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[vwdgood]

well i'll start off with a hello. i work for an internet marketing company, mostly doing PPC and CPA email campaigns for insurance offers. id really like to build my own site to generate some extra money. since i am on the marketing side at my company, i do not know much about html other than doing tracking links.

what program would you suggest i use to make my first site. i do have resources at work that i can rely on in emergencies for tech issues if need be. i would like to dedicate a lot of time into this endeavor and make it successful, so i look forward to hearing what you have to say in order to get me off on the right start.

thanks everyone

[Emancipator]

i would suggest dreamweaver. I use it. For simple HTML its the best ( also not cheap though ). If your doing coding you can still use dreamweaver but I tend to hand code in the code view.

good luck and welcome to the site.

[babyboy808]

I would suggest you learn html/css if you really want to get into web design longterm, it is definitely a valuable skill to know. Buy a basic book and just get stuck in, make mistakes and learn from them.

[morphedparadox]

Some other resources that i would suggest is:-

http://www.sitepoint.com
http://www.w3schools.com
http://www.lisaexplains.com

Domains may be different, so just google them :)

[Shyflower]

I would suggest you learn html/css if you really want to get into web design longterm, it is definitely a valuable skill to know. Buy a basic book and just get stuck in, make mistakes and learn from them.
Definitely. Although some people swear by dreamweaver, I've yet to see a WYSIWYG that didn't put unnecessary elements in your code.

I use html kit for coding. It has zillions of plugins to help make coding easier. If you use that (it's free) and take a couple of html and css tutorials, you'll be designing just fine in no time.

[morphedparadox]

Definitely. Although some people swear by dreamweaver, I've yet to see a WYSIWYG that didn't put unnecessary elements in your code.

WYSIWG leads to the equivilent of a hummer in the terms of a webpage. Learning how to code in raw HTML/CSS using only notepad (notepad++ if your facy) means that you arn't locked down to a particular peice of software :). Which is good when sailing the seven sea's isn't an option ;)

[Shyflower]

WYSIWG leads to the equivilent of a hummer in the terms of a webpage. Learning how to code in raw HTML/CSS using only notepad (notepad++ if your facy) means that you arn't locked down to a particular peice of software :). Which is good when sailing the seven sea's isn't an option ;)
HTML kit is a text editor. The difference between it and many other text editors is that the plugins help you automate things like putting paragraph tags on all your paragraphs at once instead of just one at a time. It also lets you colorize your code.

If you know html/css, you can code it in notepad without the pluses if that is your fancy. However, the amenities that come with some of the better text editors just make hand-coding a little easier.

[Shams]

I think you can depend on www.w3schools.com. This is really a great site that helped me a lot understanding html.

[chenguo]

I think NVU is a good choice (free).. Well, Dreamweaver is hell expensive although i use it myself, have to admit is is great tool...

If you don't want to deal with HTML codes just use weebly (free)...

[priji]

http://www.sitepoint.com/ is a great site, its more helpful and plz check this
thanks.