Website development: A beginner’s guide

By: kath panambo | Posted: 15th August 2009

I have a blog, like the other millions of people who own one. Yet unlike other blogs, mine is quite boring. It has nothing on it but a few pictures and texts. I wanted to customize it, make it more viewer-friendly but I am construed by my lack of knowledge in website development. Something happened along the way, my blog which I earlier thought to be boring and quite humble, had lots of followers. It turned out that my friends spread around my post to their own circle which was then shared to others, etc. I am now receiving feedbacks from people I barely knew saying that they liked my entry and I should continue my writing. That experience was both overwhelming and pleasant. Armed with greater confidence, I tried to explore and learn about website development to make my blog and possibly future ones better. 

I have discovered that there is a wealth of development tools, platforms and system available that can easily be harnessed for free by web developers. Example of which include LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP). Also, one can commission particular web developers to create websites that are greatly suited to ones needs. There is no need to search in far off places; there are many talented web developers in your own neighborhood. Hiring professional web developers ensures that that your website will be handled properly. You might also want to consider having a website for your company or business. Website development enables for the product and service optimization. Information is more effectively dispersed through this mechanism. 

For those who are personally into website development, they need to be acquainted in using development software in the setting up websites. The most prominent website development software are WebDev, Adobe Dreamweaver or Microsoft Expression Studio. Through the following software, one may be able to set up a website in just a few minutes. Knowledge about HTML, cascading style sheets, javascripts and other programming languages is also highly important. Though one can still be able to set up websites without much familiarity with these programming languages, they are greatly needed to bring about professional results. There are some sites that offer tutorial lessons for those who are greatly interested in website development. Certain concerns and inquiries on the subject are addressed in various website development forums and discussions. Topics ranging from creativity, CSS in various languages, html-web tools and other services are provided in special websites. 

One only needs to realize that anyone can set up websites given the proper tools, programs and generous dose of creativity. Aspiring web developers should also be patient and passionate about their craft. Unless they really allocate significant amounts of their time to the development of websites, they cannot create worthwhile sites that visitors will love. 

Don Varner
www.WebsiteDevelopment.org
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