thanks for the reply Ruth. I was hoping to use the photos not only for the website but for my leaflets and business card and eventually maybe a logo for the back windscreen of the car.
I have been looking on photobucket and found a few photos that I like but would this be the same as looking on google? these look like professional photos. how would I know where they originated? also if the same company ie iphoto and the other one (cant remmeber the name) had both the same pictures, who would you know who to buy it off? would they both own the rights to the picture?
Obvisouly I dont want to get myself tangled up in a law suit, like you say, for the sake of a couple of quid, especially if I go to the expense of doing my car windscreen with an image that I am illegally using. So I take it when I buy it from istock or the other one, I then own the rights to that photo? and I can do with it what I want?
In the past when I had my last website, I created it from html prompts etc but I belive there is an easier way to do it nowadays with ready made pages you can tweak yourself. which is the easiest to use and who is the best value for money host?
Many thanks for your help
Well, you'd want a higher resolution image then, which would be more expensive. Best thing I can advise is to carefully read the terms & conditions on the stock photo site that you choose - as you should be allowed to use the image for your website, leaflets, business cards, etc, but it's always best checking the small print. Essentially you're buying a licence to use the image for what you need as long as that is allowed by the terms & conditions.
I wouldn't recommend just getting images off Photobucket though, unless you specifically asked the particular photographer that took them for permission, and get a licence in writing from them.
As for building websites, that depends on if you are happy to use a pre-existing template, or if you want something bespoke designed for you. But, if you're happy with a "free" website with a pre-existing template, then some of the other geeks on here have used sites like Windows Live, Weebly and Freewebs in the past if that is any help. But it's best checking to make sure that you can use your own domain name though, and if there's any extra charge for doing this. Although some domain name companies, e.g.
123-reg | Domain names | Domain name registration let you easily update settings like nameservers and DNS to point to another company's servers for no extra charge (I'm pretty sure that UK2 charged extra for that, as they used to charge you extra for removing their stupid banner from the top of each page).
As for bespoke web designers, you're also worth getting recommendations off other geeks too, as there is a wide range in pricing, and not everyone provides access to a content management system to let you make updates to your website yourself either.
