Introduction to Web Page Design
Friday, April 24th, 2009 |Are you brand new to this whole website thing, and looking for an easy introductioni to web page design?
An Introduction to Web Page Design
This month I was tasked with the job of writing an article titled Web Page Design for Dummies. In the process of writing the article, I realized that there are very few resources available out there for people who have absolutely zero skills in webs design or HTML programming background, but who want to have their own website. Technological advances of the internet have made it absolutely possible for such a person to have a well designed and highly-functional web page. The only difficulty for such a person is knowing where to start.
The article above describes basic web page formatting and the general structure of a page that you’ll want to understand before you dive too deeply into putting together your first website. But even with that information available, it can still feel overwhelming for non-computer users who just want a simple web page. Where do you start?
Basic Elements of an Introduction to Web Page Design
Learning how to create and publish your own web page, without relying on some arrogant programmer to do it for you, is not impossible. The following steps are the stages you’ll need to go through to become successful.
- Learn how and where web pages are published on the Internet
- Learn how to create your own main web page called index.html
- Step through transferring your file to your web host
- If you don’t have a web host, learn how to set one up
- Develop or buy website content to add information and articles to your website
Once your first page is up and running, creating your entire website is just a matter of creating additional HTML files, linking them to your already existing web pages, and publishing those new pages on your web host.
Trust me, it’s not at all as complicated as it sounds…and we’ll walk you through it in coming weeks.
