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I think you need to first identify the purpose of your site. Is it to give
info (articles, etc.) or are you selling products?

Your very first step is learning HTML. Take a class at a community college
or simply get a book or look online for a tutorial. I think once you've
designed your first site with plain HTML, you'll get ideas for what it is
you want your site to do for your guests.

You can always hire a company to do everything for you if you want something
up ASAP. :o) http://www.websitepros.com is the company I work for.  They do
simple sites to stores and custom sites. It's a start until you learn enough
to do your own.


"BillP" <n3wsr3ad3r_@_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:BC9329C4.5362C%n3wsr3ad3r_@_sbcglobal.net...
> Hello,
>
> I have been in print publishing since the late 1980's, and I need to build
> several web sites.  I am familiar with HTML at a very basic level, and
> understand its similarities with Quark XTags. Obviously, I come from a
> mindset that is much different than that used by those who prepare text
and
> images for web.  I am a Macintosh user, FWIW.
>
> My mental limitations are: I ALWAYS need to know the big picture and I
> cannot "just do" something without understanding WHY and how it fits into
> the larger context.
>
> What I seek is some sort of guide/book/tutorial that will give me a very
> structured, 1-2-3 approach to follow.  In other words:
>
> A)  overview of the basic differences between raster based images used in
> print and web, with some discussion of how to do image slicing and why
>
> B) which text handling tools are the best to work with from a web
> development perspective and why
>
> C) EXACTLY what carefully delineated steps (and in the most basic language
> possible) do I need to follow to plan a site, build the assets, host the
> site if I want to, upload the assets, secure the site and add features
> later.
>
> D) A selection of approaches for different situations.  Doing something on
> the cheap initially, with an eye toward bigger budgets later.  How to
design
> something the right way initially without a database back end so that it
> will easily accommodate being driven by a back end DB system later on.
>
> E) overview of java, php and their roles; plus, anything else relevant of
> that sort.
>
> What I need to do first, second, third, etc.  After that, I'm sure my
> approach will become more flexible.
>
> Any suggestions as to these types of resources, along with recommended
> software tools, are most appreciated.  I am willing to acquire whatever
> software will prove useful.
>
> I already have:
>
>     FileMaker Pro 7 and 6
>     Adobe CS (includes ImageReady and GoLive)
>     Dreamweaver and Flash MX 2004
>     QuarkXPress
>     Graphic Converter
>     BBEdit 7
>     Some AppleScript knowledge
>
> Thanks!
>
> Bill Planey
>