This is not a book on HTML, although it is discussed briefly, this is a book about how to get your site on the World Wide Web including information on where to host it, how to design it, and how to make it work properly. You will also learn how to get your domain name registered and how you can sell your stuff and take orders right from your site.
First it explains to you the different types of Internet connections so you can decide how you want to get online. It also discusses what you will need to get started right down to needing a computer and a modem. It briefly goes over the different email programs you can use and different programs that will help you get online, design a page and send the page to the server where you will be placing your site.
Next you will learn about the ways you can have your site hosted so other people can view it. There are several different ways and lots of different hosting companies. The hardest part is finding the one that is right for you. If you want to have your own domain name you can do that too. Here you will learn how to go about doing it and how to choose the right name for your site.
Then it gets into the designing itself. You will learn about basic HTML, Web authoring tools, and how to create your site effectively. This means learning how to create your site so that the people you are targeting as your audience will love it and want to see more. Should you use pictures, should you use sound and should you use animation are some of the questions that are answered here with explanations of why some things work on some sites and not on others.
After you have learned all this you will be wondering how you can make your site more interactive. If you want your readers to be able to communicate with you then you will need some things added to your site. Learn to create forms, discussion board, chat rooms, hold contests, allow them to add their own links and much more.
There is so much information in this book that I cannot even begin to tell you what you will find. I can tell you that this book will not only help you design a site but will help you design a fantastic site, get it online and make people come again and again. A must have for beginners and the more advanced designer alike. Everyone will find tons of useful information here.