Work at Home Internet Marketing Business

If you are considering building a web site all by yourself, you will definitely want to take a close look at HTML editors. Everyone knows that one can edit HTML with a simple tool like Notepad, however a more sophisticated editor is the secret to productivity. Some editors are as easy to use as a word processor and one can design and build a web page with little knowledge of HTML. You can start working while you learn.

• NoteTab (http://www.notetab.com): Notepad on steroids. It has a “light” free version and a pro one, very affordable.
• Nvu (http://www.Nvu.com/): Free, what you see is what you get and some great features as templates or file management via FTP, for instance. Anyone can create and manage a website with this free tool; even if those with no technical expertise and HTML illiterate.
• Dreamweaver (www.Adobe.com/products/Dreamweaver or www.Dreamweaver.com): Intuitive and easy to use. This is the preferred tool for most professionals. It has a free trial anyone can build many web pages during that period- and it is likely you will like it. If your are serious about building web sites, you will be willing to spend some money to get the full version with all its additional features.

A different concept that building a site one page at a time are blogs and Content Management Systems that let you build dynamic sites. You would not need them for a simple sales mini site, nevertheless, some are free and so easy to install that it is an option worth exploring. We will explore this in the near future.

If you are looking for great tools and information on simple, effective web design, check these sites:

• At SitePoint you will find great tips on good design practices, design principles, usability and how to use software, just jump to http://www.Sitepoint.com/ and explore.
• Builder.com will show you not only technical tricks but groups of like minded developers: http://Builder.com/, take it a bit at a time.
• Useit.com is all about usability -how visitors are going to use your web site- and it is important your site is “usable” or visitors will go before you can click your mouse, see http://www.Useit.com/ for inspiration.

Before writing any code, learn about good design practices and usability. Search engines and visitors will love it and reward your site with many repeat visits.

There are, besides, more things to plan. A small web site may be just HTML coded, however, if you are planning a site with a large number of pages, a dynamic -based on a database- site might be much more easier to maintain and update on the long run.

Do you code everything yourself or use a platform? There are some free blog systems , such as Wordpress, or conten management systems, CMS for shorts, such as Joomla or Drupal that you could use as a base.

If you are thinking of an Internet business and building a website, learning basic HTML is a first step that will save you many hours of frustration later. Start from day one, whatever activity you do online, understanding HTML is really a plus.

Although it is true there is software you can use to build a site without needing to know any code at all, it’’s actually helpful if you at least understand the basics of HTML.

here are some good free HTML tutorials online, better than when we started, check out these sites other Internet enthusiast have recommended:

• http://www.Davesite.com/webstation/html
• http://www.HTMLgoodies.com
• http://www.PageTutor.com
• http://www.WebReference.com/html/tutorials/
• http://www.w3schools.com

Understanding and being able to deal with basic HTML code makes you independent.