Before doing anything on the technical side, you need some kind of basic idea to work with. I suggest first getting some paper and a pencil. Start by sketching a layout of how you would like your web page to appear. For example, a simple title at the top, the area in which you would like any content, pictures and so on. Now its time to do some programing!

Don’t let the word programing scare you. Anyone can learn and there are several sites that offer free tutorials. One such site is http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp. Although it is not necessary to be a top notch programmer to build and operate your web site, you should learn the basics of html. I recommend that you thoroughly learn about tables. They are widely used and with them, you can create a professional looking layout (even as a beginner).

You can use any basic text editor, like notepad, to write, edit, and save your code (html). When saving your work for the first time, choose Text Document for type of file, then save with the extension htm (for example index.htm). Your home page (the first page people usually see) is normally saved as index.htm. To see how your page looks, double click on the file and it should automatically open up in your browser.

Now that you’ve got your web page ready to go, it’s time to find a host Read More →

A way to get your web design looking attractive is to use CSS to style the tags in your HTML. For example, you can use web design solutions like CSS to make all the links on the page bold or all the sub-headings in a different colour. As well as adding colour to text, CSS can add background images to HTML tags. For instance, by adding background images to the <div> tags, a basic HTML page can become one which has a modern web design.

Because web pages are split up into tags, you need to cut specific parts of your web design layouts into separate images. Then, you can attach each image to an HTML tag. Of course, to cut your design, you can use professional web design programs such as Read More →