Stupid question!!! How do I create a website?? seriously

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  wefixboats · Member · Nov 18, 2011 at 4:10 am

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  I was told It was simple to create a website here and this seems like a blog site.. Please please help me create a website……….
  Thank you,
  Joel Nichols

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 18, 2011 at 6:52 am

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  Look at the themes and choose one that is less “blogy” if you want – use less widgets in the sidebar. A theme with a header that can have a picture in it would be good then put a boat related picture (maybe of your boat yard). There are also some themes that are only one column wide.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 18, 2011 at 7:02 am

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  Have a look at this support document as well on how to use wordpress for a website.

  I just did one today (self-hosted, but the same process). Take a look.

  If you are not wanting sidebars for anything, then either choose a theme with a no-sidebar layout option, or choose one which has a no-sidebar page template you can choose when creating your pages.

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  wefixboats · Member · Dec 14, 2011 at 2:44 am

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  Thank you for your help. How do I do drop downs in my menue? I like your site thesacredpath.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2011 at 2:47 am

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  @wefixboats
  thesacredpath posted the relevant link to the instructions that you need.
  Staff have provided help for those who want to structure their blog like a website. > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/

  What’s critical is:
  (1) a clear comprehension of the differences between pages and posts > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/
  (2) a clear comprehension of the fact that there is only one dynamic page in a blog for posts and we cannot post to more than that one page. But we can create the appearance that we have posted to more than one page.

  We organize our posts by assigning Categories to them. When we publish a post it automatically appears on the running page for posts and also on the Categories pages and Archives pages. Note: There must be one published post in each Category in order for there to be anything to display.

  A custom menu allows you to display Categories with drop-downs to sub-categories in tabs along the horizontal navigation where normally only Pages tabs are displayed. If you wish you can also include Pages with drop-downs to sub-pages and/or custom links in your custom menu as well. You are in charge of what appears in a custom menu. You choose the order in which to display any and/or all the foregoing in your custom menu. You choose which to display and which to hide. http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus

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  wefixboats · Member · Dec 14, 2011 at 2:53 am

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  what are some good cheap hosting sites to host my wordpress page?

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2011 at 2:59 am

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  If you cannot master using a free hosted WordPress.com blog then I don’t advise that you move to self hosting. Many of the suitable hosts on our WordPress web hosting list offer a one-click, automatic installation of the software. Also if “cheap” is your criteria I warn you that you pay what you get for and the cheaper you go the less you get in terms of both bandwidth allowance and support.