Add this to your favouritesGetting Started In HTML And Creating Your Own Web Page
In this new articles serie, courtesy of MSS2002, we will try to present you a step-by-step system to get your own website running. We’ll cover all the steps, from creating your website to hosting your domain name. Follow the guide !
Getting started on the Net is becoming easier and easier. Barring the SEs’ gradual move towards paid listings, it’s also becoming cheaper. Things are improving on an almost daily basis.
What are the absolute necessities to get started?…
• A HTML editor (preferably a WYSIWYG one)
• This book (congratulations, I see you have it already!)
• A graphics editor
• Own domain name, plus hosting fees
• The odd “how-to” book for technical issues
• A business plan.
HTML — Getting Started !
HTML stands for “Hypertext Markup Language” and it’s the main programming language lurking behind all those millions of pages floating up there in cyberspace.
The basics of HTML are quite simple. Once you learn the basics, you will understand how Web pages work. It’s important that you purchase a good HTML editor — preferably a WYSIWYG one.
This will allow you to build attractive, functional Web pages without spending a lot of time learning the finer points of HTML programming.
Let’s get you pointed in the right direction, so you can get up to speed on Web page programming. Here’s a great book that provides a solid starting point for beginners who have noprogramming experience. It will teach you all you need to know as quickly and as painlessly as possible…
Sam’s “Teach Yourself HTML 4 in 24 Hours” by Dick Oliver
MacMillan Computer Pub, ISBN 0672317249
Peachpit Press publishes the “Visual Quickstart Guide” series which teaches effectively and efficiently…
HTML For The World Wide Web by Elizabeth Castro
Peachpit Press,
ISBN 0201354934
HTML Guide On The Internet
There are tons of great HTML learning resources on the Net. Here are a few. If you feel the need for more, surf over to your favorite Search Engine and type “HTML
tutorial” into the search box…
Sizzling HTML Jalfrezi
http://www.jalfrezi.com/
HTML - An Interactive Tutorial For Beginners
http://www.davesite.com/webstation/html/
Building your Web pages using a HTML editor will make your life much easier. These programs eliminate the need for complex coding, so you can concentrate on the “look, feel, and copy” of your page. It is, however, to your benefit to have a rudimentary knowledge of HTML, because as good a job as these programs do, it’s often necessary to “tweak” some of the HTML manually. Check out : Macromedia HomeSite 5.5
Growing in popularity are the WYSIWYG editors
Pronounced “whizzy whig”, (no, I kid you not!) and short for “What You See Is What You Get,” these programs allow beginners to build complex pages by simply “dragging and dropping” onto the work area. Presently, they are the most popular (and also the most expensive) editors available.
Purists feel that these programs generate too much extraneous code, and the best pages should be hand-constructed. Possibly. But you’re not hand-building a Rolls-Royce here — all you need is a Chevy. And these will work just fine for that. Most of these companies offer free trial downloads, so be sure to try before you buy!
Adobe GoLive 5.0
http://www.adobe.com/
Microsoft… love ‘em, or hate ‘em, here’s their editor…
Front Page 2000
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/
The most powerful and expensive of these three, Dreamweaver is considered the
cutting edge…
Macromedia Dreamweaver
http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/
Don’t have the finances to purchase an editor? Like to do a little experimenting first? NVU is a freeware editor that does a pretty decent job and is simple to use…
Let’s move from these HTML resources to the next important element…
Graphics!
