Well, let's say first of all I do need a website..just as I find a reason to need photo stuff I want. As for me, I had a simple site built on templates and using basic HTML did rollovers, links from images, varied the template pages a bit and that.  So, that is my expertise in site building.

I want a site but do not like using the limits of template based sites and at the same time do not feel ready to jump into building one from scratch.  I do have Dreamweaver 2004..that is it but have not really used the program yet..big plans which did not come to fruition.

What does a guy like me do to get a decent site at a an affordable price? Price means fairly low.
I will have to make a decsion to go the template route or learn the stuff fully and the last option takes more time than I really have to spare.

Are there some affordable places to do a good website which allow enough control to make it really mine and not a copy of another?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.  This is now a need more than a want. : )     TomDart.