Learning webpage building without a topic
I am 17 and learning HTML and related things to it very rapidly, I would like to use my knowledge and make a site and excercise everything i've learned thus far. My problem is I don't have a clue as to what i want to make it about im willing to do it onanything really but I don't want to "clutter" up the net.... If you know what i mean, If you have any suggestions for me what so ever please reply, it will be greatly appreciated,
Thanks, Mike
Bimjo posted this at 14:58 — 6th April 2000.
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Mike,
Pick a topic you feel very strongly about. Doesn't have to mean anything to anyone but you, since this is a personal site, and a learning experience.
On "cluttering" up the net- I wouldn't worry about it much. There are very few people that haven't "cluttered" the net at one time or another. I'd show you my first page, but I long ago burned the hard drive it resided on.
If nothing else, chronicle your new discoveries as you learn new things about designing web pages. Sort of an online diary, as it were.
Good luck!
Bimjo
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Brooke posted this at 15:05 — 6th April 2000.
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Mike,
The net is always going to be cluttered - who cares. That's just the nature of it.
I would make a website about something you know about, something you care about. A lot of people have been posting questions about what others think they should make a website about. I just think it's a personal decision and make it about whatever you want. Especially since it's a personal site.
Good luck and keep us posted.
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Gigue posted this at 15:20 — 6th April 2000.
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Thanks Guys I am fairly sure I will do it on a game a play online often, seems like it would be the easiest to make artwork for and im very involved with it. You'll be seeing alot of me in the future
See ya
AndyB posted this at 00:07 — 7th April 2000.
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If you 'clutter' up the web, this URL will be out of date ...
http://www.1112.net/lastpage.html
Bimjo posted this at 00:42 — 7th April 2000.
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AndyB,
I'm somewhat biased, but I like mine better.
The End of the Web
***edited because I don't know the URL of my own site pages [sigh]
Bimjo
[This message has been edited by Bimjo (edited 06 April 2000).]
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Gigue posted this at 02:07 — 7th April 2000.
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You guys have a little too much time lol I have a question.... Did all you guys (and girls) learn your html stuff from school? playing around? what? Just curious.. Thanks Again, Mike
Lloyd Hassell posted this at 03:41 — 7th April 2000.
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Make an online resume.
Megan posted this at 14:25 — 7th April 2000.
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What's the point of making an online resume if you don't have work samples to show people and/or aren't looking for a job?
As for finding a topic - think a topic that you're interested in (there's got to be something!) and find a sub-topic that hasn't really been covered on the 'net. Heck make a generic personal site. IF you have something to say, say it.
How did I learn HTML? Just fooling around, I guess. I don't really remember actually going through a process of learning it. First, I downloaded Navigator Gold, found out I could make web pages with Composer, got very frustruated with it very qickly, started tinkering with the code, and went from there. It just sort of came to me for the most part. JavaScript was harder, of course. CSS was easy. Webmonkey's tutorials are good. HTML Goodies is good too for beginners (but that 'huh?' stuff is really annoying)
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John Pollock posted this at 19:10 — 7th April 2000.
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You can use anything as a topic, a friend, your family, yourself, a pet, how boss your computer is, video games, your favorite show, a hobby, or anything you know well.
I learned almost exactly how Megan did.. Navigator Gold to start, got upset with it, edited the code it made myself and started to see the relations (like <BR> is a line break, <B> is bold etc.).
Then I used online tutorials and regular books to get into JavaScript. And yes, Webmonkey is a really good place when you get to advanced JS or other things.
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Gigue posted this at 04:49 — 8th April 2000.
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Once again thanks for all your help I was talking to one of my moms friends who does websites for a living and he said he'd hire me and teach me and pay me
(I take it theres alot to do but never enough time to do it) so I hope that i learn alot... I think ive spent atleast 7-8 hours messing with jacvascript today... Its safe to say ive had enough have prom tommorrow must sleep 
thanks, Mike
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