Yes of course you could...everyone has to start somewhere. Try this great website it has loads of tutorials on how to get started with HTML http://www.w3schools.com hope it helps
W3 Schools is a great resource. If you have some coin to throw at it, I'd recommend starting with a Lynda.com account too. They're a paid service that gives you access to high-quality screencasts and videos.
I also recommend W3Schools for HTML. Also, learn by doing - look at the source code for websites you like to figure out how they did their sites! Learning by example is a great way to do it.
There are LOTS of free resources and tutorials online where you can learn web design. Just google Web Design Tutorials for Beginners and you can find various resources to get you going.
I strongly recommend you do not use W3Schools if you want to do things properly. W3Schools gives terrible, incorrect advice. W3Schools has a lot of inaccurate tutorials and examples/explanations of HTML and such. Check out this site: w3fools.com It will show you a lot of mistakes that W3Schools has made. I feel as if the best way to learn is through trial and error.
Of course you can. But why would you? There are plenty of programs that will already give you the framework for your website and tons of templates to choose from to customize it how you want it. What you need to learn is how to tweak it once you already have a barebones website up.
You can learn basic programming, all tutorials you can find online but the best approach is to study other themes and then build something out of it like starting from a reliable framework.
Ofcourse you can, provided you must have interest and determination. It requires a lot of patience, but it'll be fun as you go ahead. And no one is a webdesigner by default, everyone start somewhere and somehow. All the best
For only HTML & CSS Just try nettuts HTML and CSS course all together. It's free, it takes one month to learn easily. Everyday you will just need to spend around 10 minutes more or less. So, don't have to stop other works.
Save yourself some trouble and learn html5 and some jquery and possibly css, you'll be able to create pretty much anything then.
Trial and Error. The mistake I've made is too much theory, not enough action. Just go experiment and be persistent
Yes. Check out youtube, artciles, and books. That's what I did. A bulk of what I know now is self-taught. It just takes determination.
Yes. Learn HTML, don't listen about HTML5 or other GREAT things. HTML is basis for good start) Good luck. And http://www.w3schools.com - nice website for you i think.
In my opinion this basic W3C guide by Dave Raggettt is still an excellent introductory reference. James