Build a professional website: Part 1

This is part one of a quick series of instructables that will take you from basic codes such as how to make bold text to advanced CSS and dynamic code.

The cheat sheet for the code can be found in this instructable: Basic HTML code.

Okay, lets get started on the foundation!

Table of Contents:

Basic HTML code cheat sheet
Build a professional website: Part 1
Build a professional website: Part 2
Build a professional website: Part 3 CSS

Step 1 An Idea

It all begins with an Idea! Before you can start coding, you need to plan out your strategy. Start visiting other like minded sites. Don't look at the arrangement and leave. Look at the content, simplicity and use to the viewer. What can you offer or change to that site to make it better?

Now I am not saying go and steal someone else's page. What I am saying is Research, Research and Research! If you do find a page that you really like ( let's keep it real here, it happens) and decide to use someone else's hard work then make sure you change it enough to not be a mirror web site! Hold on, hold on! I know what you are thinking ...I do not condone any type of piracy! DON'T DO IT! I do however, accept that a large percentage of the internet content is "RECYCLED" in large part with thanks to Google. If you see something you like, learn to do it yourself instead of copying code ( hopefully, that is why you are here) from another page and publishing it.

Comments

[shoyru_master_11]

please answer the following question:
http://www.instructables.com/answers/Is-there-any-HTML-30-software-editors-that-work-c/

[drmjj55]

you could use notepad++....... just an idea

[htmlinc]

 Yep, and a good idea!

[fwjs28]

very good series....just one thing, can't you just combine them all into one?

[htmlinc]

I could and probably should have but I did it this way to keep it from being too long and to allow people to pick up where they need without being overwhelmed with un-needed information. I appreciate the comment.

[fwjs28]

ahh....i see