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Webmaster Tips & Tutorials - Help on creating your own website
The Basics of Starting Your
Own Website
HTML Editors
You will note from the title that this article is for the beginners. The
very first thing to consider is what kind of software you will use.
I admit, my personal favorite is Microsoft
FrontPage.
It is what is known as a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) web site editor. It enables webmasters to
create websites without knowing any HTML. Those of you who write HTML code like a
second language will probably not care for it very much. The latest version,
FrontPage 2003, has great improvements from the older versions, like the split screen
which allows you to see the HTML code as you edit. Even if you don't write
your own code, the more familiar you are with HTML, the better off you will
be. FrontPage also lets you do a
find a replace over your entire site. So if you made a mistake or want to
change a link that is on all one thousand pages of your site, all you have to
do is find the code and do a mass replace. Microsoft offers a 30
day trial CD if you would like to try it for free.
Another cool web page editor, Macromedia's
Dreamweaver, can be downloaded and used on a trial basis at Macromedia
. You can also buy a full version at Amazon
. If you are on a tight budget, which I
can definitely understand, then go to Download.com
and search for WYSIWYG HTML. There are a lot of free trials for easy to
use HTML editors. You have to look really hard, but you may even find a couple
that are completely free. Just skimming through the list I found one for
around $15. Of course, you definitely want to use the free trial before you
buy any of these to make sure you are comfortable using the software and
that it does what you want it to do.
HTML-Kit is a must for any aspiring
webmaster. You can download
a completely free copy at Download.com. HTML-Kit is not WYSIWYG at all,
but if you start working with more advanced options like php, cgi, .htaccess,
or any of the other many file extensions, you'll need this one eventually.
If you want to learn to write your own
HTML code here's a good
HTML site to check out.
Web Hosting
The next important consideration is the web host. Read my article on Finding
a Good Web Host. It's a great way to get the basic fundamentals down for
choosing a good web host. If your looking to do a little practice with a
small website for free then try Bravenet.
You can get 1.5 GB of bandwidth and 50 MB disk space. This isn't very much
compared to a host you pay for, but it can help get you started if this is
your first outing in web page development. Domains
Getting a domain of course can come at the same time or before getting a
web host as you may be able to order the domain through the web host.
More on Domain Basics
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