Does anyone have advice for an absolute beginner to web site design?

I have been asked to write a very basic site for a small club with no money available for a web designer or any web writing software. I dont really know where to start. I have ideas for the look of the site and was going to attempt to use Kompozer to write it. All advice is welcome.Does anyone have advice for an absolute beginner to web site design?
Building a website is not a difficult or expensive operation, but mastering web development can take a lifetime.





First, I've got to agree heartily with Joel you should look up a Dummies book on the topic. How about mine? (grin)





Seriously, I've got tons of examples online for my book on how to build great web sites from scratch for free.





Don't spend any money on an editor like FrontPage or DreamWeaver. They're good tools, but they teach you bad habits, and eventually you'll find yourself turning off all the 'helpful' features.





Aptana (http://www.aptana.com) has a free open source version of its aptana studio software which really helps you build web sites and also helps you see how the code underneath is truly built. A copy of Aptana is on the CD that comes with my book.





Begin with straight XHTML 1.0 strict. Learn how to write it by hand. It's actually pretty easy to learn; you should have a basic page up and running within a day or two.





Then learn how to use CSS to beautify your sites. CSS allows you to change colors, layouts, fonts, and other aspects of the visual design of your layout.





Use validation tools from the beginning to teach yourself good habits, and you're on your way to building great pages!Does anyone have advice for an absolute beginner to web site design?
A popular beginner web site design software is WebEasy Professional at http://www.webeasyprofessional.com and is only $35. A good review about WebEasy Professional 7 can be read at http://www.webprodeluxe.com/





If you want a free website from Microsoft that also includes a free domain name, e-mail accounts and internet marketing tools read more at http://www.freewebsiteclickhere.com





Another web design software resource that compares 5 web site design programs for beginners is http://www.websitesoftware.ws The site compares Yahoo Website Hosting, Microsoft Office Live Web Sites, WebEasy Professional 7, Homestead Websites and WebSite X5 easy web site design software. None of the above web design programs require technical knowledge or experience with HTML coding, the web design software automatically generates the HTML code for you.
All I can say is go with your heart, and let everything flow from there. You will develop your own style, and once you do it for a while you will be able to do it in your sleep. Just keep it unique, that's what's always helped me, don't be afraid to let your own style shine through.
Hi, if you would like a site made FREE please contact me.





I am doing HND Computing and looking to create some websites from the bottom up for people - for free of course.





I can even point you in the direction of cheap .com and web hosting services - and even take care of the setup if you wish :)





if your interested in this please contact: info@hirrarious.com





**please note I am not a company and the above email is one that I will be using when I finish my current website.
Begin with setting up your own webpage as your current internet provider will provide free hosting as discussed below.





If you are currently a paid Internet subscriber, you are entitled to a ';homepage'; which often contains simple navigation and editing tools. And if you use the Netscape browser, the built-in Composer feature is a superior HTML authoring tool which is totally free. You can easily generate a full-blown website as a Homepage.





Nevertheless, the ';homepage'; URL is likely to be ';http://homepage.earthlink.com/subscribe鈥?name'; and that URL can easily be overwritten via a redirection service, i.e., ';mydomain.com'; which allows you to link any registered domain name to ';mask'; another website. For example, should you type in the ';domain name,'; you will be immediately transported to the homepage and the hompage URL of http://homepage.earthlink.com/subscriber鈥?/a> a homepage URL which will be masked by the domain name. And the charge for the redirection service [even at godaddy.com] is normally FREE.





When you acquire a domain name, connect it using a redirection service [as discussed above] and submit/publish the domain name on major search engines/directories in order for Net surfers to find your website.





Good luck!
check out http://www.webdesignteam.ca, worst case get a pro to do it for you. I used them once, reliable and cheap.
Download Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition from Microsoft...


http://www.microsoft.com/express/downloa鈥?/a>





It's FREE and can help you visualize your site as you build it.
yea i got 1 for you go to you local library and look for ';for the dummies'; and then just look sumthin like ';website designing';