The amount of help topics on this forum is just so overwhelming! Did everyone start off with vary basic websites and continuously evolve from there?
If you want to get a website up and running quickly, look for a tutorial that teaches just the basic html tags and wordpress. I think if you search for: wordpress tutorial and html tutorial, you should be able to find some good resources.
The best method is to attempt things you have in your head and use online resources; google is your friend remember; to get to where you want to be... You'll be a lot up by doing!