Get started and build your website
This is a terrific guide for anyone interested in starting their own web site. Warner walks the reader through each critical process, explaining clearly the necessary steps to move forward. To get the most out of this book, however, you will need to have the right software to do the steps. You will need to consider how much to invest in the software, and be honest about your commitment and chances of doing it right yourself; otherwise, it may ultimately be better to hire someone out for the job. Nevertheless, if you choose to go at it yourself, there is plenty here to get you started on the right track.
Great Resource
This was a great resource. I had no experience creating a website and this book walked me through it. My web site is now up and running and I am working on my second site. I highly recommend this book to anyone starting a business website or any website for that matter.
Loved learning about templates and PSE
I found the book quite helpful for a novice like me. The templates made it easy to create my website. Keeping the navigation elements consistent was a pain until I learned about templates, and I was able to change the colors and fonts in the templates to make the design more my own. I appreciated the help with editing and creating images in Photoshop Elements, which felt way beyond me but actually wasn't when I followed the instructions in the book. Also, the author explained some things that many books assumed I already knew, such as how to register a domain name and choose a service provider.
SHE DOES IT AGAIN
I've always loved Janine Warner's books, because she has made web design easy, fun, and clearly understandable.
What I like about this book is that it's designed for people like me - who want to get going NOW - but don't want to learn all of the technical details of Web design. It uses Dreamweaver but it doesn't reiterate everything I learned in Janine's Dreamweaver for Dummies book. Instead, you download templates from the companion web site she kindly supplies (you find the address in the book). From there I was able to get just enough instructions to use Dreamweaver to customize the templates for my own site, changing the design as much or little as I liked.
Cool huh?
The book also covers how to edit and create images in Photoshop Elements, and includes images for banners and buttons and stuff in the templates, as well as instructions on how to edit those for your own designs. All in all - very useful stuff.
It also includes something I never thought I'd use - how to create a Podcast, plus a chapter on blogging.
I also love Janine's books because they covers things many web design books don't cover, like how to register a domain name and choose a service provider, as well as how to plan and organize a Web site before you even get started. She even gives a few tips about marketing a site after it's published.
Thanks and keep 'em coming, Janine!
Helpful and a wonderful asset
What a beautiful book. I love the colorful web designs -- and the templates made it so easy to create my own site. It was so helpful to have a book that covered everything from planning my site to building the pages to uploading it to an ISP. You even helped me find the perfect domain name.
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