IDEA
First you need an idea of what you want on your site. Figure out what you want to name your website, then continue to the next step.
WEBSERVER
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WEB TOOLS
Editing your webpages is easy with the
Coffee Cup HTML Editor
. You can edit your pages and preview them before uploading them to your website with
Coffee Cup FTP
(*There are also Free version available of both).
HTML This is the preferably computer language used for websites. For an easy to understand HTML tutorial visit
Annabella's HTML Help. This is where I learned HTML. She has easy to understand HTML tutorials.
IMAGES
First you will need to upload your images to your server so they can be seen on the internet. It is advisable that you make an "images" folder. To do that click on the "Create a New Folder" icon in the right side of your FTP. Open the folder by clicking on it. Find the image/images you wish to upload on your computer. Left click on your mouse and "slide" each image to the open folder.
Adding Images without Links
To use only an image use the following example (filling in your info)...
*Make sure you specify what type of image it is (i.e. jpg or gif). Also make sure you have the name of your image exactly as it was uploaded.
<http://www.yoursite.com/images/yourimage.jpg>
Notice how "images" was added to the url. That directs the url to look for the image in the "images" folder.
Adding Images with Links
To add images that are linked isn't as bad as you may think. You will need to use a code like the following...
<a href="http://www.siteforlink.com"><http://www.yoursite.com/images/yourimage.jpg></a>
Make certain you put the "a" in the beginning and close the "a" at the end with the </a> Doing so makes your image clickable.
