This book isn’t what I was looking for, but it was still a valuable tool to help build a website. I was seeking a how-to book to help me choose website building software and use it to build a website. This book doesn’t really do that.
This book provides a very brief overview of many different website builders but does not go into the step-by-step process that I needed in order to make my website a reality. For example, in a section covering "Connecting Your Domain to Your Platform", the author says, "If you feel this is sounding a little too techie... don’t be dismayed. Your platform will give you very precise instructions as to how this is done..." Unfortunately for me I was looking for very precise instructions as to how this is done.
What this book does very well, however, is explain some of the finer points of website design and building that a beginner will probably overlook. For example, you probably wouldn’t consider in advance that "...you’re better off building your site entirely yourself, using one of the simpler DIY systems, than getting a techie friend to help you with a more complicated system. You’ll kick yourself if you can’t work out how to make changes on your website yourself..." Knowing that information before you build your website can save you a lot of trouble later. (Don’t ask how I know.)
At the recommendation of a friend I found an on-line class at Udemy that takes me step-by-step through the education I needed. This book will supplement that class by helping to make my website work better for me.
There are lots of tidbits of information scattered throughout this book – enough to definitely make it worth your while to buy and read it. Just know that you won’t be getting a book that will tell you how to actually create a website, but it will help you create one that will do what you want it to better.
One very annoying cutesy thing about this book is the method of numbering pages. Pages are numbered in pairs (eg: "14>15") on the left page only. This means that if you are flipping through the book searching for a particular page you must turn the book so the back is up and flip through it in reverse. I’m sure the publisher thought that this would contribute to the avant-garde look of the book, but it’s really just an annoyance.
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