Which website package do I use?

Good application for building web pages.

[Meeka]

Hi, I am newbie and I would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction please. I need a fairly simple website builder in which I can use "Dymanic Product Showcase Creator" code. The EasySite Wizard that I am currently using becomes distorted whenever I insert dynamic code such as Google Adsense, etc. Any suggestions that you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

Meeka, welcome to Webmasterworld.

If you are going to be using Adsense on your website then presumably you have some kind of plan to promote it on the search engines. In most cases you cannot do this effectively using any of these site wizard packages. They are designed to make it easy for for people to create websites and they can do this, but it is often at the expense of making the site search engine unfriendly. You need full control over the underlying code to promote your site properly.

You don't need to be a programmer to do this. Site building software like Dreamweaver let's you do this but there is still a learning curve involved.

If this is to be a serious website I would recommend that you either learn a bit more before launching it (you'll find just about all the knowledge you need in this forum) or get someone to do it for you. You should be able to get a site designed for a reasonable price. Don't skimp at this stage because you will suffer later on.

[Meeka]

BeeDeeDubbleU, Thank you so much for your reply. I will definitely look into DreamWeaver. Could you please give me your opinion on which builder is better for these types of applications...DreamWeaver or Frontpage. I don't mind spending the time learning, however, I just want to make sure that I invest in the correct program so that I do not have limitations for the long term. Thanks again! Meeka

[Matt Probert]

Meeka, I'd suggest your time and money would be better spent learning basic HTML. It is *not* a programming language, so you don't need to worry.

Tools like Dreamweaver are designed for HTML experts, and in the hands of a novice can generate all sorts of problems - not to mention costing a lot of money!

Similarly, Frontpage should be avoided until you are proficient in HTML.

Matt

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

Tools like Dreamweaver are designed for HTML experts

I don't think so. In fact the opposite is probably true. If I was an HTML Expert I would not have needed Dreamweaver. Some elementary knowledge of HTML obviously helps if you are using DW but to say that it is for experts is stretching it a bit. Having said that, it is important to point out that not just anyone could build a website using DW. You still need to know your way around application packages.

Meeka, AFAIAC there is no contest, DW wins hands down.

[tbear]

Hi Meeka,
I would agree that learning HTML would be your wisest bet!
It is far easier to learn than to learn using DW or FP, I have tried. 9 years using HTML and several failed attempts at DW later, I don't need the hassle. You will need HTML anyway to be sure that DW or FP has done what you want the best way!
Well, that's my 2 cents worth anyway.
Good luck with whatever you try ;)

[Meeka]

Thanks everyone for your input. I downloaded DreamWeaver (demo) and they have a terrific tutorial which makes it manageable to follow the applications...looks like a keeper.
Thanks again -- appreciate your advice.
Meeka

[whoisgregg]

I started off with a wysiwyg editor (like dreamweaver), decided "hand coding" was better so switched to a text editor, later switched to dreamweaver because it was "faster than hand coding" and now I'm right back to "hand coding" everything because dreamweaver just can't handle the complex server side work I do.

Everyone's path to knowledge is different. Hopefully, your path will involve less U-turns than mine. :)

Welcome to WebmasterWorld, Meeka!

[SuperNovaCain]

I'll go with the general majority on this one.

Learn the HTML first. Then graduate to DW or the like.

It looks fantastic right now because you don't know the difference. You can't tell if it's doing something it aught naught.

My 2 cents

SuperNĪvaCain

[khunia]

Hi meeka I'm just as new to this as you are, I have DreamWeaver (Full) and although it is easy to put a simple site together, I still dont know what I'm actually doing only that I've done it(if that makes sense) I'll look into html coding because more knowledge is the only way we'll get anywhere. Yep ur right the tutorials are very good, but when I look at the code I may as well be tryin to find specific grain of sand on a beach.