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         When I signed a contract with the publisher on my first book I decided I needed a web site. That was in June of 05 and I knew virtually nothing about web publishing.
        I did a search on the internet and discovered there was several ways to go about getting a web site of my own. First I would need a domain name and a host.( A domain name is an alias for an address (Uniform Resource Locators)on the web. A host is someone with all the equipment and connections needed to display your web pages on the internet). both cost money, but I doscovered that I could get both free if I was willing to allow the host to post advertisements on my site.

        I also discovered there are several different ways to develop a web site. Professionals will do the job for a fee. Fifty dollars per hour was the most prevalent price proffered when I was considering that avenue. I also discovered several WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get), software packages ranging from free to costing several hundred dollars. The free and inexpensive ones all seem to be, Template based. That means you can create anything you want to create as long as what you want to create is exactly like the templates that were furnished with the software. Of course, there is the option of creating, or programming, the web pages yourself. After looking at all the options I decided to try my hand at "rolling my own."

        I have some experience at programming in C. I have also used the many different renderings of Basic. A little research however, told me that I would need to learn several new programming languages in order to build useful and attractive web pages.

        The first language I needed to know was HTML and/or one, or more of its several versions and variations. I would also need to know how to program in JavaScript, PHP, Pearl, SSL, and about a dozen other internet friendly programming languages. I also discovered that it's hard to find two people on the internet who can, build a web site, that agree on how to build a web site. After a while, I decided to apply the old adage, "Copying is the highest form of flattery. But how do you copy. You can't just cut and paste, can you? Actually you can.

        I don't know about the other browsers, but Internet Explorer has provided you with a way to look at the code of a web page. A few people actually hide their code, but most don't. There is probably a way to get the code from the sites where it's hidden, but why bother, the stuff you can copy is almost Inexhaustible. Want to copy the code for this site? Find "View" on the Menu Bar. Click it and go down to Source. Click on that. Now copy and Paste it into a text editor. I use "Note Tab," because I can look at the code's rendering in Interned Explorer from that program with one click of the left mouse button. Be advised. It will not look the same. What you will have is the code for a "Template."

          

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