2, 2009 12:01:14 GMT -5 AndyW said:

Update 2: Ok I've checked around for prices and I've found one of Wordpress' top recommendations (GoDaddy) I've tallied the payment up and it's £45.45 a year for everything.

If 4 of us (Me, Tom, Soul & Trav) chip in we can pay £11.30 a year for it.

This isn't another one of those 1&1 deals, I've looked deep into this offer and it has eveything we need. We don't even make it with these software. We make it through Wordpress and use that as a domain and host.

It will look a bit like *cough* Denis' site *cough*

Just get back to me guys saying weither you can or can't chip in for this.

About $16 US...

[AndyW]

11.30 GBP

=

15.8629 USD

Exactly.

[TomS]

Ok it's likely I won't be paying. I have a trip to Belgium to pay for.