web design software

Hello all. I'm new to web design and I was wondering which is the best and most popular website design software. I'm currently using free software that comes with my hosting but I dont like it. Thanks

 

Dreamweaver is my personal favorite and is the most popular as far as I know. It's a bit pricy so it may not be the best for you.

Here's alist of html editors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTML_editors

 

Microsoft Expression Web is also pretty good, a far cry from the bad days of Front Page.

Jen

 

I'm still a big fan of Front Page. I don't use it anymore but its really simple

 

Dreamweaver is probably the most popular, phpdesigner is a good free alternative.

 

I'm using DreamWeaver software , and also have used Zend Studios is too Good software .... thnx

 

I was using Dreamweaver for a long time, but now my favourite is Microsoft Expression Web.

 

Yes indeed, Dreamweaver is my altime favourite.. i Just like the option to conenct it with your ftp and work directly online.. Zend is also a go alternative though..

 

excellent, thanks for all the replies. Dreamweaver it is then.

 

before you drop half your salary on dreamweaver, although i do like dreamweaver.. notepad++ is a pretty good text editor and free

 

i think frontpage is quit good even my complicated php driven site are created using FrontPage.

 

Thanks, I will check that out.

 

Dreamweaver and Frontpage are the most common, but they aren't free. I would suggest visiting download.com or something and finding a free one out there, i'm sure there are tons. good luck

 

I downloaded dreamweaver trial from download.com.
It looks nice, but I'm having trouble moving and resizing boxes on the template I used

 

go with notepad if you are just learning. it will make you appreciate the subtleties of code, then go to split designer like dreamweaver so you don't have to rely on wysiwyg crap

 

Thank you everybody for your input. I'm trying notepad++ and dreamweaver to see wich one I like. Thanks

 

Does anybody know if the quality of the design software used would effect SEO or page rank.

 

I use dreamweaver, frontpage and/or notepad. for graphics I use photoshop

 

you cant compare dreamweaver and notepad++. one is wysiwyg and the other is text editor. if you prefer designing in a wysiwyg environment then use dreamweaver. but if you prefer to code, then there is no point of wasting ur money on it. just use notepad++, the best text editor i've used!! and its free

 

to answer you question, no. editors have no effect on SEO.

I suggest you do some in depth reading about SEO