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The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is
the son of his own works.
Website TemplatesIf you're really ambitious, you can design your own web site
from scratch.
A good, beginner's tutorial in HTML will be invaluable. Here are two simple learner-friendly tutorials to choose from: Open up a fresh page in your text editor and build along with the lesson and you will learn more quickly. Once you've created a sampler and you know how the various codes work in your browser, start working on your website. Try saving a Word document in HTML format, "view source" code and change the codes to try various effects.
Browse the web looking for clipart, buttons and fonts to decorate your site with the tutorials cover how to save these for your own use. (There are links throughout Captainslacko.com to start with.) For a handy list of the most common codes visit Web-Source for a comprehensive reference chart. Check out other websites source codes by clicking on View/Source and see how they've executed the design tricks you'd like for your own site. The basic elements should be easy to identify, copy and paste unless the webmaster has cloaked the source code. Also of vital importance of search engine optimization. This is a major aspect of web design and you need to know about it if you want people to actually find you among the countless websites on the net. Take time to visit SEO sites such as Highrankings.com and learn from their search engine smarts.
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KEYWORDS To know what keywords are most used by people looking for your type of site checkWordTracker.com which has an unlimited free trial version that will help you. This tool determines the best keywords for inclusion in meta tag titles and descriptions. To Optimize your website for better search engine placement and lots of other assistance visit SubmitCorner.
TAGS, TAGS & META TAGS.
Most Search engines are META Tag search engine. This means your site will NOT be added to their database unless your webpage has TITLE and META DESCRIPTION tags. To automatically generate these tags for your site (at no cost) and learn more about search engine optimization, visit SubmitExpress , SubmitPlus or NetMechanic. Keep it simple and free of high-tech wizardry and complex scripts, at least initially, better that it works, it informs, it sells and it looks pretty good. It’s not only web designers who can make websites, there's nothing stopping you. Web designers were beginners one time too. For a FREE content analysis of your site, visit: TheWriteContent.com. TheWriteContent.com delivers action-inspiring web content, sales letters, newsletters, press releases and more. Editing/proofreading also available. Graphics EditorsOnline graphics editors usually easier to use than software.
You can quickly crop your graphics or add text to them and have
them done in a few minutes. Javascript is very easy because it usually only requires that
you cut and paste the script into your site. Javascript can be used
to create mail forms, tickers, annoying popups, and more... Cgi scripts perform more complex operations. They can be used for
anything from members areas to classifieds, message boards and
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Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you,
and in the end you are sure to succeed.             
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