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Creating Family Web Sites For Dummies

Creating Family Web Sites For Dummies book coverAs photo albums turn digital and email addresses become commonplace, modern families are building their own Web sites, contributing to an increasingly popular part of the Internet where you can find everything from elaborate wedding invitations to vacation pictures to the first photo of a newborn.

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With Creating Family Web Sites For Dummies, you'll:

Create personalized Web sites from templates

Creating Family Web Sites For Dummies features templates and instructions for creating a variety of Web sites. The predesigned templates featured in the book and included on the CD provide everything you need to create a site like the ones shown here.

Tell the world about your new baby

Baby Web Site templateWhen a new baby is born, everyone wants to see the photos right away. To help you get your baby Web site online fast, Creating Family Web Sites For Dummies includes special instructions for baby Web sites.

When you purchase the book, you receive all the graphics shown in this image as well as step-by-step instructions for creating your own personalized site for your baby. The adorable photos in this sample site were provided by professional photographer Zach Goldberg, (www.frozenfoto.com) and the design was created by GrupoW, an award-winning Web design firm (www.grupow.com).

Keep your guests informed with a wedding Web site

Wedding site templateFrom directions to the wedding to an online gift registry, wedding Web sites are becoming increasingly important to the bride, groom, and all your guests.

To help you create your own wedding Web site. GrupoW (www.grupow.com) created a beautiful design and templates. When you purchase the book you receive all of the graphics shown in this image, as well as step-by-step instructions for creating your own personalized wedding site. The photos in this sample site were provided by professional photographer Zach Goldberg (www.frozenfoto.com).

Showcase your vacation photos with a travel Web site

Travel site templateSharing travel photos is nothing new, but the old slide projector is being replaced by the modern computer, and more and more families are now using travel Web sites to share their stories. Equipped with a digital camera and a laptop, adventure travelers, especially those on extended trips, are creating detailed sites -- often before they even return home.

The sample site featured in the book was created by the author's friend Ken Riddick to show off his amazing underwater photography. Ken's site served as a model for the templates that go with this chapter, but you can use the directions to create a similar site with your travel photos -- even if you take them on land. You can see more of Ken's great images and Web designs at www.cousinswest.com/fpdiving.

Share your passion for sports and hobbies

Sports and Hobby templateIf you're involved in a sport, club, or hobby, or have a child or other family member who is, you might want to create a Web site to help organize a calendar of games or special events, explain the intricacies of the new rules, or show off photos and trophies. You'll find everything you need in Creating Family Web Sites For Dummies. You can view this sample site online by following this link to Lorion's karate site.

The sample site featured in the book showcases Lorion LaRose Edward's karate classes at United Studios of Self Defense (www.ussd.com). GrupoW (www.grupow.com) created the design and templates. When you purchase the book, you receive all the graphics shown in this image, as well as step-by-step instructions for creating your own personalized sports or hobby site.

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