This tutorial was designed to create the desire for more knowledge.
Master this core body of knowledge first,
and your rewarding experience as a Web Journalist begins.
It is the essential knowledge you need to put up photos of your new mountain bike,
or stay close to someone on the other side of the planet.
A picture is worth a thousand words for Moms and Dads away from home.
Webpages are constantly changing photo galleries!
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You can put shopping carts up and sell stuff, create businesses.
Have fun poking around in eBay!
IT'S "OUT of YOUR HOME" JOURNALISM, so have fuN!
There is an Internet ettiquette. The Net is composed of people... so human standards rule (good manners!).
The internet takes on the personality of whosoever is looking.
It is a living human organism, and anything a human mind can think is there...so use insight!
You'll develop your own style.
I enjoy quickly posting pages when they're near completion,
gasping in horror when I see a mistake,
and making the changes live on the Web.
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You'll have these thoughts:
"yOw, did I really say that?!"
"yOw, that is terrible grammar!"
"yOw, I can't believe that word was spelled that way!"
--------- Schedule family meetings/arguments about website content!
There's a world of great software out there if you like graphics,
motion and video, interactivity, and designing websites!
Some of the best are: Adobe Macromedia Corel
You'll find quite a few inexpensive/great programs at Best Buy, Office Max, etc.
Here are some great FREE ones on the Web: FreeByte.com
I tried PhotoPlus 6 from the above site and found it to be excellent!
It's all you'll need to get started!
No one on Earth knows your website exists.
Don't think that by putting up a website, millions of people will see it.
IF you want the public to visit your site,
advertise it in the traditional manner...email, snail mail, newspapers, magazines.
Submit it in the "search engines".
If it's in your budget, Radio and TV!
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The global society is an awesome place!
Give your websites the attention, dignity, and personality they deserve!
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Best Regards from CyberSpace!
