Beginners website building software

[tammyinkansas]

What is a good beginners software for building a website? I mean a very simple one please. Thanks!

 

[Cromulent]

What is a good beginners software for building a website? I mean a very simple one please. Thanks!

Probably iWeb.

 

[keysersoze]

Probably iWeb.

Yeah iWeb. Then move on to RapidWeaver (google it).

 

[BillyBobBongo]

Then move on to RapidWeaver...

...which is available on the cheap for the rest of today at MacHeist!

 

[jo0]

notepad or textedit

 

[angelwatt]

My recommendation would depend on your end goal. Do you care about learning about how web pages really work, or do you just want a web site?

 

[7031]

I agree with AngelWatt. I use DreamWeaver myself, and I feel it is very flexible since both the code and design views are very well designed. For example, I can easily modify pages on my site and FTP them back to the server, but of course, for more novice users there is also a simple and easy to use design view.

Of course, if you're not planning on eventually moving onto the technical sides of it, you're probably best off using iWeb or RapidWeaver.

 

[Hmac]

iWeb for sure. Drag and drop, one-click publishing to mobilme or your own domain/host.

 

[sl1200mk2]

Yeah iWeb. Then move on to RapidWeaver (google it).

You'll probably outgrow iWeb pretty quickly, unless your needs are fairly simple. iWeb is a good starting point though and nothing wrong with it. RapidWeaver is the next logical step in terms of ease of use, flexibility and a very 'Mac' like operation and feel. It's just about ideal for a semi-pro who's not looking to hand code sites or do any indepth programming. Highly recommended!

 

[asuqb1]

Freeway 5 Express is another way to step up. I have just started using it and the tech support for questions about operational functions has been fairly quick... I have been impressed and my skill level is definitely NOVICE.