How To Create A Web Site – Non Techie Guide Personal Use Ebook

Table Of Contents

INSTRUCTIONS……………….. 4
1.INTRODUCTION……………….. 8
1.1#1 WEB DESIGN RULE……………….. 8
1.2WEB DESIGN PROBLEMS……………….. 9
1.2.1Browser Problems……………….. 9
1.2.2Display Problems……………….. 10
1.2.3Conclusion ?……………….. 11
2.BEFORE YOU START……………….. 13
2.1TOOLS OF THE TRADE……………….. 13
2.1.1Web Graphics Software……………….. 13
2.1.2Web Design Software……………….. 14
2.1.3FTP Software……………….. 14
3.DAY 1: PLANNING……………….. 15
3.1WHAT’S YOUR OBJECTIVE……………….. 15
3.2WHO’S YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE……………….. 16
3.3WHAT’S YOUR COMPETITION DOING?……………….. 17
3.4CREATING A SITE MAP……………….. 18
3.5CHOOSING A COLOR SCHEME……………….. 19
3.6CHOOSING A WEB SITE LAYOUT……………….. 21
3.7DRAW A SKETCH……………….. 22
4.DAY 2: PREPARING……………….. 23
4.1REGISTER YOUR DOMAIN NAME……………….. 23
4.2FIND A WEB HOST……. 23
4.3LINK YOUR DOMAIN NAME TO YOUR WEB HOST……………….. 25
4.4EXISTING MATERIAL……………….. 26
4.5PREPARING MATERIAL……………….. 26
4.6ORGANIZE YOUR FOLDER……………….. 27
4.6.1Organizing your web site folder on your computer……………….. 27
4.6.2Organizing your web site folder on your server……………….. 28
5.A BIT ABOUT WEB GRAPHICS……………….. 31
5.1WHEN TO USE WEB GRAPHICS……………….. 31
5.2WHERE TO GET WEB GRAPHICS……………….. 32
5.2.1Hire professionals……………….. 32
5.2.2Image Galleries……………….. 33
5.2.3Create Your Own……………….. 33
5.3DIFFERENT WEB GRAPHICS FORMAT……………….. 33
5.3.1GIF……………….. 34
5.3.2JPEG……………….. 34
5.3.3PNG……………….. 34
5.4BACKGROUND IMAGES……………….. 35
5.4.1How do they work?……………….. 35
5.4.2Making the most out of them……………….. 36
5.4.3Where to get them……………….. 37
5.5CREATING YOUR OWN LOGO……………….. 37
5.6UPLOADING YOUR IMAGES TO THE SERVER……………….. 39
5.7CREATING YOUR HEADER IMAGE……………….. 39
5.8OPTIMIZING WEB GRAPHICS……………….. 40
5.9GET A WEB GRAPHICS SOFTWARE……………….. 41
6.DAY 3: GO!……………….. 42
6.1KOMPOZER – INTERFACE OVERVIEW……………….. 42
6.2CREATING A TEMPLATE……………….. 43
6.3INSERTING YOUR HEADER IMAGE……………….. 44
6.4USING TABLES AS A LAYOUT TOOL……………….. 46
6.5CREATING A NAVIGATION BAR……………….. 50
6.6CREATING LINKS……………….. 51
6.6.1Link Destination……………….. 52
6.7ADDING A FOOTER……………….. 54
6.8CREATING EDITABLE AREAS……………….. 55
6.9PREPARING YOUR HOMEPAGE (OR ADDITIONAL WEB PAGES)……………….. 56
6.10 INSERTING AND FORMATTING TEXT……………….. 57
6.10.1A bit about Fonts……………….. 58
6.11MORE ON IMAGES……………….. 59
6.12CREATING IMAGE LINK……………….. 59
6.13 PUBLISHING YOUR WEB SITE……………….. 60
6.14 CHECK LINKS AND LOAD TIME……………….. 61
7.A JOB WELL DONE……………….. 63

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1. Introduction

Before we get down and dirty into the actual construction of your web site, let’s get some things out of the way. I know you want to get this done in ASAP, so I’ll make this as short and sweet as possible.

1.1 #1 Web Design Rule

Designing a web site can be a bit of a headache sometimes, especially if you’re thinking of creating a web site with more than just the 1-5 simple web pages. There is, however, one rule that you should stick to, to make your web building venture as straightforward as possible.

Your aim is to create a professional looking, fast loading web site in, preferably, as little time as possible.

What’s a fast loading web site?

Have you ever been to one of those web sites that seem to take forever to appear? What do you do? Do you sit there and do nothing for a whole minute waiting for the page to take its time loading? Or do you just click away to another site?

If you’re like majority of web surfers, you’d click away. One minute is a long time to wait when you’re on the net.

So put simply, a fast loading web site is one that will fully load into your visitor’s web browser before they have a chance to click away.

And to make sure that your web page is fast loading, you need to make sure that your web page is as simple as it needs to be. You’ll be able to create your web site much faster and without any unnecessary ‘technical’ glitches. With the time you save, you can devote your time to more important things like building traffic to your web site.

Other Details

– 1 Ebook (PDF), 64 Pages
– Year Released/Circulated: 2008
– File Size: 49,005 KB

License Details:

[YES] Personal Use
[YES] Use For Your Sites
[YES] Use For Client Projects
[NO] Any Resale Rights