[Buccaneer]

I'm a total newbie to web development and design. I own a newly formed promotional products company and current my web site is a simple 4 pager that I did myself on GoDaddy: www.purpledogpromotions.com.

I realize that my site looks very simplistic and not really professional, and I want to "upgrade" it, but I need to a simple and easy to learn way to do it, so that I'm not at the mercy of a professional that will charge me every time I need or want to change something.

1and1 has a pretty good deal for hosting, and offers a program called Net Objects Fusion 8 that I have on the way to me. Is that program worth playing with ? Would it be enough for me to redesign my own site ?

Any opinions or comments are welcomed. Thanks in advance ..

Phil

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If you new to web design you have two options, learn HTML so you can do it by hand or use a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor.

The first has more potential and the second is easier. Net Objects Fusion 8 seams from what I read to be a OK program. Else try http://www.nvu.com

1and1 does have some very nice deals I might look into it what I need more hosting.

Tell us how you go with your redesign. You might like to start a topic in our Review My Site forum when your done http://www.geekstogo...y_Site-f96.html

[Michael]

If you new to web design you have two options, learn HTML so you can do it by hand or use a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor.

The first has more potential and the second is easier. Net Objects Fusion 8 seams from what I read to be a OK program. Else try http://www.nvu.com

1and1 does have some very nice deals I might look into it what I need more hosting.

Tell us how you go with your redesign. You might like to start a topic in our Review My Site forum when your done http://www.geekstogo...y_Site-f96.html

[thenotch]

Learn to do it by hand first. All editors show the resulting code differently most of the time.

Plus, the cost is right!

I actually use 1and1 at work (I inherited it from my predecessor actually) and so far they have been pretty good.

I use Qualityhostonline.com for my personal pages and have for the past 3 years without a single issue.

Look around. A good place to review and get an idea of others experience with certain hosts is at webhostingtalk.com