Creating a Website: The Missing Manual, Third Edition
eBook Details:
- Paperback: 582 pages
- Publisher: WOW! eBook; 3rd edition (May 10, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 144930172X
- ISBN-13: 978-1449301729
eBook Description:
Creating a Website: The Missing Manual, Third Edition
Think you need an army of skilled programmers to build a web site? Think again. With nothing more than an ordinary PC, some raw ambition, and this book, you’ll learn how to create and maintain a professional-looking and visitor-friendly site that features components such as audio, video, and e-commerce capability. This Missing Manual gives you all the tools, techniques, and expert advice you need – including when and how to adopt HTML5.
- Learn to create a site from start to finish with hands-on, guided instructions
- Control page design and layout with powerful style sheets
- Bring in cash with Google ads, affiliate programs, and a PayPal shopping cart
- Track site visitors and identify the pages they’re checking out most often
- Build a community by adding online discussions and forums
- Create your own blog using a free blog-hosting service
- Find the right Web host and get a personalized Web address
Think you need an army of skilled programmers to build a web site? Think again. With nothing more than an ordinary PC, some raw ambition, and this book, you’ll learn how to create and maintain a professional-looking and visitor-friendly site that features components such as audio, video, and e-commerce capability. This Missing Manual gives you all the tools, techniques, and expert advice you need.
From the Back Cover
Creating a Website: The Missing Manual, Third Edition: Covers HTML5
Think you need an army of skilled programmers to build a website? Think again. With nothing more than an ordinary PC, some raw ambition, and this book, you’ll learn how to create and maintain a professional-looking, visitor-friendly site. This Missing Manual gives you all the tools, techniques, and expert advice you need.
- Plan your site. Create web pages by learning the basics of HTML and HTML5.
- Control page design with CSS. Format text, images, links, tables, and other elements.
- Attract visitors. Ensure that people can find your site through popular search engines.
- Build a community. Add forums, fresh content, and a feedback form to encourage repeat visits.
- Get smart. Use free tools to identify your site’s strengths and weaknesses.
- Create your own blog. Post your musings with a free blog-hosting service.
- Bring in cash. Host Google ads, sell Amazon’s wares, or push your own products.
- Add pizzazz. Include audio, video, interactive menus, and more.
About the Author
Matthew MacDonald
Matthew MacDonald is a developer, author, and educator in all things Visual Basic and .NET. He’s worked with Visual Basic and ASP since their initial versions, and has written over a dozen books on the subject, including The Book of VB .NET (No Starch Press) and Visual Basic 2005: A Developer’s Notebook (O’Reilly). He has also written a number of Missing Manual titles on Excel 2007 and Access 2007 (O’Reilly). His website is http://www.prosetech.com/.
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