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Design Resources Before beginning any website design. You should first think, sketch, draw then start all over again. Really consider your idea and how to present it. It does not matter if you are doing the design or hiring someone else to do it for you. Think of the Big Picture - start to finish and everything inbetween. Design must start as concept, progress to creation and incorporate a dose of reality here and there. Do not forget Search Engine Optimiation! This should be incorporated right from the start. It is much harder and more costly to come back when the design is done at try to optimize then. Other Online Resources webmasterworld.com Forums: a great resource to search for or ask about that one thing that make's you go "ARRGGHHH!!!" webmasterfree.com A nifty little site, they scope out the free software, shareware and cool demo's. They have something for everyone - from html editors to graphic editors - mp3 software and more. My new "toy" is netm@nager W3C The World Wide Web Consortium. They set the standards for the internet. What codeing is appropriate - or acceptable. They test, study and determine what the new standars should be and what guidelines should be followed. They are a great resource for specific code format and what works where (not all codes work in all browsers. For example if you are in NS4 then THIS is blinking - if you are in IE5. it is not. And: IN IE5 THIS IS SCROLLING, IN NS4 IT IS NOT html editors : there are about a million choices out there - from simple (notepad) to expensive (dreamweaver). There is no "perfect" editor. Try a few out - take them for a test run and see what suits you the best. Dreamweaver Macromedia's html authoring software. I personally use a combination of Dreamweaver and notepad. It takes awhile to get use to and understand, but if you take the time it will be well spent. Allaire's Home Site Macromedia just merged with Allaire - some say it is because Home Site was one of Dreamweavers biggest competitors. Home Site is a highly rated html authoring program - though I have never used it myself. Note Pad : found on any Windows PC. The more I learn (it never stops) the more I use note pad. There are certain things that are just easier in Dreamweaver, but I always step in after with note pad and cleanup the code (all html authoring software adds excessive code that increases load time) Front Page is Microsoft's offering in the html authoring wars. Many recommend it as a perfect First Time tool. Personally - I won't touch it. I tried and gave up. I must admit - for those willing to really work at it - Front Page has built itself a steadfast community, and I have seen some rather excellent sites built with it by professional designers.   | graphics | more stuff to come