Hey you web site guys

[Guest Z-rific]

I am clueless when it comes to designing my webpage.

 

I have a domain name. Where should I go from here? I sure don't want to spend the next month learning HTML from top to bottom.

[auxilary]

if you microsoft office, it comes with microsoft frontpage, which should be decent enough to create a basic layout and design for a webpage. you'll need to have a hostname registered with a DNS (domain naming service) that will resolve it, and you'll need a server to host the domain so there's a place to store for the html files you create.

 

Aside from that, create a basic index.htm file (this is the default file for initial webpage) with your content, and decide from there what you'd like to do. it's a good idea to draw out a spanned tree diagram first of what links to what

[RPMS]

I agree - go with Front Page to start. Once you know what you're doing, you can edit it and rip out the buttloads of extraneous crap Front Page puts in there. Not only is it satisfying to delete all the superfluous code that Microsoft feels is essential, but it's educational, too!

[jeromio]

NooooooO! Oh Frontpage is soooo terrible. So very very terrible. I always amazes me that MS can be so successful while producing such horrible products. You should also avoid using Word since, as Scott mentions, all MS html editors add huge piles of extraneous, often buggy html tags.

 

Unfortunately, I cannot personally recommend a WYSIWIG (What you see is what you get) graphical editor. I use either notepad or Dreamweaver (which is Excellent - the industry standard, but $400). However, do yourself a huge favor and check out this page:

 

http://wdvl.com/Vlib/Authoring/HTML_Editors.html

 

They list several free editors. The WDVL is an excellent resource and though I've not personally tried any of those tools, I have confidence in their recommendations.

[Guest Aaron]

I second jeromio, no Frontpage. Buy the book "HTML in a Nutshell" as a reference, and search the internet html help or html tutorials. You can write a basic web page in no time knowing only a few tags and the basic layout of a page.

 

Let me know if you have any questions, I may can help you.

 

I also cannot recommend a WYSIWIG editor. I personally use Netobjects Scriptbuilder. It is not as popular as some, but it is only about $150 and does everything I need.

[Guest Z-rific]

Hey Billy,

 

If you're willing to tackle my website, I'd be grateful. I'm not in a hurry, so if it is something you can do gradually, that would be perfect.

 

I'm in the embroidery biz, so if you have a business logo or web logo or something you want digitized and embroidered on a golf shirt, I would be happy to return the "free work" favor.

 

You can email me.

 

PJ Smith

logoworks@knology.net

[Guest polarity]

while i agree with the others, and say that everyone should make what they can. I do design on the side, and would be more than willing to make one for you (at no cost of course).. but the only problem is you would have to give me time to make something (take a week or two I think)

 

Billy

[Guest polarity]

I really dont have a business name I just do design for people heh, thanks for the offer though. If you give me a few days I'll email you a picture of my screen (which will hold a design) and you can tell me if you like it. If you do, I'll continue on with the page, and if not, I'll make another one. We can go around like that until we find one you like.