I want to learn how to design websites???

I'm wanting to learn how to create professional websites? I used to create basic ones as a kid, so i'm alittle familier with html but thats about it. I'm wondering, whats the best way to learn how to create professional business sites? Are there certifications at local colleges I should go to or any online certificates or classes I could do? Are there books out there that teach you? What do you need to know these days, like cgi, java, c++ etc?? Also, I'd like to know what programs people use these days, like frontpage, adobe etc%26gt;?? I don't know where to go to learn this. Any information would be great. Also, any details from people designing sites, like if they stay busy, make good money e tc? I really like computers and designing things so I think I would really enjoy this. Any information would be great. Thanks and happy holidays everyone.

I want to learn how to design websites???
designing websites is soo fun! I took a class in school a few months ago. once you get the hang of it, it is really easy, and goes really fast.
Reply:With the way that the web and programming have evolved, I think there are multiple answers to this. I think you should consider which aspect of creating websites interests you the most.





If it's the aesthetic (visual) design, then I would focus on a graphic arts type of degree. You can probably find one that focuses on web technology. There are a lot of graphic design tools being used out there that take some experience to operate.





There is another side to this, which is the programming that websites implement. If that interests you, I would get a computer science (programming) degree of some sort. These technologies are getting very sophisticated/complicated and require study to be any good at them. (C#, ASP, Java, php, plus a ton of other high level tools like WebMethods)





The final answer would is to be a self-taught, free-lancing, jack of all trades type that can do a little of everything. In this case...read books. Read as many as you can.
Reply:If you would like to learn how to design websites, I'd suggest that you read some books on the type of programming that you'd be interested in doing.





Also, there are some resources online that you may like to check out by searching for whatever language that you're trying to learn.





Another thing that you may want to try would be using FrontPage and other programs that are similar and allow you to design websites.





Good luck and i hope I helped you!
Reply:I love it too! I bought an Apple mac book with !web installed on it.They have video tuturiols on web design. I am still working on my own web site.After I get mine completed I plan to bulid web sites for friends or other small business'.
Reply:Hello Friend,





Find out what you like first or you will end up wasting a lot of your precious time. I feel you...because most go through life working to pay the bills...but they put their passion on hold for the rest of their life because 1. They don't know what they want...and 2. They don't know how to get paid to do what their heart desires.





I hope this helps...by the way... you may not want to work for


Cingular...that cell phone market is saturated...


E-mail me and I can show you something that if you act quick...you may be the best at it.





-P. Huynh


Hope this helps!
Reply:Dreamweaver, Flash, along with photoshop and imageready.


ex: http://mmendo.com





Theres also CMS like from phpcow.com or Joomla. Search for those for more info.


ex: http://myuniversalsports.com





There are many ways to built a site it just depends on what you want to present. Hope that helps.





mike

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