ACCN Celebrant Resources: Websites
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Non-Aligned Religious Celebrants.
Please note that most of our ACCN Shop Products and Services can be adapted for Non-aligned Religious Celebrants. |
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The major costs in having a website is the Web Design / set up and Maintenance of the actual website and its contents.
Having your own Domain Name and your website "Hosted" can be for approx. $10 to $12 per month.
Fancy personalised websites purchased commercially can cost between $ 1,000 to $5,000 and up depending on what you want.
And every time you want to make a simple change can cost you more !
But there are many low cost options if you
* are prepared to do some work yourself and
* can use the tools on an ordinary Word Document!
That means everyone ! And the ACCN can help you get started if you feel IT challenged :-)
Here are some of the lower cost options and our recommendations.
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ACCN RECOMMENDATION:
All civil celebrants have a web presence. |
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Option 1.
Any existing web entry you have can be used as a web address.
As a bare minimum, you can use the website address (URL) of any
* free home page you have with your Internet Service Provider (eg bigpond or optusnet) or listing with your celebrant association, or
* paid listing you have eg your listing with the ACCN, your celebrant association or some other directory.
For example: an ACCN Standard listing is $ 22 pa and Deluxe is $ 75 (Standard plus Photo) and
the URL you can use as yours is formatted as www.accn.com.au/directory/your-name/
This can be used especially in emails to provide a link to more of your information and your photo.
But as with other web pages on other organisations' websites, the URL is long, cumbersome, and not easy to remember.
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ACCN RECOMMENDATION:
All civil celebrants purchase their own domain name ($ 40 to $ 45 for two years) and as a minimum, a Domain Manager ($ 19.95 pa with Netregistry) .
There are many suppliers. However we recommend Netregistry because for the cost of a local call you can organise your domain over the phone.
Please Note: The ACCN does not receive any commissions etc from recommending Netregistry ! |
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Then depending on your budget
Option 2.
* Purchase a Domain Manager (cost $19.95 pa with Netregistry) and "point" your domain name to somewhere where you have a listing on the internet, so you do NOT have hosting costs and NOT web design costs ie you create and edit your own website. |
This may be
* a free listing you have eg a free home page you have with your Internet Service Provider (eg bigpond or optusnet, your celebrant association.
Then TOTAL COST per annum is approx. $40 to 45.
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* a paid listing you have eg your listing with the ACCN, your celebrant association or some other directory.
Then TOTAL COST per annum is approx. $40 - 45 PLUS annual cost of your listing.
Note: With the ACCN, a Standard listing is $ 22 pa, Deluxe is $ 75 = each with 1 web page,
PLUS $ 35 for an upgrade to an ACCN Home Page website (max 5 pages) |
Note: NEW product.
ACCN Home Pages
ACCN 5 page website
for ACCN members
if you do not have a website
Cost $35 upgrade for
a standard $22 listing
or deluxe $75 listing
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TAKE A $35 UPGRADE TO 5 page Website on ACCN Homepages on a $22 or $75 pa ACCN Listing
$ 35 upgrade to existing listing for ACCN members.
Advantages:
You can set up and edit your own website.
No hosting costs as part of the ACCN website.
The Home Pages software allows you to have up to 5 pages, including a Photo Gallery Page, Music Page, and Contacts page if you wish.
Various templates allow you to have different colour schemes.
CLICK ON: Chris Smith's sample website Chris Smith's Sample Websiteto see ONE possible 5 page combination. |
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How your website finally looks will depend on your choices on content, combination of page types and your photos.
Here is ONE web page home page, with the site settings changed to show some DIFFERENT colour schemes.
CLICK ON each image to see how changing the template, can change the website template and colour options.
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default
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water
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wind
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earth
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pink
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green
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Try before you buy!
The ACCN has set up a Demonstration Website for you to see a little more of how our Home Pages work.
The Demonstration Website may be access through ACCN Members Home Pages website
If you would like to a Username and Password to access the Demonstration Website contact us |
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Option 3.
* Purchase a Hosting Package that gives you Tools to create and maintain your own Website, so you do NOT have web design costs ie you create and edit your own website. |
Try before you buy!
