Beginner building web site question

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Many people are using WordPress to start off (supposedly very intuitive--not for me). You could develop code HTML, JAVA, etc, but for the beginner, this is too detailed.

It really depends on WHAT you want to do with the website (journal, blog, database, selling, etc.).

If you are really looking to "keep the mind sharp", I'd recommend looking at creating apps for iPhone or Android. You can do these with some online sites that help you build (does the underlying code), but allows you to design. If you are going to "sell" apps, then there's a little more to it (Apple Developer).

I would recommend starting with something like a Blog (blogger.com) and look at the HTML code it creates. It also allows you to add HTML code on your site. It's a good start for the beginner and let's you tell a story/journal about your travels.

Hope this helps.

Here are some sites:
websitesetupguide.com/
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www.webdeveloper.com/html/beginners_html.html?

If you have an ISP that provides web hosting as part of your service they probably have a set of tools that make it pretty easy. If not, any of the big players (Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, etc.) have tools for free. Other big players like Go Daddy will provide help, tools and site hosting for a fee. If you have programming skills you can have a lot of control, but it requires more work. The drag and drop tools make it pretty easy to do some cool things. Which ever way you go, you will need to have your vendor register your domain name (usually about $10) and hook up your domain name to the place your site is hosted (usually less than $150/year - often free for small sites).

Webs.com is free and very easy to use. They have "drag and drop" modules that makes building a fairly decent website look like child's play. Webs also offers many customizable templates.

Good luck!

Google is your friend.