I am not out to make a fast buck and run. I am sharing my skills with all who might need them also I am a great believer in the Open Source movement.
Why would anyone in there right mind give away, 'fully designed interactive web sites' ? The answer is, 'to enlarge my web site development portfolio, to gain first class experience needed to become a professional web developer'. Being a struggling musician myself, who for the best part of the last 30 years has been in every situation in this dog eat dog world of music. Knowing how important a web site can be and how hard it is to get one for nothing, lead me towards specializing on web applications involved with the music Industry. For years I would loved to have my own site, so now I am giving the chance to anyone and every firm who needs a web site. But at the end of the day a web site is a web site, so you don't have to be a band or a music company to apply for a free site, I can design you any thing from a personal web page to a full shopping application. I only make the site it self, if you do not have your own server? you will need your own hosting space. We can manage your site for you, if you don't have a PC ? We can use FTP to upload,update and manage your files on to the remote site.
The first step towards a free site.
To be able to make a start on your free site, I will need to know how you visualize your home page with any personal ideas you might require. Please use the form on this link to send this information. I will then inform you that your site is being created along with a request for any media you would like posted on your site. (Photos in jpeg format and logo's in gif format) All media should be sent by email in a attachment or on a disc by post. To begin with if your application passes the rules, you will be presented with a draft homepage along with a short report. Pending on your requirements this report will included plans on site structure and the building of any other files or pages on your site.
In return my only conditions are that all pages I have created on your site should include a small logo or text link on the footer of every page posted. The logo and link will be in gif format and will be no larger than 50 x 50 pic.
Story Behind the Developer
At the tender age of 15, I was lucky to be in a band that got signed up with a recording contract. I was bitten by the addictive music bug and to this day I am still in the music industry. I built my first ever web site just a mere five years ago, the site was for a band that I formed,managed and played guitar for named 'To Bob' a Bob Dylan tribute band . Before then I could just about turn a PC on. Since building my first site, I have learned lot about the world of technologies surrounding the internet, including how to get the best out of the well known web development tools, like Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash all created by Macromedia. They say a workman is only as good as the tools he or she use? But it is pointless to use robots to help you build a car or plane, if you don't know how to repair the robots if they stop working. Now we can be double stuck by not knowing how the robots,car or plane works. So to learn my way out of not knowing the ins and outs of these technology's, I started a Open University course,over a three year period named ' Certificate in Web Applications Development'. This certificate provides evidence of achievement of the entire application development process, from initial design, through scripting, database use, and system performance monitoring.
On completion of the certificate, I will be able to:
1.Develop purposeful, usable, and accessible content using a range of mark-up languages and scripting tools;
2. Identify appropriate standards and recommendations for use in the development of a WWW application.
3.On successful completion of the required courses you will be awarded a Certificate in Web Application Development and will be entitled to use the letters Cert Web Apps (Open) after your name.
The offer for free webs will continue until successful completion of the course and I receive my certificate in Web Application Development. The closing date for the offer will be properly late summer 2007. Any development started before the closing date will be completed. All site updates will continue at agreed fee.
Why is it so important for bands to have a web site?
Here are some of the many reasons like =
So your fans can find where and when you are playing.
To build up the fan base.
To post photos,Videos.
Promoters can find your band.
More bookings.
Promotion.
But the most important reason is to sell your music on line.
There is no commission to pay if you sell on your own site.
Downloads now count towards the UK charts.
Rocka's can build you a shopping page where you can store all your music in MP3 format from one track to full back catalogue of 50 albums. The tracks will be stored on a my Sql database, and your fans can pick and chose which tracks they download and pay by paypal, an easy transaction is had by all.
At last the Artist gets the money they deserves without giving it away to record company's, managers and stores.
The Rules
Preference for free web design will go to mainly to bands / musicians / small business that can't afford to pay.
No pornography sites
No gambling sites
Any site in bad taste
Any site that promotes hate
Site Maintenance
Q. What happens in regards to updating and repair after the site has been built?
A. We give you the choice on using your own web developers or on the first year we give a cut price of 50% on normal rates . All source code is commented so other developers will known what the intentions of the designer was and makes it easy for all to debug the code.