For example, Netregistry has a 3 page free website builder with its Economy Hosting Plan of $191.40 pa.
To try creating a website with Netregistry try their Netregistry Tool Box
TOTAL Approx $ 214 pa.
Advantage: Your own domain name is recorded in the Search Engine Files with this option rather than your homepages URL as inn Option 2.
But note:
This option does not include the cost of your Listing on the ACCN website, association website, or anywhere else you may use.
So add the cost of your ACCN listing ($22 or $75) to compare cost with our 5 page website. |
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Option 4.
* Purchase a low cost Hosting Package (eg Webstrike) and use free Open Source Web Design Software (eg Joomla) so you do NOT have web design costs ie you create and edit your own website. |
Whilst this is a more complicated option, there are support services to assist with Joomla websites.
One low cost Hosting Company we have used is Webstrike Solutions ($33 US for the first year and $88 US thereafter) .
If you would like more information about these options contact us |
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Option
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Description
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ISP
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Listing
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Web software
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Domain Name
(DOTcom.au)
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Domain Manager
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Hosting
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TOTAL
per annum
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Option 1
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Any existing web entry you have can be used as a web address.
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X
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Free ISP
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eg Bigpond
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X
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$ 0
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1 page
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0
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0
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0
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$ 0
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Paid Listing
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eg ACCN Standard
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X
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$ 22
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1 page
no photo
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0
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0
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0
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$ 22
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eg ACCN Standard Upgrade |
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+ $35
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5 page
10+ photos
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0
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0
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0
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$ 57
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eg ACCN Deluxe |
X
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$ 75
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1 page
1 photo
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0
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0
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0
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$ 75
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eg ACCN Deluxe Upgrade |
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+ $35
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5 pages
10+ photos
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0
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0
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0
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$ 110
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Low Cost
Have a web-presence you can use in your emails, and some advertising |
| Disadvantage: |
Long and cumbersome URL
Not so suitable for business cards and other marketing tools
Designs dependent on web tools supplied |
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Option 2
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Purchase a Domain Manager (cost $19.95 pa with Netregistry) and "point" your domain name to somewhere where you have a listing on the internet
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ISP
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Listing
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Web software
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Domain Name
(DOTcom.au)
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Domain Manager
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Hosting
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TOTAL
per annum
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AS OPTION1 ABOVE PLUS
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X
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as above
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1 page
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$22.50
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$19.95
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0
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+ $ 42.45
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| Advantage: |
Low Cost
Simple Domain Name that can be used on business cards and other marketing tools
Can upgrade website over time, without need to change the URL
No hosting costs |
| Disadvantage: |
Designs dependent on web tools supplied |
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Option 3
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Purchase a Hosting Package that gives you Tools to create and maintain your own Website
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ISP
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Listing
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Web software
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Domain Name
(DOTcom.au)
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Domain Manager
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Hosting
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TOTAL
per annum
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AS OPTION 1 FOR LISTINGS IF DESIRED PLUS
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eg Netregistry Economy Hosting |
X
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as above
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3 page
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$ 22.50
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0
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$ 191.40
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+ $ 213.90
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| Advantage: |
Medium Cost - and can buy on a monthly plan
Search engines can pick up directly domain name, which is better than the home pages/ listing URL
Netregistry has a very wide range of modern styles from which to choose, and using your own photos can enhance this more.
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| Disadvantage: |
Designs dependent on web tools supplied, but these are relatively easy
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Option 4
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Purchase a low cost Hosting Package (eg Webstrike) and use free Open Source Web Design Software (eg Joomla) or other website building tools
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ISP
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Listing
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Web software
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Domain Name
(DOTcom.au)
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Domain Manager
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Hosting
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TOTAL
per annum
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AS OPTION 1 FOR LISTINGS IF DESIRED PLUS
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eg Webstrike $33 US first yr |
X
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as above
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free
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$ 22.50
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$ 48.70
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+ $ 71.20
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eg Webstrike $88 US each yr after |
X
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as above
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free
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$ 22.50
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0
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$ 124.00
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+ $ 146.50
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| Advantage: |
As per Option 3
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| Disadvantage: |
Need to learn how to use the website building software, which could be more difficult than Option 3
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| Please feel free to contact us to discuss your options. |
