Setting Up a Website - Comments Page 1

Don't forget the Open Source tool NVU. It ForntPage without the Microsoft cost!

Hi,

Someone might be interested in the free HTML & ASP web pages at http://coveryourasp.com/
There are lots of samples and it's easy to modify.

PS: I don't own the site. I'm just a happy user.

I learned my basic html at htmlgoodies.com back in 99. I did a refresher course last year at HP online classes and use notepad, really learned a lot there. I think I'll do another refresher at Lissa Explains it All, seems like kids these day have an upper hand on anything computers. I also checked out coveryourasp.com posted by Gary and found it very interesting and I am going to download it and run it on an old win 98 system I have. Again Mr. Rankin you got my mind thinking and working... Thanks //bob

I use .ws for a few reasons: The "ws" can stand for "Web Site", the price is right in there at $10.00, and it doubles as a business, so by shareing it with 10 people who also get it, my $10.00 is paid for. I also like that it is my own domain and email and that templates are available for website creation. ... mostly I like the money it brings me.

I would like to know if there is a FREE place where I can post my .ASP pages. Geocities does not allow me to do it.

Some nice starter info, Bob. Notepad is a great way to learn HTML.
TextPad will spell check your tags too (I like the older version). Soon you'll find a need for a graphical interface to work in where you can go back and forth from view to code. Nowadays I use the expensive tools like Deamweaver and PhotoShop. But I have heard great things about the free FirstPage http://www.evrsoft.com/ and NVu (mentioned above). And yes, you can save Word documents as a web page but forget it. Word files are full of junk and much too large and clumsy.

Also, be sure to use more current information as the world is moving to "Web Standards" with Style Sheets. They are like HTML but are just about style. (color, fonts, and layout) The cool thing is, you can make one style sheet for your site with all the font styles and colours and spacing, etc. Then all of your pages have a common style and your pages are smaller, faster and fancier. (Bobs site has a style sheet) You can "borrow" them from tutorials, then you just need to adjust the colours to your taste and voila!

But yes, learn HTML first. Then you can publish that book, open a gallery, open a store - fullfill all kinds of dreams on the web. Here's a good teaching tool for budding webmasters:
http://www.webmasterfree.com/teach.html

Ok, here comes the idiotic questions... I have a domain with one place, a web hosting with another. I used MS Front Page to upload my poems that have my graphics but I can't seem to get anywhere. I can't figure out how to get my home page where it needs to be, how to link the pages to back, next, home (or even insert buttons for links,) etc. I did have my domain point to my host but I am not sure if they did it. Guess I need step by step instructions but have no idea where to get them. I can't seem to get my MS Outlook Express to work right either... I didn't realize something so easy (according to everyone else) could be so hard. This is making me feel pretty dumb. Help!!! Please!?!

EDITOR'S NOTE: Perhaps the info at LissaExplainsItAll.com would be helpful to get you started...

Hey y'all. I bought a domain through GoDaddy and it's been just sitting there for over 2 months! Can someone show me how I can simply place a background (of my choosing) on the first page, with "buttons" that'll bring the clicker to other pages, or graphics, or even a directory of files. Is this asking too much? It would be real nice to have a bulletin board thing also, but there's no hurry for that. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Did you explore the resources mentioned in the article: W3 HTML Tutorial, Lissa Explains It All (not just for kids) and Free Website Templates?

This guide (Headfirst into building a website) may also be useful, note that useability is important in website design. -- http://infoessentials.com/info/1intro

I have a blog at wordpress,can I have a domain name AND keep my blog at wordpress so I can manage/change/upload my stuff through the wordpress layout?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, If WP does not provide that service, you can forward your own domain to the WP blog. Check with your registrar or hosting provider for details.