Babe,

I have a number of ebooks that I can put on a server for you to download if you want. They are step by step guides to using HTML and you'll be surprised how quickly you'll find yourself feeling confident at using HTML!

I've passed them on to a few friends who all gone on to become quite competent in using HTML.

I'll put them on a server tomorrow and PM you a link. Take a look and see if they are any use to you.

I have other ebooks on ASP programming and Javascript that you may find useful once you have mastered HTML.

If you haven't bought your domain name yet, check out www.oneandone.co.uk as they are the cheapest I've found and I've been using them for purchasing domains and providing web hosting for the last few years. Highly recommended.

Good luck with designing your own site. It'll be worth it in the end, honest! If you ever have any questions about web design, feel free to give me a shout and I'll help in any way I can.

Agree absolutely with the suggestion "Don't use anything Microsoft" - you'll end up with a website that can only be viewed by folks using Internet Explorer if you do. Even Eurocontrol made that mistake!

Years ago, "CoolPage" was the low-cost option on the block - I don't know if it's still about these days, but I've still got my copy and use it. Extremely basic, extremely simple.

That produces HTML which can then be uploaded with your FTP, and job done!

Here we go, just found this link.... LINK
How far have you got with yours? Do you have a webpage up yet?

Hi AerBabe.
I can also recomend 'Oneandone', I have my own '.co.uk' with them, and as far as freebie ftp proggies go, look at "Smartftp", a very small download. Do a Google on it.
Dreamweaver I have got, but It's definatly 'Overkill', and to be honest the easiest personal site I have made was with 'Publisher' and it was perfectly readable in Netscape.

As with all software, it's really a case of 'What works for you'. I mean, some people even use Outlook for their email......

TJ

AerBabe,

There are three guides to HTML available on-line at the W3C web site: Basic Html, Advanced Html, and Style Sheets. These form a good introduction if you want to try and understand HTML. There's also an authoring guidelines document which you might find useful. However I agree that you're probably better off with a design tool such as dreamweaver.

You might find it worthwhile having a browse through the computing magazines in your local W H Smiths, as there are quite a few devoted to producing web sites, and they often have cover CDs with free web site creation tools on them (beware of the ones with a cover DVD unless you've got a DVD reader on your PC).

Brooklands

PS I suppose the purists would say that you should be learning XHTML rather than HTML.

Rugz - Yes please, can you PM me a link to those ebooks.

I've had a play with Dreamweaver now and do like it, but it's a bit more involved than Coffee Cup. I've put together a very basic version of what I want in a couple of different packages and will have a read of the HTML bits next.

Oh, and I bought my domain name from GlobalGold...

AerBabe,

You might also find philip.greenspun.com/panda/ helpful, particularly Learn to program HTML in 21 minutes. Much of this you will already know, but having allowed the religious war to abate somewhat ;) I'm fanning the flames again, since thus latter page actually contains as much about "style" as it does about "how to create it".

Hope it's helpful :ok:

Brooklands

See Greenspun (above) on the subject of XML :uhoh: [ not saying that I either agree or disagree with him -- just noting that his comments are, well, interesting... :)