Help a brotha out!

[Eight One]

Yep, I finally have a website to myself. The problem is that I don't know jack about making 'em. (*n00b alert!*)

Shoot any advice, gripes, suggestions, whatever here.

Thanks in advance.

[YellerDog]

Steal all you can. I'm serious.

Not just designs from websites you like, but also programs and books from chain bookstores and software outlets.

Make a giant pile of Website related materials, climb to the top, and pray once a day.

You will find the anwsers you seek.

[Sqoon]

http://www.webmonkey.com is a good resource.

[680x0]

um, as far as content, some pictures of game shops in Japan would be nice

The Akiguide (TFP people) hasn't gotten very far yet, so it would be cool to see a gameshop guide of somesort. Help this brotha out...

I've never made anything other than basic HTML shit for work, so I have no real suggestions from the technical side.

[Rich]

www.w3schools.com
Taught me HTML in under 3 hours. Granted I don't know it in depth, but again, I only studied it for less than 3 hours. Spend some time there, and you'll learn all you need to know.

[rezo]

I have nothing to say but that basic html is easy to learn. Keep the design simple so that a lack of ability won't hamper the design much.

what sort of site will it be?

[Eight One]

A game-related site covering some of the obscure stuff.

[JXX]

A good place to learn the basics:

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/basics.html

[Rumpy]

Keep t straight foward and simple. No one watches flash intro's more than once. Keep that shit well organized and easy to access and you're cookies.

[Calliander]

Originally posted by Jellex
A good place to learn the basics:

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/basics.html

Ah, damn, someone beat me to the HTMLGoodies reference. =)

The site has sort of gone downhill since he started getting sponsors and ads and whatnot. Still good, though.