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Create A Website Tips
I have dealt with a vast array of clients during the past 8 years that I have been doing web design and web coding. Many of these clients assume that it is necessary to possess a degree in design or programming, or to have much more experience than they have achieved, in order to create a website. This is a common misunderstanding. Creating a website is much easier than most people think - and it should be fun!
It helps when you start the process to already have in mind how you want to go about the design part when you create a web site. Having graphic software is helpful, but truthfully no longer entirely necessary today if you are just creating a simple site for yourself. Many free image sites are out there that can resize the images for you or even add graphic effects, or provide changes such as changing your photos into black and white images.
When you are looking to create a website, there are several services available online that provide web hosting for free as well as for pay. For those who are new to website creation, free hosting may be a good place to start to build up your skill levels to create ever better sites. The biggest benefit to many of these free hosting sites is that they offer free HTML editors
WYSIWYG editors are the best option for HTML editing for those who are new to web site layout and design. WYSIWYG means "What You See Is What You Get," meaning that how the layout appears on the editing page is how it will appear once you publish it. For those who are unfamiliar with the terminology this is basically a way of coding a site in a simpler way than coding by hand in a .txt file.
As you become more advanced over time in designing and coding, in time you may consider using different software other than a free WYSIWYG editor to create your sites. There are editors one can use that are combination WYSIWYG and viewing the code used to create your site. As you grow to learn more complex coding, these may be more efficient than what a straight WYSIWYG editor can accomplish.
At any rate, mastering the abilities needed to create a website can be an enjoyable and mind-expanding way to spend some time. When you have gained some practice, you might even want to advertise and make money helping others to develop their sites too. That was how I got into the field of web design when I was a student in secondary school. Nowadays, I am a professional at it. Although you have to be patient and willing to experiment, anyone can become proficient given enough time and hands-on experience.
Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't take a degree or a great deal of training to create a website. There are a wide variety of options available to make the process relatively easy for even the novice. One of the easiest ways for a beginner to create a web site is through the use of a WYSIWYG editor, short for "What You See Is What You Get." These editors allow you to lay out a page piece by piece and see, as you work, exactly what the page will look like to its visitors. This is much easier than putting together a site by coding it yourself.
Published July 15th, 2008
Filed in Business