Synopses & Reviews
Build Your Own Website is a fun, illustrated introduction to the basics of creating a website. Join Kim and her little dog Tofu as she learns HTML, the language of web pages, and CSS, the language used to style web pages, from the Web Guru and Glinda, the Good Witch of CSS.
Once she figures out the basics, Kim travels to WordPress City to build her first website, with Wendy, the WordPress Maven, at her side. They take control of WordPress® themes, install useful plugins, and more.
As you follow along, you'll learn how to:
- Use HTML tags
- Make your site shine with CSS
- Customize WordPress to fit your needs
- Choose a company to host your site and get advice on picking a good domain name
The patient, step-by-step advice you'll find in
Build Your Own Website will help you get your website up and running in no time. Stop dreaming of your perfect website and start making it!
Synopsis
Build Your Own Website is a fun, beginner-friendly introduction to the basics of designing a website. This cartoon tale shows you how to get a site up and running using WordPress and your newfound knowledge of HTML and CSS.
As you follow the illustrated adventures of Kim and her dog, Tofu, you'll slay 404-error dragons and learn helpful tips from the Web Guru's HTML scrolls and Glinda, the Good Witch of CSS.
This book is a perfect starting point for that precocious kid eager to make their mark on the web, tech-phobic adults who need a non-threatening guide, or creative types who have lots of great design ideas, but get a little queasy at the sight of HTML. Build Your Own Website makes getting started with Web design easy and fun, and it will unlock the keys to the Internet for a host of eager beginners.
About the Author
Nate Cooper is an Apple-Certified trainer who teaches people how to build websites. He regularly offers classes about web basics in New York City.
Kim Gee is a Brooklyn-based comic artist and owner of Kim Gee Comics.