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[Sebastian Latina Company: North American Power and Gas, LLC Contribution Level: 2]

Hello,

I just started creating a website from scratch. Does anyone know any cool, eye popping, html codes to use on a website? I'm new to creating websites strait from code so I'll actually accept any general tips/hints/etc. I actually think that this kind of stuff is fun, never thought I would.

[Kerry Thomas Contribution Level: 2]

Hello,

I just started creating a website from scratch. Does anyone know any cool, eye popping, html codes to use on a website? I'm new to creating websites strait from code so I'll actually accept any general tips/hints/etc. I actually think that this kind of stuff is fun, never thought I would.

Hello Sebastian, HTML is a must learn, but most of the fun stuff is done with the scripting languages I list below.

Check out this site: http://www.w3schools.com/

You can learn CSS,javascript,Jquery, and Ajax to do some fancy stuff with your site. Just remember that some of these will not be SEO friendly. Also don't go overboard with too much going on with a site you are trying to use for business.

You can experiment and play around with all sorts of neat effects, etc. while you are learning. The link I gave you has a "try it yourself" editor to help you learn. Good Luck, Kerry

[Sebastian Latina Company: North American Power and Gas, LLC Contribution Level: 2]

Thanks Kerry for the response. I will check out that site.

[Juanita Waterman Company: Empower Network, LLC Contribution Level: 9]

Take a look at the Globe on my Blog click on it you can get a HTML code for that it is Super cool. http://JuanitaWatermancoach.com

[Mehak Naheem Company: YourNetBiz Contribution Level: 3]

hey Sebastian,
great to hear you're having fun setting up your site. Yes creating a site is a lot more fun and easier than people assume than at first. Here is a link to a 30 day free trial to an auto responder service
http://tinyurl.com/3yrmoca
You'll need this to keep in touch with followers. You can set up your messages and web form by copying in the html code to your site. I think it also gives you java too. I would highly recommend this tool as it's used by many marketers and advertising companies worldwide.

All the best

[Aaron Bennett Contribution Level: 2]

Hey Sebastian,

HTML is certainly a "must know" for developing a site that functions. However, when it comes to the look and feel, Kerry is absolutely right...

I would suggest a little reading material (If you enjoy learning while doing)...

1. Any basic "HTML" book - any "For Dummies" reference would be a good way to go. Don't need to get carried away with the thick stuff, just learn the basics as other things you will pick up over time through Q&A in online forums...

2. Rachel Andrew and Dan Shafer wrote a book that works as a very nice "design" reference, called "HTML Utopia: Designing without tables using CSS". It is important to understand at least these two languages. They are not difficult and fun to learn, but they keep you out of a "LOT" of trouble by making mistakes that will hurt your websites performance in a variety of different ways...It will also help you to understand how to fix mistakes when they occur. As you are learning, you can waste literally hours, or even days, finding the answer to the most simple problems, and these types of reference books keep you from running into that problem...This was one of the better ones, as was explained well, and easy to learn while doing, which is something I prefer.

3. Then, feel free to get into scripting, if that is something you like or find plugins that are already completed that you can just copy and paste into your site, and knowing the above stuff, you will know what to do and where to place them. It takes a little time, but no reason why you can't use the skills you are learning to build a stellar site.

4. Finally, I would suggest "WYSIWYG" (what you see is what you get most of the time) software. That is software that "tries" to show you what you are getting as you design it. I prefer "Dreamweaver" by Adobe. It is salty, but a solid platform with a lot of training available. It also has plugins that are already designed that will do some of the cool things you are looking for.

There are a lot of other directions you can go, but this will give you a solid foundation, and you will probably find that learning this stuff methodically, will likely take much less time and frustration then learning bits and pieces here and there...But to each his own when it comes to learning new stuff...

Have fun, and hope this helps!