Think you have to be a technical wizard to build a great web site? Think again. If you want to create an engaging web site, this thoroughly revised, completely updated edition of Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual demystifies the process and provides tools, techniques, and expert guidance for developing a professional and reliable web presence. Whether you want to build a personal web site, an e-commerce site, a blog, or a web site for a specific occasion or promotion, this book gives you detailed instructions and clear-headed advice for:

• Everything from planning to launching. From picking and buying a domain name, choosing a Web hosting firm, building your site, and uploading the files to a web server, this book teaches you the nitty-gritty of creating your home on the Web.

• Ready-to-use building blocks. Creating your own web site doesn't mean you have to build everything from scratch. You'll learn how to incorporate loads of pre-built and freely available tools like interactive menus, PayPal shopping carts, Google ads, and Google Analytics.

• The modern Web. Today's best looking sites use powerful tools like Cascading Style Sheets (for sophisticated page layout), JavaScript (for rollover buttons and cascading menus), and video. This book doesn't treat these topics as fancy frills. From step one, you'll learn easy ways to create a powerful site with these tools.

• Blogs. Learn the basics behind the Web's most popular form of self-expression. And take a step-by-step tour through Blogger, the Google-run blogging service that will have you blogging before you close this book.

This isn't just another dry, uninspired book on how to create a web site. Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual is a witty and intelligent guide you need to make your ideas and vision a web reality.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 39 Ratings

Great resource but beware of sites recommended within the pages - 2009-10-27
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What's GOOD: A must have for any beginning web site developer. I continue to find this book an excellent resource as I develop my website.

What's BAD: Beware of sources/websites within the book. I did a lot of additional research on hosting solutions as recommended in the book and initially went with aplus.net (who is featured in the book also). After working on my site and looking at some other features I wanted to take advantage of, I canceled the aplus.net hosting solution and went with another provider. Needless to say, it has been 25+ days since the cancellation and aplus.net has not processed the refund (it's still "pending"). Shame on the author and publisher for including references to a company with such POOR business practices.

In plain english - great for newbies - 2010-01-19
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As a novice when it comes to creating and designing a website, I found this book (along with Dreamweaver CS3) a great resource. While it does include the technical details, I wasn't left feeling completely inept for not knowing all the jargon. I would recommend highly to someone just beginning the process of building their own website.

Missing Manual is informative - 2009-12-09
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The book is in good condition for a used library book and shipped quickly. I should have looked at the copyright because it's a bit out of date, but for my purposes, I don't think it will matter. This is my first "Missing Manual" series book, and I would definitely try another topic in the series.

Creating Websites - 2009-11-30
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This book is great for beginners and novices to learn the fundamentals of Web Design along with enough bells and whistles to keep you learning for a long time. I'm not completely ignorant of programming but think even a total beginner would be comfortable using this book

Great! - 2009-10-05
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Bought this book for a coding class (learning HTML and CSS) and its great! very informative, easy to follow. I'll definitely keep it as a reference after the semester is over.

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