Noob with webspace...

[Guru]

Hi all

I have got myself some webspace and a couple of domain names, but I have NO idea how to start with making a website.

I'd like to be recommended a bit of software that I should learn to help me (/edit I've read the ssticky, but don't know what half the stuff in there is or does)

I don't mind if I have to buy it.

To explain just how noob I am... I don't even know how to take a .jpg that says something like "Site under construction" and make it my webpage for the time being. lol

Cheers,

G

 

[Guru]

Simple as it can get?

Create a new txt file on your computer. Type 'Site Under Construction' in it and rename it to index.html.

Using FileZilla to connect to your webspace and upload the html file you've just created to the webspace.


Good place to start from there is to experiment with html tags. Eg.

[h1]Site Under Construction[/h1]

Or add an image.

<IMG SRC="../pumpkin.gif">

provided that you upload a gif image called pumpkin along side your html file to your webspace

Best to start small and work upwards taking small steps as you go. Everything you'll even need to know is easily accessable on the internet, but you have to learn it bit by bit playing as you go

Cool that worked thanks

Don't bother with visual website editing programs. Learn HTML and CSS with a text editor and a good set of tutorials. HTML Dog is a good site for tutorials, and should be able to bring you up to a decent level from where you are now.

You'll also need an FTP client of course. I use FireFTP/, which is a very nice integrated FTP client for Firefox.

Cool will do thanks

 

[Guru]

Just spotted that this machine has Microsoft Frontpage on it.

Is that worth looking at?

Cheers,

G

 

[Guru]

It depends on how involved you think you will want to get. You mentioned you have a few domains registered, so it sounds like you have plans for the future. Everyone here will recommend learning to code (and preview often) as opposed to a sloppy editor like Frontpage.

Which reminds me, you'll want a good basic text editor also:

http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/download.php

What are you planning to do, anyway? If you're just up for a blog or something there are plenty of free web-based tools to get you going there.

I'd like to learn as much as possible

Everyone has to start somewhere, I'm starting at the beginning lol.

I'm good with PC's etc etc, but I've never even dabbled with web-development.

Eventually I'd like to get to a position that I could add it to my cv if I'm honest.

In a word - no.

I tried making a website in Dreamweaver last year as I had been told its excellent for managing your site.

I'm now using XHTML with CSS which is so powerful. All I do is use PHP includes for things that I call 'template properties' like navigation bars, header images etc.

Not the best programmer but got the site running like a dream, within a few hours fully XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS Compliant. It is the way to go IMO.

Content Management Systems are also an option. I know Joomla and Wordpress(maybe) are recommended.

I'm sure it will soon, but....None of that stuff really means much to me yet lol