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The Basic Tools For Creating Your Own Website
by Mark Kostner
Setting about creating a website can seem a daunting task. What the average first time developer needs to know is what the fundamental tools are for getting started. There are two different routes you can take to make a website. You can either use a free online content management system to set up the basics for you or start from scratch. This article will show you the pros and disadvantages of both.
The first tool youll need is a web development program to code your webpages. Kompozer and Dreamweaver are both examples of this software. Kompozer is free to download online while Dreamweaver will set you back $300 - $400. Without a huge amount of knowledge of coding these applications will allow you to put together different pages of your site. These applications come with a lot of tools and wizards which will create the code for you. Dreamweaver has a lot of documentation to back it up. If youre ever stuck you wont have to look far for a Dreamweaver tutorial. However it is a steep price and Kompozer will also provide you will the relevant tools to make a website.
A second requirement when you need to make a website from scratch is image manipulation software. Photoshop and GIMP are two examples of these. Once again, one is free while the latest version of Photoshop will cost you around $700. Photoshop contains a whole bunch of tools for in depth image manipulation. Although GIMP is certainly the cheaper choice if you just need some basic shapes or text. It should provide you with all the tools you need for creating images for your site.
So youve now got the tools to code and create images for your site. However if this all looks a bit too much work then it might be worth looking into setting up your site using a prebuilt content management system. Two examples are Wordpress and Joomla. They both start you off with basic templates that you can then manipulate to suit your needs.
Before deciding between Joomla and Wordpress you need to consider your sites purpose. If youre looking to start a blog then Wordpress will definitely be the option for you. Once installed, its admin section enables you to create posts quickly and easily. [It also has a [great|wide] selection of plugins you can easily install allowing your [visitors|readers] to quickly bookmark posts or track the amount of visitors to your site.~Wordpress also gives you [a whole host|wide range] of plugins for monitoring and changing various [things on|parts of] your site.} Quickly adding widgets is also useful. With the touch of a button you can add a calendar to your page or display your twitter messages.
Wordpress is a great blogging tool but not everyone wants a blog. If your looking to set up a website for an organization it might be worth looking into Joomla. It can be used to convey all kinds of information, more than just posts. It comes with all kinds of features to help you install things such as communication tools and ecommerce systems into your site.
Both Joomla and Wordpress are valuable tools for speedy web development They have their drawbacks though. Without in depth coding knowledge you will struggle to deviate too far from their preset templates. Starting your site from scratch means you can build it in anyway you see fit but will always be more time consuming. All these options need to be considered when deciding to make a website.
About the Author
Mark Kostner has been building websites since 2004 and runs http://www.dreamweavermadesimple.com, the most successful dreamweaver tutorial and web development course for beginners on the net teaching everday people how to make a website with Dreamweaver
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