Ok, so I'm planning to code a template for my site and just have a few questions. 1. I see many people talking about .psd and then coding the psd file. What is the difference between the two? I always thought that a psd file itself was quite useless and would need to be coded in order for it to be uploaded and used as template for a website. What is the difference and what are the uses for the two? 2. I plan to create a blog entry type homepage for my site. Will I need to code in html a new entry every time I want to update the site with a new post? This seems tedious to do but I don't see any other way around it. The reason I don't use some CMS is that I want to sell my website eventually and quite frankly I don't know how to transfer or if I need to transfer the CMS script and what effect this will have on the sale and usage of the site and CMS script. Can someone please clear this up for me? Its been a big lurking question of mine lately. Thanks!
1. A psd file on it's own is usually offered as a graphical template (it still needs to be coded to become a website). 2. To do a blog type entry like you are talking about you would be best using a database and a server side language such as PHP (or using a premade CMS). To transfer you would need to download the database (when you are ready to sell), send that to the buyer to upload, then the buyer (or you if that was the deal) would need to upload the CMS and set it all up. But you can edit the HTML file each time (and yes this is tedious), although if your looking to sell it a CMS is a big plus to a site if it needs updating.
Thank you for the reply, I appreciate the help. If I am to use a CMS, which one offers the least amount of restriction in terms of selling and transferring domains/sites entirely? Also, with Joomla or Druplet as a CMS, can I also integrate ads using their script or is it against their TOS?