how hard or easy it is to get a site and design it? I would like to start up a site in the up and coming months but i dont really know where to start. i think i should use host gator but do i buy the domain name from them? after i get a host and name is it easy to set up my self or do i have to get somebody? any tips and answers are welcome even links to other threads that would help. thanks
Normally as a newbie it would appear difficult and confusing in the begining but with a good guide, you should pull through and it's quite a long journey to get yourself to being a good designer. There are too much to learn everyday. You can buy a hostgator dmain if you have a paypal or credit card but there other options too.
Wherever you started you must know the basic of HTML!!! You can have any web design tool for building sites...but sooner or later you will need to "hack" some html code by your own. So I think this is a start... For design you must use your imagination and have some creativity. But today in web 2.0 "zone"...you must build your design skills every day...
I still consider myself a pure nublet. I started out with editing templates from oswd.org and hosting them on FREE ISP provided space if you have access to any it's a good starting point but not all ISP's provide this. It's just an avenue you may not have considerd #1 Learn your tools
so learn html? you guys making this seem like its kinda easy. and for those u use hostgater. it says its for linux. is that a software that comes with apple computers or can i use it on my dell.
Well if you know little html i.e. the very basic tags. and you dont want to spend hundreds of dollars for a web designer you can use a website template. But if you want a unqiue design then for sure hire a web designer. Here is article about pre-made website templates Good luck with your site!!!!