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Those are some really broad questions there bud. I've been building websites professionally for the last 10 years and learning for the last 14. I never build a

Those are some really broad questions there bud. I've been building websites professionally for the last 10 years and learning for the last 14. I never build a website from "scratch" anymore. I start with Twitter Bootstrap, a previous website, etc... Step 1: learn HTML. You can open any text editor of your choice, start writing some HTML, save it as index.html and open it in a web browser. Done. Add a few more pages and you have a "website" Step 2: get a host. I like 1and1.com - their basic Linux server is super cheap. Based on customer needs now a-days it's a toss between digitalocean.com or rackspace.com based on their needs. Step 3: if you want your website to do more then just present some images and text, you'll need to learn some programming. Javascript is a scripting language - that'll get you some pretty stuff like form submission without page reloading, fading elements in and out, drop down menus (doable in pure css also), etc... For an actual programming language, PHP is widely used; a lot of people like Ruby, Perl, etc... It's a matter of what your needs are and what you get comfortable with. Adding AdSense will be done using Javascript. If you've never built a website, I'd say thats the least of your concerns right now. Good luck. I've been "practicing" web development for 14 years now; it's a constant learning experience.

Disruptx 13y ago
I've seen websites promoting sites where you can just edit templates without ever actually doing the coding yourself, are they worth it if I'm just looking for a simple website presenting a few images and text, and thanks for the quick reply, really appreciate it.
- asselinpaul 13y ago
  You could probably get away with a Tumblr or something like this then: http://www.squarespace.com/stories/#justin-gignac http://www.squarespace.com/stories/#justin-gignac
- lsiunsuex 13y ago
  Those are for sure an option that's available to you. When a customer asks me about sites like those I tell them, if they feel that will accomplish their needs, then by all means, go a head and use them, but those are not the kinds of websites I build. http://beta.p22.com http://beta.p22.com will be going live in a week or 2. This was over 10 months in development for me. You could not build this site with one of those services. I kinda gleaned over one of your points - you said "an online business" - if you intend to take people's credit card information, you must be experienced in how to protect that data. Maybe you should start with wordpress.org - as much as i despise wordpress websites, there are many plugins available that will probably accomplish what you need to do.
  - krapp 13y ago
    wordpress also has a hosted version with a free account option (wordpress.com)
  - Disruptx 13y ago
    Yeah I've seen a few wordpress websites, I'd just like a proper .com that looks professional. I'm thinking I should use those templated websites. Also, i'm going to use a Paypal account as it will be more secure. I've just browsed your site, its brilliant!
- krapp 13y ago
  For just static pages, images and text something like that should be fine. The caveat is, you might end up with your data locked into that service. Make sure, whatever you do choose, it's a service that lets you download and archive your content if need be.

Disruptx 13y ago

I've seen websites promoting sites where you can just edit templates without ever actually doing the coding yourself, are they worth it if I'm just looking for a simple website presenting a few images and text, and thanks for the quick reply, really appreciate it.

asselinpaul 13y ago
You could probably get away with a Tumblr or something like this then: http://www.squarespace.com/stories/#justin-gignac http://www.squarespace.com/stories/#justin-gignac
lsiunsuex 13y ago
Those are for sure an option that's available to you. When a customer asks me about sites like those I tell them, if they feel that will accomplish their needs, then by all means, go a head and use them, but those are not the kinds of websites I build. http://beta.p22.com http://beta.p22.com will be going live in a week or 2. This was over 10 months in development for me. You could not build this site with one of those services. I kinda gleaned over one of your points - you said "an online business" - if you intend to take people's credit card information, you must be experienced in how to protect that data. Maybe you should start with wordpress.org - as much as i despise wordpress websites, there are many plugins available that will probably accomplish what you need to do.
- krapp 13y ago
  wordpress also has a hosted version with a free account option (wordpress.com)
- Disruptx 13y ago
  Yeah I've seen a few wordpress websites, I'd just like a proper .com that looks professional. I'm thinking I should use those templated websites. Also, i'm going to use a Paypal account as it will be more secure. I've just browsed your site, its brilliant!
krapp 13y ago
For just static pages, images and text something like that should be fine. The caveat is, you might end up with your data locked into that service. Make sure, whatever you do choose, it's a service that lets you download and archive your content if need be.