korndragon — Sun, 14 Apr 2002 22:47:01 +0000

Quote: Originally posted by Eskater05
You might want to check out 1stPage...is evrsoft.com/1stpage

its a VERY good editor, AND you can get it for FREE. It also has a built in FTP...i use it to do locally and then i upload...very efficent...check it out

i use to use 1st page, but now i use macromedia homesite.
i do agree, 1st page is a very good editor. the only thing about it that i didn't like is that it slowed down my computer... but all in all, it is a great editor.

brady.k — Sun, 14 Apr 2002 21:39:00 +0000

You might want to check out 1stPage...is evrsoft.com/1stpage

its a VERY good editor, AND you can get it for FREE. It also has a built in FTP...i use it to do locally and then i upload...very efficent...check it out

korndragon — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 22:20:58 +0000

Quote: Originally posted by London_Girl
...i just cant afford all the tools to build one...

umm, what do you mean? all you need is a browser, text editor (notepad), and a local server (for serverside languages)
to get a good development server, go over to phpgeek.com and downlaod php-Triad...

i built newbie-developer.com, and it didn't cost me anything to develope, only the host and the domain name.

London_Girl — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 17:37:20 +0000

Oh right, thanks, that helps! Ok well i will try what you said, thank you once again

openmind — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 17:26:37 +0000

Just go to Downloads.com, type free html editor and you will get a lsit of about 30 freeware/shareare editors. Download a couple and just play around!

I started by using FrontPage Express which comes with IE...

Fairly basic but it doesn't cost a penny!

London_Girl — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 17:20:57 +0000

Yeah but what would i use to build it, i mean i don't have anything! To build one i thought you'd need something like Dreamweaver etc.

doublehelix — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 17:15:59 +0000

London_Girl,

The tools to build a simple website, when you add all their costs together cost... absolutely nothing.

Sure, somebody could build you a simple template... but I guarantee you that it would still be confusing to you (not a reflection on your intelligence). Best for you to start with a very simple design and gradually build on it as you learn new things. Truth is, we're all learning from the last mistake we made.

London_Girl — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 16:55:54 +0000

Flipper i think what your saying is right. Im sure you do get satisfaction knowing you made it yourself, and i wish i could! The only reason i started this topic was because i don't have the software i need to build a website. Most of you on here are professinals, but my site is just for a hobbie. I had a friend offer to help me with anything i needed which is why i needed the answer to my question at the start! Is it possible for someone else to build a site for me? I know it makes me seem like i don't want to try but i do, i just cant afford all the tools to build one. Thanks for your advice anyway

korndragon — Sat, 23 Mar 2002 22:24:36 +0000

For most of my code, I change on my local server then upload. But I also have lots of information that comes from a database. so about every week or so, I make backups of my databases.

openmind — Fri, 22 Mar 2002 20:34:39 +0000

Soooooo....What you want is the site designed for you, sent to you and then you add the content.

Hmmmm...

This may sound harsh but you would be much better off learning how to design the site yourself for many reasons:

1) Satisfaction that you did it
2) Not having to rely on a third party to make changes when you need them
3) Satisfaction that you did it
4) Learning a new skill
5) Satisfaction that you did it
6) Impress your friends, colleagues, family, pets, etc

Did I mention the satisfaction part??

What I'm getting at here is that I learnt from scratch and I'd bet that the vast number of pros at TWF learnt from scratch too.

If you totally stuck click here for a list of tutorials aimed specifically at helping out the beginner.

And just ask these guys at TWF too! There is not one amongst them who would not be willing to help you out. No question is too simple or too complicated in this place!!