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Web Design Guide was created to share our information and resources with novice website developers.
At Design Tips 1, you'll find an introduction to HTML, and little about how it works. You'll also find our quick reference guide: 10-Points to Good Design.
At Design Tips 2, you'll find a "Q & A" tutorial with answers to: if and why you should have a website; what makes a good website; what websurfers look for; what to look for in a website developer; and more.
At Common Web Terms, we've put together a short list of typical web nomenclature. Here you'll find out what "CGI", "ISP", "FTP", "email", and other web terms mean.
At Design Utilities you'll find links to free utilities to test HTML, build tables and frames, test and determine colors, and create graphics. These utilities are very valuable to novices, or "newbies" as novices are called on the Internet. Later on as you progress as a website designer and developer, you may not use this as much or at all, but in the beginning, they help a lot.
Many of the resources we've listed at Design Tools cover the whole spectrum of the website development process. Most of our tools and utilities link to colleges, universities and established businesses. The list is not rated, however we have included comments and opinions. All of these resources are helpful.
Once you've created your website, you'll need to promote it. Unfortunately, if nobody knows it's there, you won't have anyone visit your site to enjoy the fruits of all your hard work. The search engines and listings you'll find at Site Promotion are free. All that's required to link your site to the major engines and listings is time, patience and data entry.
In addition, exchange reciprocal links with other websites. Make sure your URL is included in your email signature, on your business cards, letterhead and other business promotional information and advertising. Tell everyone you know about your site. Promoting your site is as important as creating it.
Please don't get discouraged while you learn. this guide sound confusing and a bit like reading a foreign language. It may be difficult at first, like any new process, but, little by little, it will become easier and understandable. Persevere, and in no time at all, you'll be coding like a pro.
Good luck, and please don't forget to include your image sizes and alt tags, to close all your HTML tags, and to give credit to others whose work you reference.
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