-- Posted by sake at 11:47 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 which one and why? -- Posted by shadowpool at 11:49 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 Create the site first.  That way you know for sure that you have a viable idea before you waste time with the other stuff. -- Posted by logic101 at 11:49 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 there is no wrong way. but i would think you would want to build it first. -- Posted by kaylalynn2008 at 11:54 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 Quote: from shadowpool at 11:49 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 Create the site first. That way you know for sure that you have a viable idea before you waste time with the other stuff. this. -- Posted by allsmiles at 7:06 am on Nov. 10, 2008 Depends on the site in question. Usually, I make it first, but with a couple of my financial endeavours I've purchased the domain first. -- Posted by atomictastic at 8:50 am on Nov. 10, 2008 The site comes first. -- Posted by bighead1991 at 11:10 am on Nov. 11, 2008 I'd usually go for the webhost, since I'd need a live test enviroment to do it in. -- Posted by stratocaster69 at 3:23 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 obviously creating it is the best first step but getting a domain early before its taken is also a key.... i had a few in mind for my site and when it came to buying one the main one i wanted was taken but i were available in the end i thought playswfgames.com was allright -- Posted by RossTheHoss69 at 8:18 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 Create the site first. Then everything else falls in line. -- Posted by sake at 11:14 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 thanks for the tips everyone. feel free to add more. whats after creating and domain? the host or FTP? -- Posted by stratocaster69 at 9:07 pm on Nov. 13, 2008 Quote: from sake at 6:14 pm on Nov. 13, 2008 thanks for the tips everyone. feel free to add more. whats after creating and domain? the host or FTP? domain and host can come together but definately host most hosting has cPanel which allows you to upload via the file manager hosts normally also have FTP in cPanel -- Posted by sake at 2:16 am on Nov. 16, 2008 Quote: from stratocaster69 at 9:07 pm on Nov. 13, 2008 Quote: from sake at 6:14 pm on Nov. 13, 2008 thanks for the tips everyone. feel free to add more. whats after creating and domain? the host or FTP? domain and host can come together but definately host most hosting has cPanel which allows you to upload via the file manager hosts normally also have FTP in cPanel meaning.....i wont need filezilla? do know if blue or dreamhost has this feature? how will i know if FTP is in the cPanel, some sites ive seen dosent say. -- Posted by allsmiles at 1:10 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 You need an FTP client such as fileZilla to connect to an FTP server, really. The web based ones suck. -- Posted by stratocaster69 at 9:41 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Quote: from sake at 9:16 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Quote: from stratocaster69 at 9:07 pm on Nov. 13, 2008 Quote: from sake at 6:14 pm on Nov. 13, 2008 thanks for the tips everyone. feel free to add more. whats after creating and domain? the host or FTP?    domain and host can come together    but definately host    most hosting has cPanel which allows you to upload via the file manager hosts normally also have FTP in cPanel meaning.....i wont need filezilla? do know if blue or dreamhost has this feature? how will i know if FTP is in the cPanel, some sites ive seen dosent say. you still need a ftp client. i dont have a problem with uploading via cPanel but ftp could be faster/easier btw do you use digitalpoint -- Posted by Wheeldon at 10:23 am on Nov. 17, 2008 I ussually buy the domain and use my own hosting.. Then just create the files on the server so its updated in real time for me to see easily :) (PHP/MySQL etc...)