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Updated August 1, 2008
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- General Information About Web Building
- Learning HTML
- Building a Web Site
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General Information About Web Site Building
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General Information
| A Web Design Tutorial for Rank Beginners | "Web pages aren't just for geeks any more. If you're in business, the chances are good you'll be involved in building a Web site in one way or another. But what if you don't know HTML from H20? Or a browser from Bowser? I'll take you through the entire process of building a simple Web site, from the ground up, with plenty of pointers to other tutorials, reference material, and product reviews along the way. These lessons are meant to be read in order, but feel free to jump around as you please." |
| Web Building Tutorial | "After you have studied our Web Building Tutorial, you will know how to build a professional web site. You will also know how to prepare yourself for the future, and how to use new technologies like XHTML and XML." |
| Web Site Building | "If you're doing business on the internet, one of the most important aspects of your businesses success is your web site. If your web site doesn't look professional, no matter what product you're offering, your chance of success will be minimal. Take your time and make sure you understand the full picture before you begin." |
| GoDaddy | The safest and least expensive place to register and host your web site. We use it. (and Slightly Creaky gets no discount for saying this.) |
| World Wide Web Consortium | "W3C) develops interoperable
technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead
the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information,
commerce, communication, and collective understanding. On this page,
you'll find W3C news, links to W3C technologies and ways to get involved. New visitors can find help in Finding Your Way at W3C." |
| Website Grader | "Website Grader is a free seo tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of a website. It provides a score that incorporates things like website traffic, SEO, social popularity and other technical factors. It also provides some basic advice on how the website can be improved from a marketing perspective." |
| Why do Websites Fail? | "First things first – drop the idea of any business website being an overnight success. Most websites take time to become successful. Having said this, the fact remains that 10% of the websites on the World Wide Web are drawing 90% of the traffic. Why is this? There are a number of reasons..." |
| Why do Websites Fail? | "Maybe you feel like you’ve done all the right things with your website. You’ve read the books, implemented the keywords, paid for search engine optimization, tried pay-per-clicks and still nada-nothing-zippo. Perhaps you are now having the realization of “Hey, I stink at this!” Not everyone is destined for web success. " |
| Why Websites Fail | "Over 90% of websites could quietly disappear and never be missed by anyone except their owners. It's sad, but true.
With the vast array of "site building" tools available on the market today, anyone can build a website. Building a website that works - is another story." |
| Common Reasons a Website is Unsuccessful | "Some websites exist strictly to provide information to visitors. Others aim to sell products. Some exist solely to provide information about the services of a business. As you can see, there is no one equation for success online, but there are a number of common causes for failure with a website." |
Learning HTML
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Learning HTML
| HTML Code Tutorials | "Welcome to the HTML Code Tutorial. Our goal is to provide the most helpful and complete guide to creating web pages anywhere. If you're just beginning, start learning HTML here." |
| HTML Tutorial | "In this HTML tutorial you will learn how to use HTML to create your own Web site." |
| A Beginner's Guide to HTML | "Choosing a background or a background color is very important white and black are popular colors and side border backgrounds look very professional." |
| HTML Made Really Easy | "HTML is very easy to use; it was designed that way. You don't have to be a programmer to use it. If you can edit a text file, then you can write HTML (and if you can write email, you can edit a text file). If you tried to learn before and couldn't, then someone wasn't telling you the right things." |
| Hexadecimal Color Codes for HTML | "This chart helps you pick a hexadecimal color code from more than 1,000 named colors for use in HTML Web page features. Click on the color set closest to the hue that you want, and you'll see a chart with color names and hex codes." |
| Slacker's Guide to HTML Color | "Includes RGB (Red, Green, Blue) Values and Hex (hexadecimal) Codes. Color Scheme and Design Assistance Just Add the Six-Digit Code into Your HTML to Display Color If You Can't See the Text Just Drag Cursor Over the Box" |
| HTML Colors | "The lowest value that can be given to one light source is 0 (hex #00) and the highest value is 255 (hex #FF)." |
| Animation & Graphics for Websites | "Bellsnwhistles.com graphics are free for your use and if you use them we ask that you PLEASE DOWNLOAD what you need! " |
Building a Web Site
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Building a Web Site
| Building a Content Rich Website | "You might run a wonderful advertising campaign; develop viral marketing tools and attractive affiliate programs. But unless your Website is rich in content, the traffic spikes that result from your efforts will only be transient. Content that is useful, valuable, informative, educational or just plain entertaining can attract and retain an audience better than anything else." |
