How to create a website

Creating a website can be easy or complex depending on what you want to do. Sites can be made that are typically static or interactive.

A static site is usually a site that just provides information to the user. Static sites may include an organization,charity,or personal site that just provides information and may include a form or email to such as "Contact us" where you can reach the owners by email.

An interactive site is more complex and allows the user to create an account, use tools on the site, or perform actions that will direct the user based on their actions. These websites will usually use a database to store user information such as account information or user preferences.

Creating a website can be tailored to the webmaster's skills. The old fashioned way is to use HTML code or tags to display the site. Another poplular way is to use a WYSISYG editor. This stands for What You See Is What You Get editor where elements are put on the page by using menus,copy and paste options,or labels. These are great for those new to creating web sites.

More complex programs are Microsoft Frontpage or Macromedia's Dreamweaver software. Dreamweaver is the more complex and powerful of the two, which allows the user of such things as Flash and very powerful editing tools.