I try to make a website about real estate for my uncle's company . I want to make it myself to save money . I have experience in C++ programming .
What I wonder here is , should we build a new and clean page or we should use CMS like Joomla . His company is small. Thanks .
The first thing you need to do is decide on your requirements - what do you want the web site to be? Will it be static pages, will it have a "contact" form, will it have dynamic interactive property listings with 3-D walkthroughs?
The answers to these questions (and others) will help you pick an appropriate solution.
Better to ask your uncle. Money spent with a professional might be better spent than your free site.
C++ wasn't known as a language for web development when I was writing it.
You'll need a web-based user interface technology. HTML, CSS, JavaScript are the standards there. Flex might be good in this case, because visual effects can be so helpful.
You'll need a CMS or persistent store of some kind. What do you know about relational databases?
Are you ready for the maintenance burden as well? It's likely that you won't be able to walk away if the site goes live. There will be bugs, fixes, upgrades, enhancements. Have you signed on for that as well?
It's a big problem. You need to make sure that you're doing your uncle and his business a favor by offering your labor. It's not a trivial task.
Is buying a better idea? Do some research first:
for a small non-computer company, i think the number one thing to think about is: what's going to happen in 5 years, who wants to "own" the project and take care of it.
if the answer is not you, and not your uncle, it's best to go with a standard thing that's easy to manage, like a CMS. the next best is to use a really easy platform so that you can hire people off the street.