| The world of web design is a huge and frightening | | | | your own domain name. The most popular blogging |
| space. There are literally hundreds of tools at your | | | | software in the world is Wordpress and it is free. It |
| disposal and you also have the world's largest point | | | | can be a little tricky setting it up and installing it but it |
| of reference. The Internet itself. | | | | is very simple. |
| If you are starting to get into web design, you might | | | | If you are going to build a site for a product or |
| not know where to begin. Where you should start is | | | | service then you can still use a blogging platform or |
| really dependent upon what you are trying to | | | | you could learn, CSS, HTML, and a programming |
| accomplish. Do you want to build a web site for a | | | | language like PHP and your good to go. I would |
| product or for a service? Do you just want to blog? | | | | recommend a WYSIWIG editor. This is simply an |
| If you want to blog, then there are several free | | | | acronym for What You See Is What You Get. Many |
| blogging platforms that require very little set-up and | | | | of these tools are simple and straight forward. These |
| absolutely no knowledge of web design is even | | | | are great for getting your feet wet without having |
| needed to use these platforms. The downside is | | | | to learn any code. Once you get more experience |
| control. With these systems you do not have the | | | | then these tools also offer the ability to edit the raw |
| best control over how your blog is set-up and | | | | code itself and almost all of them will get you up and |
| designed and ultimately if the free blogging service | | | | running with several user friendly tutorials. |
| wants to pull your account then all of your hard work | | | | Plan ahead for your web design projects because |
| goes poof! The alternative is more control and even | | | | you never know how big they may become. |