Inexpensive web site needed...use FrontPage??

[spyder]

I work for a small company who needs a web site, not an award winning site, more like a web presence. We're in a crunch, and don't have a lot of money. Could you tell me why I should or shouldn't use FrontPage to create the site? It seems to be able to do everything we would need, such as a "search" feature, add a database to the site, and so forth. Also, its simple to use. I am afraid that if we outsource this...the designers will use FrontPage and charge us an arm and a leg, when, all along, I could've done it...I'm an E-commerce student, learning all sorts of software. Please give me some feedback. I

 

[TulsaJeff]

Personally I prefer Dreamweaver over FrontPage. Dreamweaver is a lot cleaner and everything is pretty much on the stage and easy to access. I have tons of reasons for preferring Dreamweaver, however...If you want something quick and dirty and don,t have much time to allow for a learning curve...FrontPage may be the way to go. Anyone who is halfway familiar with other Microsoft Office programs can be up and running on FrontPage in a few hours or less.

FrontPage has lots of templates and wizards to get you started on the right foot also.

To sum it up...from a designers standpoint...I would say Dreamweaver is hard to beat but, from the standpoint that you appear to be coming from, I believe FrontPage is your way to go and would definitely get you up and running a little quicker.

Even if you use FrontPage for this project...I would highly recommend getting a copy of dreamweaver and start reducing that learning curve. You will never use FrontPage again.

 

[MikeBarone]

You have to make sure your server supports FrontPage extensions if you are going to use a lot of the advanced functionality of FrontPage. the use 'bots' to do a lot of the automated tasks.

If your server supports this then I recommend you use FrontPage 2000. I use it all the time and I am quite happy with it. » » » » » »
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[kjonnnnn]

If you're on a small budget FP is cheaper to purchase. Now while other say that Dreamweaver is better, FP is easier to use and get your site running.

I downloaded the trial version of Dreamweaver and am yet to understand it.

- FP User