Product Description

Whether you’re in the preliminary stages of planning a site or you’re looking to improve the look of an existing site, this reference book covers it all. Now updated with the latest site tools, design techniques, and commerce options, this new edition of the bestseller offers a solid framework for building a Web site from scratch. Packed with all the essentials to help make your site the best it can be, this resource goes beyond just basic design and page building to show you how to incorporate both of those elements into a successful site.

Veteran author David Crowder spills the secrets to planning and creating an effective site from the ground up. You’ll decipher ways to transform a bunch of seemingly random web pages into a coherent web site and you’ll discover myriad ways to make your site look and sound amazing.

This updated third edition features content on designing with CSS, using the latest version of Dreamweaver, and applying Web analytics and promotion techniques. In addition, the book covers topics such as:

• Keeping a site fresh and exciting
• Designing a look that appeals to your intended audience
• Determining your Web page structure
• Incorporating color, images, graphics, music, and video
• Merging CSS and HTML
• Planning usable navigation
• Providing guestbooks and message boards
• Designing for e–commerce
• Getting set up with PayPal, Google Checkout, E–cash, etc.

The accompanying CD–ROM provides trial versions of software that is used in the book as well as sample templates and graphics for Web building. Once you start referring to Building a Web Site For Dummies, 3^rd Edition, you’ll wonder how you ever existed without this invaluable information!

Note: CD–ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #135720 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 408 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
If you are just getting your feet wet in Web site construction, the first big hurdle is figuring out where to start. Building a Web Site for Dummies lightens things up with humour and makes the challenge of building a site far less daunting.

This book doesn't zoom you right into coding HTML--though it covers the markup language quite well. Instead, it offers a much higher level look at site design by examining the general questions of navigation principles, affiliates possibilities, building communications with your users, and other wide-ranging topics. For this reason, the book covers a lot of ground and offers a broad perspective on site design that transcends simple page coding.

A couple of the more useful sections on Web site tools and e-commerce cover useful utilities like NetMechanic, Statbot and Spinwave. The chapter on e-commerce helps you get to know the ropes of selling stuff online and points you to online malls, fulfilment services, and currency converters.

The companion CD-ROM contains evaluation versions of useful tools like Paint Shop Pro, HomeSite 4.5, Fireworks, Dreamweaver and Statbot. You won't find all the knowledge you seek to become a Web site guru in this book, but you will gain perspective and learn tons of useful tips and tricks. --Stephen W. Plain

From the Back Cover
Find out what it takes to create a powerful site

From design to development, here′s how to build a site that attracts visitors

Ready to create a Web site, or spruce up the one you have? Wondering how others put together those knockout sites? This book provides the map forbuilding a site from the ground up. Here′s how to create an attractive design, build your site′s pages, add in e–commerce capabilities, and attract visitors using tried–and–true promotion methods.

• Create an attractive site design

• Build pages with an HTML editor

• Improve your site′s look with CSS

• Share content with RSS feeds

• Get feedback from your visitors

Free trial of Web building software includingSiteSpinner, Site Studio 6 Pro and Site Studio 6 Home, WYSIWYG Web Builder, and CoffeeCup® HTML Editor 2007

Free trial of IrfanView image editing software

A directory of online site building resources

System requirements: See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

About the Author
David A. Crowder has authored or coauthored more than 20 books on subjects ranging from computers to historical mysteries, including popular bestsellers such as Building a Web Site For Dummies and CliffsNotes Getting on the Internet. He was selling hypertext systems back in the days when you had to explain to people what the word meant. He’s been involved in the online community since its inception and is the recipient of several awards for his work, including NetGuide Magazine’s Gold Site Award.
He is the son of a teacher and a college president, and his dedication to spreading knowledge, especially about the computer revolution, goes beyond his writing. He also founded three Internet mailing lists (discussion groups), JavaScript Talk, Java Talk, and Delphi Talk, all of which were sold to Ziff–Davis. One of his most treasured memories is the message he received from an old–timer on one of those lists who said that he had never seen such a free and open exchange of information since the days when computers were built by hobbyists in home workshops.
When he isn’t writing, he spends his time with his wife Angela, wandering through villages in the Andes or frolicking in the Caribbean surf.

Customer Reviews

Not useful for novices
I am a complete novice when it comes to web-design. I saw this book and immediately thought that it would provide a perfect starting point for my attempts at building my own website. I was very wrong, as it assumes that you have a reasonable level of understanding from the outset. It is probably very beneficial for those who want to expand on their knowledge, or to improve their web-designing abilities, offering what seem like useful and informative advanced tips, but for beginners it is far too overwhelming. I'm going to try a more accessible book first, and then come back to this once I'm a web guru.

Rip off
This book should be banned under the Trades Descriptions Act - it is not for dummies. Probably useful if you intend to hire an expert to build the web site for you, otherwise useless.
I only gave it one star so I could give the review, my score is minus 10.
I will not sell it to torture some other poor soul, I will be burning it!
This will teach me to read the reviews!

Too advanced for this Dummie
Being a complete novice but also not able to pay someone else to build my website I opted for the 'well known name' to help me to build my own website. Big mistake - the first few pages state that it is assumed that you already know how to build a website - duh who commissioned this? About as useful as a chocolate teapot.