Site Building

The thought of building your website can be extremely daunting if you've never created one before. As I discussed in the blogs section, a blog is a great way for you to get your own presence on the web. However they're not very flexible in terms of layout and design. Also if you are using a free service like Blogger, you don't have full control over the site, as the site is hosted on their server, and its not uncommon for certain blogs to be deleted.

Even if you do have some success with a blog, there will inevitably come a time when you feel you need your own site. There are a number of good pieces of software out there that are very good for building sites. Two of the more popular ones are Frontpage and Dreamweaver. However they are very expensive and are not very easy to master for anyone with limited knowledge of HTML.

Don't despair however, because there are now a few excellent pieces of software that allow you to build your own site without having any knowledge whatsoever of HTML. The one I use and can really recommend is XSitePro. This really is an incredible piece of software. I use it to build all my sites, and it is so much easier and quicker to use than more advanced applications. It uses a WYSIWYG editor, which stands for What You See Is What You Get. This basically allows you to add any number of features just by pointing and clicking. The software takes care of all the HTML coding for you. It will literally save you hours of time and will allow you to create any number of sites really quickly.

It's not cheap at $197 but is still a lot cheaper than the more expensive applications out there and much better value. Plus they also offer an incredible 365 day guarantee. Therefore you effectively get a year's free trial to try it out and build a few sites, but I'm sure you won't want to return it as it's an incredible product. I couldn't have imagined a few years ago that there would come a time when I'm constantly churning out a number of websites on a variety of subjects, and yet knowing very little about HTML and computer programming.