A Note to Webpage Builders -- from DeeDeeQ

In this age of html editor programs like Front Page Express and quick page options on sites like Tripod, you no longer need to know HTML in order to have your own webpage. In fact I use FrontPage all the time -- you didn't REALLY think I sit here programming everything from scratch, did you? :) That would be a big waste of my time, and yours too. But if you are interested in learning about what's really making your page look like it does, then these pages are for you, too.

I hear someone out there saying, "But if I have FrontPage, what do I need to read this stuff for?" And technically, you don't. You can go along your merry way without ever knowing one scrap of html. But since html IS what makes pages look the way they do, knowing more about how it works is always helpful, I think.

When I was first learning html, I learned many tips, but here are a few that stand out in my memory:

• If you see something on a webpage you like, look at their html source. There are several ways to do this, depending on your browser. On IE, you right-click and choose "view source". A notepad pops up and gives you the html code for that page. Save it, look at it, compare it to what's on the webpage.
• Email the webster (I prefer it to "webmaster/mistress") of that page and ask how they did it. Many will actually respond.
• There are plenty sites on the web that offer html tips, background art and other goodies for websters-in-training. Bookmark a good search engine page and use it a lot.
• Get a guestbook and sign other people's. That brings you a lot more traffic, especially at first.

If these pages don't answer your questions feel free to email either me or wabbit and we'll try to help!

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