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Poor Richard's Web Site

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The Bottom Line
This book is for the person who knows nothing about Web design or the person who wants to learn to do it the right way. Everything is discusses that you need to know to create great Web sites.
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Pros
  • learn about different internet connections
  • find out how to get your own domain name
  • make your site interactive and fun
Cons
  • not an html book (although it is discussed)
  • not for the advanced web designer
Description
  • Take your Web pages to a new level with the tips included in this book.
  • Learn everything from the basics to forms and how to make your site interactive.
  • So much information you may want to keep it handy whenever you are working on your site.
Guide Review - Poor Richard's Web Site
Start to Finish

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.

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