| Building a Website (from SCORE) | "The information provided by this workshop is intended for informational purposes only and accuracy is not guaranteed. The SCORE Association is not responsible for this content." |
| Building Your Own Website | "This website development guide explains how to design, develop, publish and promote a simple web page. It introduces important web development concepts, methods, techniques and tools." |
| How to Build a High-Traffic Web Site (or Blog) | "My traffic-building strategy isn’t based on tricks or techniques that will go out of style. It’s mainly about providing genuine value and letting word of mouth do the rest. " |
| Building a School Website | "Designed for beginners yet precise in its technical content, this guide is a great means for teachers, kids, and individuals to boogie their way across the digital divide -- and have a great time doing it." |
| Learn how to build your own website | "Some of the web building tools are free, some can be downloaded as trial programs, and a few must be purchased. If you wonder how much it will cost you to build a site we will give you a rough estimate, and you'll be surprised when you learn how inexpensive it can be." |
| Full Free Web Building Tutorials | " At W3Schools you will find all the Web-building tutorials you need, from basic HTML and XHTML to advanced XML, SQL, Database, Multimedia and WAP." |
| Builder (AU) | "Drawing upon local and international developer talent, Builder AU provides professional developers, and managers with a valuable resource to meet their challenging day-to-day demands." |
| Dafont | One of the largest collections of free computer text fonts. |
| DZone | "DZone is a free link-sharing community for developers" |
| Topica | " Topica’s Online Marketing and Sales Solution provides you with a sophisticated yet easy-to-use hosted application (ASP) which combines data integration and analysis features, conversion optimization tools, and industry-leading email marketing capabilities. This solution provides you with a reliable and extremely cost-effective way to create new leads, convert them into paying customers and generate maximum value from them. " |
Blogs
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Blogs
| Have Blogs Killed Conventional Websites? | "Blogs are cheap, easy, efficient, wildly easy to find on the Net, super marketing-friendly, and just plain fun. They work rings around websites. So are conventional websites no longer necessary? " |
| What is a Blog? | "The term blog is a shortened form of weblog or web log. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called “blogging”. Individual articles on a blog are called “blog posts,” “posts” or “entries”. A person who posts these entries is called a “blogger”." |
| Introduction to Blogging | "A blog is a frequently updated, personal website featuring diary-type commentary and links to articles on other Web sites. Blogs range from the personal to the political, and can focus on one narrow subject or a whole range of subjects." |
| Beginner's Guide to Weblogs | "Nothing personifies the Internet's promise of easy and unlimited communication possibilities quite like the humble weblog. Never mind the millions of commercially driven website; what could be more creative than placing your own thoughts, feelings, art, rants, your own... whatever, in front of a potential audience of millions?" |
| The Rules Behind Creating a Great Blog | "So in your quest to dominate your corner of the blogosphere, you might be wonder about higher order questions. How does one blog? What are the “rules” behind creating a great blog? Is there anything universal that connects the very stuff behind the truly great blogs irrespective of their content? What does a great science blog have in common with a great celebrity blog? And can corporate blogs, be great?" |
| 10 Tips for Bloggers | "There are no hard and fast rules on how to blog. Having said that, bloggers will likely increase their exposure by following some simple blog guidelines." |
| Wet Paint | "Wetpaint powers websites that tap the power of collaborative thinking. The heart of the Wetpaint advantage is its ability to allow anyone — especially those without technical skill — to create and contribute to websites written for and by those who share a passion or interest. To do this, Wetpaint combines the best aspects of wikis, blogs, forums and social networks so anyone can click and type on the web." |
Web Tools and Add-Ons
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Web Tools and Add-Ons
| Media Fire | "MediaFire is the simplest free file hosting service for businesses, professionals, and individuals to share files and images with others" |
| Tripod | "Just starting out? Our entry-level plan lets you discover the fun of site-building for free. Upgrading is easy!" |
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General Web Usage Tools
| Only 2 Clicks | "Create personalized links to favorite web sites" |
| Picnik | "Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames. " |
| Shareware.com | "Search for shareware programs & free software" |
| Remember the Milk | "An intuitive interface makes managing tasks fun. Set due dates easily with next Friday or in 2 weeks. Extensive keyboard shortcuts make task management quicker than ever." |
| "Have you ever wanted to convert files without the need to download software ?" | |
| Panda Security | Commercial antivirus site with a free online scan to check your computer. " Create a free account to enjoy the benefits of Disinfection of viruses, worms and Trojans." |
| Major Geeks | "Serious software for the not so serious geek" |
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