Build Your Own Web Site [Illustrated] [Paperback]

David Karlins (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072229535 | ISBN-13: 978-0072229530 | Publication Date: May 1, 2003 | Edition: 1

Go high tech at low cost with this easy-to-understand, yet thorough, guide to building a Web site, regardless of your experience level. Learn from more than 200 screen shots and illustrations, produce a professional-quality Web site using a variety of page design tools, then keep your Web site functioning and up-to-date.

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From the Back Cover

Stop dreaming and start building that Web site! This one-stop resource demystifies the process, showing you step-by-step how to plan for, construct, and publish your own Web site. Connect to a remote server, get a domain name, and gather content. Then, construct pages using a variety of tools. Learn to use pictures and graphics, format text, create links and animation, take advantage of interactivity, and input forms. Build Your Own Web Site is a complete and illustrated step-by-step guide to the skills, tools, and accessories you'll need to produce professional-level Web sites in no time.

• Establish a domain name and secure server space
• Determine which Web site building tools work best for your needs
• Use Dreamweaver, FrontPage, GeoCities, and other Web site authoring tools
• Prepare text and photos for the Web
• Create graphics, animation, sound, and other exciting Web features
• Enhance your site with interactive search boxes and input forms
• Use link-testing tools, hit counters, and online mail list managers
• Increase traffic by working with search engines

About the Author

David Karlins (Berkeley, CA) is an author, Web designer, and teacher who creates Web sites for theaters, concerts, production studios, non-profits, and other clients. He teaches Web design at San Francisco State University’s Multimedia Studies Program. Karlins is co-author (with David Elderbrock) of FrontPage 2002 Bible, which has sold over 110,000 copies in the past two editions. His other books include Teach Yourself FrontPage in a Week (over 25,000 copies sold).

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072229535
• ISBN-13: 978-0072229530
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,346,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely helpful book, March 31, 2003

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Andria Strickley (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Build Your Own Web Site (Paperback)

I spent hours scouring the shelves for a book like
this, but could never find one-- until now. Build Your Own Web Site offers exactly the kind of step-by-step instruction non-techies need to put together a successful site, start to finish. Most web design books assume too much knowledge on the part of their readers. This one offers practical, easy-to-understand advice on issues such as how to obtain a domain name-- and other topics that can strike fear into the hearts of computer phobes. Wondering whether you need to learn HTML? Or what the heck a web-safe color is, anyway? It's all here in David Karlins' wonderfully straightforward book.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very well organized book, March 29, 2003

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"[e-mail]" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Build Your Own Web Site (Paperback)

Build Your Own Web Site has something for everyone. This is an impressive book in that it completely demystifies the process of building a web site from A to Z. There are few books that truly begin at the beginning and discuss a wide variety of web tools; this makes web design accessible to everyone. It also simplifies the process for those who want to spend most of their time focusing on core competencies, rather that fighting through the labyrinth of developing and maintaining a web site. With a minimum of confusion, a novice can navigate the necessary steps required to build and maintain a presence on the web. In addition, independent web contractors will find this a useful guide since different companies often use the various web tools presented in this book and require their contractors to do the same. I was very impressed with the amount of knowledge packed into one volume. It is well written, well organized and very approachable. I will keep this book on the shelf as a personal reference, and I will recommend it to my students.
Shelwyn Corrigan, web designer and instructor at the University of San Francisco, College of Arts and Sciences

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Swiss Army Knife" of books, April 6, 2003

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Rodney Fite (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Build Your Own Web Site (Paperback)

This is the first book I've seen that recognizes that there is more to creating a web site than knowing a specific web development program.

It explains in easy to understand terms, all of the steps necessary to do your web site...from start to finish.

This is the perfect book for an individual or a small business that wants to create their own web site.