I wish to learn to how to design and maintain a webpage or site. I have very little knowledge in this area. i need to know where to go and what to do. Thanx in advance
To design and maintain your going to need some knowledge on HTML and CSS, as well as some imaging if you want to create a design in a program such as Photoshop to use on your website. Two good places for information on these things are available on the w3 schools site. They should give you plenty of information. HTML: http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp CSS: www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp Hope that helps.
Well, step one is coming up with a great idea for a site. Once you've got that.... Build it. In order to do that it is extremely helpful to learn html. Check out w3schools.com if you want to start learning code. I would say that is the first place to start. Also there are plenty of WYSIWYG(What You See Is What You Get) editors that don't require any coding knowledge, but it is always best to know how to do it yourself, because the editors are never all that great. Next is finding the domain name and hosting. I usually use Godaddy, but there are plenty of other places. This part is pretty self explanitory once you've found where you want to buy the domain. Most domain sellers also sell hosting. And finally all you have to do is upload what you have created to your server. Obviously there are complicated parts along the way, but I hope I was able to point you in the right direction, and at least get you started. If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask! mikemotorcade
in terms color balancing you should try to find "Color harmony" balances the color of you site, and ,may attract more viewers..
I strongly suggest you read Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML & CSS by Ian Lloyd (if you can get the book at your local library, then do so and save yourself the money - always "try before you buy" that way if you don't like it you didn't waste any money). As for colors, SitePoint's book, "The Principles of Beautiful Web Design" will provide a good primer, but it's not the end-all-be-all that they make it out to be.
Which will produce code that is so bloated and broken that it's not even funny. The original poster will literally be asking in forums for help on how to fix it, and the best solution given will be to learn how to code in HTML and CSS in the first place. It's sad, but it's also true. Fortunately they're both very easy to learn (if you can manually type bold, italic and underlined text in a forum, and can you can learn how to write HTML and CSS. It's just that easy.
I'll be honest, unless you are just extremely meticulous your first design will be terrible in theory. My suggestion wouldn't be to actually try to create a site that is unique. Instead, find a design that you like and try to simulate it. Pay attention to the detail and it will help. You will quickly find out what looks good, what looks terrible, and how to use some of the basic functions of photoshop. From there, you will have to learn how to get it from a graphics format to HTML/CSS. Trial and error in my opinion is the only way to learn. Your first attempt probably won't be one you could sell, but you could at least brag about it.
Some people think they can build websites only to find out its alot harder then it may look...coding etc. If you dont want to spend any money off the bat, I would suggest maybe opening a myspace page just to get some general knowledge of html coding and how it works and so forth... It wont cost you anything and there is codes galore so you will pick up on whats what and if you find you enjoy the basics of html you could always progress at that point and build your own unique .com or what have you... its a good way to get your feet wet at no cost....hope this helps...
The problem is that MySpace throws so much garbage into the page that it's not even worth it. Which is why I suggested Ian Lloyd's book. If you can grab a copy of it at a local library, and then make a page or two about something you like (a movie you saw recently, the light fixtures blowing up in Aurora, Illinois earlier this week after an underground explosion in downtown sent manhole covers flying 10-15 feet into the air, your favorite baseball team winning or losing a game, your significant other/spouse, whatever) it'll help tremendously. Don't worry about making something you're going to sell just yet. Make something that interests you or you can throw away later on as your skills improve instead.