A wide open question, Danny. Some ISPs have the capacity to build your own small site, which would be great practice. They may offer some cookie-cutter, pre-packaged templates to fill, but, hopefully, you would also have the chance to build and modify your own pages. If there's no luck there, you might consider a volunteer effort. There are some free tools out there -- Evrsoft First Page 2006, Kompozer, etc. -- that let you gain experience without expenditure :) Other programs, including Word and Publisher, have some capacity for building web pages. They could be a resource if you have them. Those in the know tend to opine that the code that comes out is cluttered, and that is probably true. But here, too, you can some design practice. Other tools, such as FrontPage and Dreamweaver, offer further functionality. At some point, you have to decide if you really want to learn to work with the guts of the code -- HTML, DHTML, CSS, etc. -- or if you'll be happy letting programs such as those mentioned do the heavy lifting, at some sacrifice to your flexibility and creativity. As time permits this summer, I'm trying to give myself an education in cascading style sheets, an approach that makes possible some pretty amazing work -- Google the "Zen Garden" if you want to get some ideas.
That's my two cents, and I hope others will jump in. -----Original Message----- From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com] On Behalf Of Danny G. Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 10:04 PM To: Lisa Gielczyk Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: [TCP] Web Site Design Hi Gang, Been a while. I'm unemployed. Several people have asked me if I could make, or update a web site for them. I've never worked on a web site in my life. Would you all have any suggestions on how to learn the nuts and bolts of web site design? I will enroll in a course at the local college for it but that class doesn't start until August. What could I do until then? Thank you. Dan--Ft. Lauderdale ______________________________________________ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com ______________________________________________ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
