Web Design Made Simple — Great Tools to Get You Started
It’s not true anymore that a novice web surfer can’t build their own site or get their own space online. Social networking media has made that possible, of course, but you don’t have to limit yourself to Myspace, Facebook or Xanga anymore. There are hundreds of tools that can help you build a home in Cyberland, and most of them are aimed at helping the amateur web designer create beautiful, dynamic spaces on the Internet.
From web design templates to web application creators, there are dozens of sites available online to get you started in building that web site you’ve been thinking about. Most of them are little to no cost, and they are easy to use.
SiteKreator is an easy-to-use beginner’s tool for creating, building and hosting your own web site. With different plans that range from $0-39.95 a month, you have a variety of options to choose from . The site is comprehensive in that it explains each plan carefully, indicating what’s included with each package, and it offers various levels of tech support, going from email help to a 24/7 customer service hotline. The hosting is reliable and the designs are slick and easy to get around. You get 6 different templates with the free account which, for a novice web designer should be plenty of choices. But you can always have more if you want.
Weebox is an awesome — I repeat, AWESOME — Flash-based web site creator that allows you to just drag and drop what you’d like to have on your page. I love Flash because it makes everything look so cool and interesting, and it adds a professional finish to your site that you just can’t get with HTML editors, in my opinion. Of course, for a beginner, the Flash-based editor might be a little confusing, but it is definitely worth taking a look at if you’re into some of the more interesting aspects of web design. The only drawback is that you have to host your page with them, but that’s a good option anyway (and a much easier one) if you’re new at this web publishing thing. Great site for Flash sites!
Formspring is a cool little site that allows you to create forms online to post onto your website. This is a great one for business sites or sites that would like to get feedback from their visitors. You see forms used in many ways all throughout the Internet, and now you can use them too. It shows you step-by-step how to create the form, and then it shows you how to post it onto your own site. Simple enough!
Many people don’t realize that just because you build a web site one way, that doesn’t mean that it will look the same way in all web browsers. What looks one way in Internet Explorer, for example, may look totally different in Firefox or Netscape. Enter Browsershots, a simple, easy-does-it web site that allows you to enter your web page address and gives you screenshots of how your web design will look in pretty much every browser available out there. It’s simple to use, and easy to access, and there’s no complications to it. Just plug in your URL and check it out. This is one you need to bookmark, if nothing else, to see how cool your site looks in different vehicles.
There are so many other tools that you can check out! Mashable has done a great job of putting together a pretty good web design toolbox for users to partake in. You can check out the links right here!
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Flash websites are good as visuals..but I think they are not visible to search engines?