Free Online Class on How to Build Your First Web Site

Planning, design, and implementing a Web site for yourself, your small business, or your hobby can be accomplished by anyone with a reasonable amount of computer know-how. Many free and low-cost applications can be used to assist you in developing and publisher your Web site. This free online course demonstrates how these tools can do the technical work while you focus on your design. By following the steps and advice in this course, you'll be on your way to creating attractive and functional Web sites in no time.

This online course is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and goes from Oct 13 2005 - Nove 25 2005. You can enroll at any time. An instructor leads the class and will assist you in the lessons as you learn how to use develop and build a web site. HP Learning Center provides free online classes and courses in many areas.


Free Online Class on How to Build Your First Web Site:
http://h30187.www3.hp.com/courses/overview.jsp?courseId=1345

What you'll learn:

...* Understand the difference between Web pages and Web sites, and what makes a Web site work
...* Download free or low-cost tools to help you create Web pages
...* Register a domain name and how to put your site on the Internet
...* Create or acquire inexpensive graphics for the Web

Prerequisites:

...* None


Lessons:

Lesson 1: Elements of a web site
The first step in creating your site is to get organized.

Lesson 2: Web design basics
Follow these guidelines and your Web site will stand out from the crowd.

Lesson 3: Putting it all together
This lesson helps you put your Web site together. You'll learn about the different WYSIWYG tools available, different graphics formats, and learning from other people's work.

Lesson 4: Give your web site a home
Learn about how the Web works and how to publish your Web site.

Lesson 5: Jazz up your web site with multimedia
Here's how to jazz up your site with multimedia: audio, slide shows, and more.

Lesson 6: Promote your web site
Learn how to announce your new Web site to the world.