Getting StartED Building Websites [Paperback]

Alexander Dawson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1430225173 | ISBN-13: 978-1430225171 | Publication Date: December 17, 2009 | Edition: 1st Edition.

The whole world wants to build web sites. This key book in the Getting StartED series takes people with no knowledge of web design and teaches them the basics the friendly, friends of ED way. Rather than setting out to be a language reference or a strict set of guidelines like so many other web design books, Getting StartED Building Websites gives readers the wider picture, including important topics such as web hosting, search engine optimization, and CSS styling alongside the basics of HTML.

The chapters are divided into the most common questions, so you’ll find headings like "What kind of website should I make", "What about web hosting", and "How do I write good articles". It’s this broad base approach that sets it apart from most beginner books that just focus down on one small topic.

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About the Author

Alexander Dawson is a 25 year old freelance website designer / consultant based in the UK who specializes in web standards, accessibility, usability engineering and UX design. With self-taught experience in software development and producing simple but elegant websites through HTML and CSS, he spends his days (when not working on projects either privately or publically) absorbing the vast amounts of knowledge in books, media and the Internet relating to the fast paced industry of web design. His aim in life is to be able to share his knowledge with the world so that others who follow the same path as he once stepped can be there at the front lines and not feel intimidated by the constant flow of new technology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1st Edition. edition (December 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430225173
• ISBN-13: 978-1430225171
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,001,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alexander Dawson is an award winning, self-taught, freelance web professional, writer, published author and recreational software developer from Brighton (UK). With more than 10 years of industry experience he spends his days running his consultancy firm (HiTechy), writing professionally about web design and giving his free time to assist others in the field.

In recent years, Alexander has become an established web writer providing articles for some of the industry's most respected sites including Smashing Magazine, Six Revisions and SitePoint (where he regularly assists others through their popular forums). In addition, as a member of the Guild of Accessible Web Designers he actively promotes and advocates the benefits of a good user-experience and web standards. When Alexander isn't coding or writing about design and development, he enjoys a game of tennis (or chess) and watching movies.

Homepage: http://www.hitechy.com/
Twitter: @AlexDawsonUK

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the novice website builder, January 2, 2011

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D. HANLEY (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getting StartED Building Websites (Paperback)

This is a very good book for the price. It has a lot of typos, but for the price, I can look past those. The book is very well laid out and gives some good examples, taking you through a very logical process. Some things are a bit over discussed but all in all, I would recommend this book for the novice website builder. Note: This book does not have ALL the answers and there are many things that are much more complicated in building websites than this book gets into. But if you want the basics to logically building a website from scratch, this book is a great start for the price.

5.0 out of 5 stars Build your first website, September 13, 2010

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Eric Borm (Morton Grove, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting StartED Building Websites (Paperback)

So you want to build a website? If you haven't done it before, you might be surprised how much you need to know to put all of the pieces together. That's where this book comes in. "Getting Started Building Websites" is a one-stop-shop for the full range of skills, terminology and issues you'll face when building your first site. For your particular project, you may require more detail than this book provides on certain topics. But, you'll be approaching your project with a clear idea of what you need to do as well as the confidence there are no major "gotchas" waiting in the wings. In summary - if you want to build your first website with confidence, start here.