Getting started with Drupal

I've Drupal installed onto on of my web sites. Right now it gives me the welcom page and I can log in.

For now I would like to build a page with an index default (kind of a welcome page). One disclaimer page and five subject pages (products, profile, projects, people, processes)

Basicall I want to build a page with an index default (kind of a welcome page).
One disclaimer page
five subject pages:
* products
* profile
* present projects
* people
* processes

Actually it's a simple site with a menue.

Later I would look for more elaborate content relating to SEO, blogs, catalogues, forums, adsense aso.

So what must I do now step by step?

 

Write your pages (add "nodes"), then set your "welcome" page as your default home page in your site settings. You can add menus on the sides by creating "blocks".

If you are stuck on any particular spot, post that particular question and we'll help.

 

Thanks, I will start experimenting with Drupal ASAP.

 

You can read Intro to Drupal: Build a Simple CMS, a good tutorial for start learning Drupal

 

Thanks, I will be checking this out!

 

You can also check out the beginner series of tutorials on building a website with Drupal 6 from scratch. It walks you step by step through the process.

http://codingpad.maryspad.com/beginner-tutorials/

Scroll down to the Drupal series at the end of the page. Hope this helps.

 

If you want to start with that simple site you described, I suggest the following:
Go to menu configuration, and create your new menu. Let's call simply "site menu".
Then start adding your pages, using navigation menu "create content" item. For each page, there's menu fieldset, where you can set up what menu item page will get into. Select "site menu" there, and give title for menu item.
Now you have your pages, and a menu, but it's not yet shown on the site. Go the block configuration, using drag-n-drop "site menu" block to the sidebar. Here you have your site menu with links to pages.
Next part - what will be your home page. For simplest site, you need to create the page, which will serve as homepage, then in site configuration replace "node" homepage with URL path of that page.
Voila, you have your new site ready

 

Check these 15 lessons
http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted