Thread: Learnt the Basics...Whats Next!!

**Wrams** · 27 May 2009 @ 12.13

Well like the heading says. I've learnt the basics to building my own website. But, where do i start? Whats next? How do i build a website thats working and can be viewed? I'm lost as to what i need to do now...?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Basic coding done. CSS done. What comes next? I want to build a website so i can test it and see what its like...Do i need photoshop to do this?

Or not!!

Thanks anyone who can shed some light on this for me...

**shalom_m** · 27 May 2009 @ 12.48

Do i need photoshop to do this?

Or not!!

Originally Posted by Wrams

If you are asking this question, I think you are not done with learning the basics.

**davidj** · 27 May 2009 @ 12.57

first you need content. A plan

Whats your site going to deliver and to what audience

once you understand this then you need a design. This can come from the imagination or you can use a pre designed template or you can look at other sites and get inspiration from them

here is a good resource... here

check out the inspiration section for ideas (don't copy)

then I would carve up a concept in Photoshop. A guide to work off.

once you have this then you just get jiggy with CSS

**Wrams** · 27 May 2009 @ 13.08

If you are asking this question, I think you are not done with learning the basics.

Originally Posted by shalom_m

Why would you say that? I have learnt the basics from online tutorials but i'm just asking what others do or did when they first started out. The thing is the best way to learn is to try and build a site myself then i'll understand more about it. ie: mistakes,errors,bugs and all the lovely stuff that comes with building websites. I am ready or feel readu to start making my own site but i'm just asking for some advice that will help me. We all started somewhere once and we all had to build our first website. I can do that but im just asking if Photoshop is what i have to use or can i build a 800x600 website without using Photoshop. I'm not sure if i can actually make a site with photoshop but as for the basics then i feel ready.

What would you suggest?

**Jordan** · 27 May 2009 @ 13.35

Actually .. I would suggest you to continue your work with CSS. Learn more about it and how much it can actually do. Start working with DIV's and CLASSes.

**saltedm8** · 27 May 2009 @ 13.42

I have to agree, now you have learnt the principles, its time to practice practice practice hehe

**davidj** · 27 May 2009 @ 14.07

first you need content. A plan

Whats your site going to deliver and to what audience

once you understand this then you need a design. This can come from the imagination or you can use a pre designed template or you can look at other sites and get inspiration from them

here is a good resource... here

check out the inspiration section for ideas (don't copy)

then I would carve up a concept in Photoshop. A guide to work off.

once you have this then you just get jiggy with CSS

Originally Posted by davidj

link in my post above was incorrect

it was this... http://www.cwd.dk

Appologies for my fat fingers

**Wrams** · 27 May 2009 @ 14.27

Ok guys i'll do as you suggest and practice with some more CSS. Do you have any good links to the CSS and when you say work with DIV's and CLASSes what exactly do you mean?

Thanks for the Link also. I clicked on it the first time and thought what in the hell has he linked me to...Lol

Thanks for amending the link!!

Also Glynn what would you suggest i do? Please be more detailed if you don't mind....

I watched your DW tutorial but it was very blurry in full screen and i upped it to Higher Resolution too.

Thanks guys for your help and info.