Some props for East Coast Ano

[Ando]

Ando here on AO does it. He does good work! :)

I don't know anything about web designing

I know my way around it after it's been setup but that's about it. I think the best person to talk to about this would be Mongoose. See who did his site.

There's a few places that can help you with the site. Some places are free but limited but that's all you need.

Do a search for "start your own website". A bunch of stuff will come up.

Only money that will be coming out of your pocket would be for your domain name which is like $10 a year or something along those lines.

I think a friend of mine did his with Webstarts.com.

[Spazmok]

looking for a reliable web host can be a bit of a daunting task if you aren't exactly sure what you are looking for. with so many 'too good to be true' offers floating around and every host out there somehow touting multiple 'host of the year' awards from fly-by-night webhost review sites that are clearly bias. often overlooked is the fact that hosting review sites are merely a medium used to make money off referral programs. it can be tidious to wade through it all, and one must do their research. Also be skeptical about individuals who point you towards a host using a referral link (pretty easy to spot: if its not www.somerandomwebhost.com and moreso www.somerandomwebhost.com/ap/somedude01=1337, there is a very solid chance its a referral program), because keep in mind they get credits towards their account/money for bringing more people aboard.

a few questions you need to resolve before moving on:

do I want a static site or a dynamic site? (html vs php/asp/ror/cf)
(this is key in determining what kind of hosting you need as not every webhost offers all styles of servers and support.)

will I need a storefront with a checkout?

will I be building it or having it done for me? (if you arent building the site and having a third party make it for you, I would suggest they make the decision of what type of hosting package you will need)

if you are making it yourself; be realistic about what kind of traffic you will draw. lets face it, most anno sites will not need one of those 'unlimited storage and bandwidth' plans.

while not naming a top choice, a few hosting companies I've dealt with are: midphase, inmotion hosting.

and that, my friends, is the tip of the iceberg.

back OT: that is a sweet anno job.

[Mindflux]

I'm not sure if it's kosher, but I'll recommend a couple hosts I've had experience with over the years that are awesome both in product AND support.

asmallorange (no hyperlink)
webfaction (no hyperlink)

[East Coast Ano]

Thank you guys for the advice I am hopefully going to look into setting one up tonight if I can find the time. I will check out all of the ones you guys posted first.


You guys would know better then I would about this, would I then be able to get an email with the web name attached to it EX. [email protected]?

Carl Jenny

[SkinnyHare]

you should be able to do that... have your own domain name and e-mails that are linked to it.

i ran a site for a while as part of my grad school project and used godaddy as the host. it was just a handfull of dollars per month to have my material hosted, my own domain name, a database, and e-mail accounts under the domain name. i think i spent friday evening and most of a saturday just teaching myself about how to do it and re-learning how to hand code html. as a recall, godaddy was helpful and fairly easy to figure out.

[hill160881]

I think i found the company to ano my Ego-Mag

[OPBN]

Nice ano. My wife has set up a couple of simple sites using yahoo webhosting service. Pretty cheap and basic diy thing. Might be worth checking:

http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting/

[maniacmechanic]

East , heck at this point I know most of us are chompin at the bit just to see more of your work , post some pic's of your work for us to slobber over :)

[East Coast Ano]

Ok I am trying to upload some pictures now they should be up shortly provided I can get this image hosting to finally work right.

this was a test piece the dye was put on with an airbrush


car audio amplifier


these are parts of sand spikes used for surf fishing


was part of a small production run i did a few mounths back e-brake handle


this was a much more complex job then it looks the orange to brown fade is in dust and the red splash with the clear outline is in gloss other parts are orange slash over polished aluminum


simple dust black


dust slime green this was a custom made color for this job that i now offer as a standard color


this gun is owned by someone on Automags.org was allso a custom green and black acid wash




Carl Jenny

[druid]

Ok I am trying to upload some pictures now they should be up shortly provided I can get this image hosting to finally work right.

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Carl Jenny

Those look great.

I sent you a PM the other night. I'm guessing the answer is..

"What, are you on CRACK?!?!?"

LOL...

[East Coast Ano]

Forgot to add a logo pic this is a 12x6" logo on a tread plate mock up for a tomcat sailboat.


Carl Jenny

[C_losjoker]

East Coast,

i sent you couple of PM's did you happen to get them??
thanks

[druid]

He did get back to me about my questions. Give him a day or two, seems that he has some stuff going on [work, etc] but he did get back to me with great answers.

[East Coast Ano]

Hope everyone had a good thanksgiving,

I am sorry that I fell behind on my correspondences it has been quite hectic the past two weeks

I am making it a priority to get back to everyone before I leave today, whether it is a status update quote or just an inquirer. They will all be attended to tonight. If by some chance I miss over someone please shoot me an email or call tomorrow at [email protected] or 732.330.2273


Thank you,

Carl Jenny