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So, who here has a website?

Did you make it yourself, use a template, a WYSIWYG program, use something like Dreamweaver or Frontpage?

Is it php, html, flash?

I ask because I am currently redoing my own website and would like some suggestions. I am basically familiar with html and limited php, but would greatly love any GOOD tutorial links on things like making roll-over buttons, frames, and etc.

This site would mainly be a gallery for my art. Something simple, but efective, and esy to navigate.

I have a few web design related programs, so that helps, but I really would like to hear from others who have made their own sites as well.

I have Dreamweaver as well, but I know almost NOTHING of how to use it.

I started toying around with it last night, but I didn't get much accomplished. Any tutorials you can point me at?

I found this one badloki: http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/Dreamweaver/dreamweaverMXbeginner.html

This one too: http://catalyst.washington.edu/how-to/dreamweavermx/create_macmx.html

Hope that helps a little, sorry if the websites aren't any good. ninja

yep the artwork is all mine.

I put this together for my LC mentor last year. She didn't have anything to direct her birthing class clientelle to. It helped when I booked her for a live b/f chat at the site I volunteer at since I had already done her bio for the site LOL.
But I just used the tripod templates and inserted my pics.

http://comprehensivebirth.tripod.com

I have made my own as well, which had mouse-over buttons and such (a dear friend of mine had helped me learn how to code them so that they would load up completely when the page loads, rather than loading up the second graphic when the mouse cursor is hovering over it).

Unfortunately, the server that had hosted it went down, so I cannot show you. I've been building a new one (will be the same site, but with a new look), but I haven't done anything to it. I've just been testing the CSS fonts/colours, which I had always wanted to use, but never wanted to take the time to incorporate before. So, there is nothing to show.

I recommend keeping things relatively simple.. a really usefull website is, with tutorials and such, is: http://www.lissaexplains.com
but it's pretty popular so I am sure you already know about it. It's a kid-friendly site, with tutorials that are explained pretty well (though I had trouble with her CSS tutorial and had to google for other stuff to help me get past what I was having trouble with.)

I don't really like using website making programs. Just a text editor because I like to have full control over all the coding and aspects, and I enjoy coding the website anyway.. (SimpleText on Mac; TextPad 4 on PC; GEdit on Linux.) I do, however, like graphics programs for making graphics. ^.~

I'm not very advanced as some people.. I don't use tables as much as some people, and I LIKE frames (which lots of people nowadays seem to think suck, but they do what I want them to do, look the way I want them to look, and are relatively simple and efficient if done properly and maintained.) I am planning to use iFrames this time around, though, but if I get it looking the way I want, it won't be too much different from what you can do with regular frames.. just that I will be able to incorporate graphics into the design/layout better then I could before.

My website (very much under construction and showing little or nothing of what I actually plan for it) is in my profile.
Or at least, it is NOW. ^.~

Thanks for more suggestions! I will enjoy going through these links and see what I can learn from 'em.

Originally I wanted to do all the coding myself in Notepad (which is what I have done in the past with my other sites), but I am just so busy that I really don't have time to sit and do all the coding out by hand anymore (at least not now), so I most likely will try and make use of Dreamweaver and then do some of my own coding in addition.

I have a pretty good basic knowledge of HTML and SOME of php, but I don't know any advanced type stuff in either. CSS I'm completely unfamiliar with, but have been looking into it.

I've been studying up on making rollovers and flash stuff as well (as far as graphics go). And I've got wonderful programs for help with that kind of thing.

I really just want a simple site, but with a couple of spiffy enhancements thrown in just for fun. Just something nice to work as a gallery for my artwork.

Right now I'm still working on graphics (to pass the time until I've become sufficient enough with coding and Dreamweaver) and it has been fun and instructional. I've learned some cool things in Photoshop that I didn't know how to do before. Yay me.

I still haven't decided whether of not I want to use frames, but I do like them.

Please do!

Feel free to do a copy and paste for ANY coding you think may be useful. Just be sure and include what the coding does, of course.