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WEBSITES & GRAPHICS:
This is where it gets interesting.
I've been building websites and doing graphic work for over 10 years
now. I started with an interest in adding "neat stuff" to an email
page with webtv. That threw me head first into HTML.
The graphic
part came in when I didn't want to be restricted by what was
offered. I wanted my own backgrounds, logos, animations, buttons,
lines and images. I didn't want to use a template, I wanted the
freedom of designing the page any way I wanted to. That's when I discovered Adobe Photoshop.
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program is too much fun, here are some early edits,
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My belief is, anyone can build a website, but I find most people
just don't want to. The biggest problem with building a website for
someone is finding out what they want. I go about that by finding
out what they don't want. Every site I've designed has come straight
from the client. I love it when I send something to them and they
say "that's it, I love it!". That's also when the real work starts.
If I were to offer templates, my life would be so much easier.
I started my HTML education with a site called
Dracc. He had all the info you needed for webtv and more,
then on to
htmlgoodies.com which led to
javascripts.com and many more.
I have a bad habit of learning just what I need to know to do what I
need to do. Because of that and the fact that things are constantly
changing, it's always a challenging learning experience.
When first introduced to FrontPage, I thought, "wow, this is so
easy, no coding!" it's always good to know some html so you can fix
things when something goes wrong.
I tried to learn Flash 5 but seemed to have a mental block.
Now, DirectNic, the domain registrar I use has gone to cPanel. Which
would be a good thing if I could get it to work. Sometime change
isn't good but I figure it will all work out in time. At least I
hope so.
I've taught a lot of people how to build websites, edit them and get
them listed. It's about time I did one for myself.
After doing some reading, I've
found out that my HTML is out of date.
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So, I'm going to CoffeeCup and check out their software, then
maybe to Corel.
Knowing how to code and liking it are two different things.
I want something easy. It's
always good to know coding so you can fix things that go
wrong, but it sure is nice not to have to use it.
I always shop around to get
the best deal for the money so I'll be visiting a lot
of places to see what I want to buy. I'll let you know
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The good news is, you can turn
your website into a Mobile App, wow, not only that
but there are a lot of new things you can add to it due to ie9 and
win7, like PIN! You can add it to a site and instead of
bookmark or add to favorites, you can have your visitors simply drag
your favicon onto their task bar and desktop - Instant link back to
your site. I tried it at
HTMLgoodies, love it! Go check it
out
here.
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