Description

 Building a Web Site For Dummies, 4th Edition[h33t][mkrandow]









Publisher: For Dummies | 2010 | PDF | 360 pages | ISBN: 0470560932 | 








If you're just getting your feet wet in Web site construction, the first big hurdle is figuring out where to start. Building a Web Site for Dummies lightens things up with humor and makes the challenge of building a site far less daunting.


This book doesn't zoom you right into coding HTML, although it covers the markup language quite well. Instead, it offers a much higher-level look at site design by examining the general questions of navigation principles, affiliation possibilities, building communications with your users, and other wide-ranging topics. For this reason, the book covers a lot of ground and offers a broad perspective on site design that transcends simple page coding.





A couple of the more useful sections on Web site tools and e-commerce cover useful utilities, such as NetMechanic, Statbot, and Spinwave. The chapter on e-commerce helps you get to know the ropes of selling stuff online, and points you to online malls, fulfillment services, and currency converters.





The companion CD-ROM contains evaluation versions of useful tools, such as Paint Shop Pro, HomeSite 4.5, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver. You won't find all of the knowledge that you seek to become a Web site guru in this book, but you will gain perspective and learn tons of useful tips and tricks. --Stephen W. Plain





Topics covered:





- Designing a Web site plan


- Web page construction 101


- Using scripts and applets


- Site navigation


- Graphics handling


- Multimedia


- Site tuning


- Using content providers


- Message boards


- E-commerce


- Affiliates programs


- Publicity