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I have dealt with a vast array of clients during the past 8 years that I have been doing web design and web coding. Many of these clients assume that it is necessary to possess a degree in design or programming, or to have much more experience than they have achieved, in order to create a website. This is a common misunderstanding. Creating a website is much easier than most people think - and it should be fun!

When you create a website, the best way to begin is by having your design concept in mind. In the past, many people have found graphic software to be useful, but today we are seeing that the software is not necessary to design a basic site on your own. Currently, there are numerous image sites available on the web that will resize your images, add fun and interesting graphic effects and help you change your photos from color to black and white free of charge.

When you are looking to create a website, there are several services available online that provide web hosting for free as well as for pay. For those who are new to website creation, free hosting may be a good place to start to build up your skill levels to create ever better sites. The biggest benefit to many of these free hosting sites is that they offer free HTML editors

WYSIWYG editors are the best option for HTML editing for those who are new to web site layout and design. WYSIWYG means "What You See Is What You Get," meaning that how the layout appears on the editing page is how it will appear once you publish it. For those who are unfamiliar with the terminology this is basically a way of coding a site in a simpler way than coding by hand in a .txt file.

After you have gained some experience with designing and coding, you might want to thing about moving on from a free WYSIWYG editor to more advanced software to develop your websites. Some editors have the option of switching between a WYSIWYG editor and writing code to build your site. As your coding skills advance, this may be a better option for you than a strictly WYSIWYG editor.

In any way, learning to create a website can be a fun and at the same time demanding activity. As you become more expert in doing it, you can eventually grow even bigger as to offer your very own design skills on the market for sale for others wishing to learn to create sites. That's exactly how I started with web design back when I was in school, and today it serves as the sole mean of earning my living. It may demand your persistence and research, however, after some time, it will become a fun skill that anyone can learn to do.