Building a Website

[Miliki Way]

Here is a layman question for IT tech-savvy villagers. I want to build a family website all by myself but I haven't got a clue where or how to start. I know it will be all too easy to pay a web designer to build it for me but I'm not in a hurry and I'd much rather prefer to build it by myself so I can infuse my own originality into it and most importantly learn something new. Besides, I feel very confident that I can do this as I've used very complicated softwares/programs before in school and even at work.

So what is the best resource (preferrably books) for learning how to build and publish a professional-looking website? I am thinking resource(s) that is easy to understand by a layman and/or some sort of self-tutored resource.

And what programs/softwares should I start with or focus on? HTML? Java?

Thanks!

Miliki Way

PS - I've already bought and registered a website name.

[denker]

Originally Posted by Miliki Way

Here is a layman question for IT tech-savvy villagers. I want to build a family website all by myself but I haven't got a clue where or how to start. I know it will be all too easy to pay a web designer to build it for me but I'm not in a hurry and I'd much rather prefer to build it by myself so I can infuse my own originality into it and most importantly learn something new. Besides, I feel very confident that I can do this as I've used very complicated softwares/programs before in school and even at work.

So what is the best resource (preferrably books) for learning how to build and publish a professional-looking website? I am thinking resource(s) that is easy to understand by a layman and/or some sort of self-tutored resource.

And what programs/softwares should I start with or focus on? HTML? Java?

Thanks!

Miliki Way

PS - I've already bought and registered a website name.

...abi you never hear of search-machine for internet...google yourself wise...my friend.....abi you dey think say we dey here to spoon-feed una!

[Miliki Way]

Originally Posted by denker

...abi you never hear of search-machine for internet...google yourself wise...my friend.....abi you dey think say we dey here to spoon-feed una!

denker:

What made you think I can't combine my findings from online search engines to the feedbacks I get here? In fact, virtually every topic under this Tech-World section could have been researched on google but did that stopped people from asking the questions here? No! Why? Because nothing surpasses the feedbacks you get from other Nigerians who have actual experience with the product or software that one is inquiring about.

I'd advise that you steer clear of this topic if you have nothing intelligent to offer.

[Mirinda]

MilikiWay>>> assuming I build website for a living, do you think I will tell you how it is done? google is your best bet. Let the professionals do it for you and employ their services elsewhere.

[Rose]

A friend and I were discussing this topic recently and she highly recommends the book below...which I plan to order as well.

"The Quick-and-Easy Web Site: Build a Web Presence for Your Business in One Day" by Paula Peters

Amazon

[Miliki Way]

Originally Posted by Mirinda

MilikiWay>>> assuming I build website for a living, do you think I will tell you how it is done? google is your best bet. Let the professionals do it for you and employ their services elsewhere.

Mirinda:

The question was not directed solely to those who build websites for a living. It is quite possible that there are folks in here who knows about building a website and who do not necessarily do that for a living. Ironically, it is this same category of people that will generate results from the google searches that you're encouraging me to limit my inquiry to.

Like I told denker, the intention of this section is for tech-related informational exchange between villagers. Virtually every inquiry under this section can be researched through internet search engines but that has not stopped people from asking their questions here. The notion that questions like mine should be redirected to other internet search engines constitutes at best a diminishment of this section or at worst an under-estimation of the skill sets of villagers in here.

[Miliki Way]

Originally Posted by Rose

A friend and I were discussing this topic recently and she highly recommends the book below...which I plan to order as well.

"The Quick-and-Easy Web Site: Build a Web Presence for Your Business in One Day" by Paula Peters

http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Easy-Web.../dp/1598696467

Thanks Rose. I'll certainly check it out and read customers reviews too.

[Proudly South African]

Err...my friend gets paid for this kind of stuff,will ask him when he gets back from study break.

[denker]

Miliki Way, nwam:

listen very..very....very welle, my friend..., me go helpe you now and no more...some naija-people wanna to be spoon-fed...here we go:

Introduction to HTML and Html Code Tutorial..see ma friend...if you can't get it, you are not worth it.....au revoir!

[lizmoses]

Miliki Way,

I don't know if this will help.

Rather than go through the hassle of putting so many things into this my already full small head (though some say I'm big-headed...lol, I don't care), I mean like having to learn dreamweaver and all sorts, what I did was to subscribe to a host that their site is very friendly toolwise.

I have designed four of my own websites through them for which I pay a token monthly and I have learnt a lot like setting up pop and smtp for outgoing and incoming emails, creating forms, easy upload tools for my sites (uhm, I'm almost thinking I'm a genius already).

Also, I encourage small charities to patronise me and I design for them at a token a little higher than what I pay. I also train people with no experience (in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king...lol).

It may help you to tow the same direction, in no time you will understand all those words, given your interest, without having to read big literature.

The site is edirecthost.com and they have a trial period of about 10 days.

Cheers.