esigning a website is not interprets the language and
that difficult and it is displays what was written. It
actually fun! I have been will just take a couple of hours
teaching website design for a of your time. (I have some great
couple of years and my students resources listed that will help
are thrilled with exploring this you learn HTML is less than two
creative outlet. Some of learning hours!)
web site design for fun while
HTML is just a simple language
most of the are quite serious used to tell a browser what a
about starting an Internet website looks like. Most of us
business. have had some type of language in
In order to get starting creating high school. Learning Spanish or
you web page, I would recommend French is much more difficult
that you first think about the than learning Hyper Text Markup
goal of your website and what you Language (HTML)!
want to accomplish. I know it is
One of the things I love about
difficult to take the time HTML is it is very logical and
upfront to think about such follows a set of simple rules.
mundane things like Each task you want performed has
purpose. Believe me, this a certain tag. In that tag you
will save you time in the long can usually specify some of the
run. (This topic is covered in attributes of the tag. For
another article.)
instance, in the font tag you can
The next step is to learn tell the browser what style of of
HTML. I know you are going to font, the size, and the color you
cringe at this recommendation. want. If you don't get what you
But hold on. It really is fairly want, you look at the rules and
simple to learn. This is one of find out which one you broke. Fix
the languages used to create a the error and you will get your
website. Your browser then desired look.
I'm afraid that I digress. (I classes is NVu. It is a great
have written an ebook on HTML and editor and my students have
have several resources available picked it up quickly. If you are
for you on my website.) After you going to create a lot of
learn HTML, I recommend that you websites, then I would recommend
use an editor to actually make investing in Dreamweaver or
your website. Using an editor is Frontpage.
like creating a Microsoft Word
There are several different
document. It is a WYSIWYG format web page builders available with
- What You See Is What You Get. your hosting. These are nice to
The editor makes designing a web get started quickly. However, you
page extremely easy.
will find that there are severe
You may be asking, "Then why limitations. I recommend that you
learn HTML?" That is a valid not go this route. You will save
question. Knowing HTML has saved time in the long run.
me hours of time. Once you learn
There you have it - three easy
HTML you will find yourself steps to designing your
fixing problems, diagnosing error website!
by looking at the code. If you
Step 1: Purpose
learn the HTML first then you
Step 2: Learn HTML
will know it and have it at you
Step 3: Design a website with
disposal any time you need an editor
it.
You can learn this on your own
Back to editors. There are but I recommend: take a class,
many HTML editors. The most learn it fast, be online in no
popular are Macromedia time!
Dreamweaver and Microsoft
Frontpage. I have used both and
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border-right: #BAC9FF 1px solid;
margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: google_color_bg = "F5F7FB";
10px;" valign="top"
align="center"> google_color_link =
"0000FF";
type="text/javascript">
"http://www.isnare.com/adsense-al
t-728x90.php"; type="text/javascript"
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90; src="http://pagead2.googlesyndica
tion.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
google_ad_format =
"728x90_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel
="8710800197";
About the Author:
Linda Joseph teaches HTML, website design, Internet Marketing Basics and other business building classes. She also manages a Protege program of families wanting to start their own Internet business. See how you can learn HTML is two hours at http://www.easywebdesignbasics.com/learn-html
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