There are loads of websites out there that can teach you the basics of
HTML Here is a pretty good lesson on the basics of html teaching you everything you need to know about html tag usage. Also play about with the tutorials
here
If you dont have time, or you dont really want to spend all your time learning how to make a website you can get free website templates from lots of places that only require you to enter your content. It makes life easy for you and you can have a website online in a matter of minutes. Check that out
Here!
A popular program for making professional website is
Dreamwever You can download a free trial from their website. This also comes with loads of tutorials to help you get started.
If you have built your own website, the next stage is to upload it to your webspace. I suggest using
Smart FTP This program has a great interface to help you uploading your files. The hardest part is getting the connection details correct. After that its plain sailing all the way. Remember these 3 things and you will be connected to your webspace easily every time:
Address - This is the address of your website minus the "http://" An example would be 'www.alternativenation.net'
Login - This the login name that your webspace provider has given you. This will almost definately be case sensetive so ensure you type it in exactly as it appears.
Password - Your password, like your login, will almost certainly be case sensetive so make sure you enter it properly
Once connected you must open the folder titled "public_html" and upload your files there as thats where all the pages that your viewers will see are kept. This folder might also be called "www".
Right-click > upload > direct > select files. select your files you wish to upload.
Tip
You must save your homepage as "index.htm" this will let the browser know that this is the homepage
