but for my purposes, and I am no "expert", it serves it's purpose.
And very well indeed. Front page is good for a beginner because it has lots of useful wizards and help files, including some half decent templates to help you get up and running. I started off with front page and then migrated to Dreamweaver - as you get to know front page (not in that way) you will slowly discover its limits, but they are not an issue.
Slightly off topic, but when you have finished your site, post back about "meta tags" - they are very important and will allow people to find your site - I can help you out there. But thats just a thought for the future
Good luck,
Maz