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This instructable will show you how to make your very own website, completely from scratch without learning virtually any html, and completely free, although some skill in a paint program is needed, but if you don't have that skill you can search the internet for what your going to do in paint pre-made.
the list of things needed.
Next is something that i really like it's a HTML editor, which is. you guessed it Free ware. this is what makes it so you dont have to learn html. but if you want to do the coding you can do that in this program to. NVU
Got all that, Good now where ready to take the step into the world of the interweb.
the list of things needed.
- Internet access (chances are if your reading this you've got this one)
- A paint program
- About an hour of time (even shorter depending on your skill)
- And a few downloads which of course are free ware.
Next is something that i really like it's a HTML editor, which is. you guessed it Free ware. this is what makes it so you dont have to learn html. but if you want to do the coding you can do that in this program to. NVU
Got all that, Good now where ready to take the step into the world of the interweb.
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Signing UpStep 1Making the pictures
This is the step where you make all the pictures for your site, of course you'll have to have a name for your site by this stage.
A tried and true method is to make a 1000x600 picture make everything your site will be, take the instructables site for example all it really is is a banner at the top, the orange bar with the buttons, and a few menu bars.
Just make the entire thing as a single image (just leave out the content area, i.e. where the text is on the middle page, just leave that spot blank) and don't make a background,just fill the background with a solid color that goes well with your page.
I'm not going to tell you paint tips or anything you can look at that on your own. once you have what you want your main page to look like. once your done. cut and paste everything that can be clicked, including the banner and buttons individually into a new window, and save it separately make sure to save them as a .png, look at the pictures for an example of mine. The point here is to separate everything so you can code it.
A tried and true method is to make a 1000x600 picture make everything your site will be, take the instructables site for example all it really is is a banner at the top, the orange bar with the buttons, and a few menu bars.
Just make the entire thing as a single image (just leave out the content area, i.e. where the text is on the middle page, just leave that spot blank) and don't make a background,just fill the background with a solid color that goes well with your page.
I'm not going to tell you paint tips or anything you can look at that on your own. once you have what you want your main page to look like. once your done. cut and paste everything that can be clicked, including the banner and buttons individually into a new window, and save it separately make sure to save them as a .png, look at the pictures for an example of mine. The point here is to separate everything so you can code it.
- Another hint is to make a new folder to save them in, not needed but for organization.
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Step 1 is essentially "make some images"
Sept 2 amounts to "use software"
Step 3 mostly says "get an account with freewebs
Step 4 (I don't really know)
It isn't hard to do, but this Instructable doesn't make it much easier than finding out for one's self.
It would be good to explain a bit about the structure of a site, and what the software is doing, also a mention of domain reistration (yours was free, yes?)
And for the benefit of others: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.tk
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*as an optional step if you got a name that was taken and had to put a 2 into your name go to here and register the name you want. even if it's taken on freewebs chances are it isn't taken here. <that takes you to the dot.tk page
and the fourth step is kinda hard to understand unless you register at freewebs and look at the menu while reading what i typed.
also i didn't mean this when i made it to show what was happening, when i was in like 7th grade, and i was trying to figure out how to make my first website. i didn't care how it worked i was content just having a website.