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I try to answer all the questions I get via email. Sometimes I surprise people and solve a problem for them right away, but sometimes messages get caught in a spam filter or I'm super busy, so I can't promise to answer them all.
Before you send a question, please search my Dreamweaver FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
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Web Sites Do It Yourself For Dummies
(2nd Edition)
Create an online profile, set up a small business site, or design a site for your family, hobby, or church.
Looking for templates, project files, or other bonus materials from our books?
Visit our Readers Corner to download templates and other goodies featured in our books. (Just follow this link and answer a simple question.)
Illustrated Tutorials
Learn how to use Adobe Dreamweaver to create Web sites with CSS & XHTML
Learn how to use Microsoft Expression Web (but not FrontPage)
Learn Web Design with Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Expression Web, WordPress, CSS, and more
Discover the many ways you can create a Web site or blog with our reviews, FAQ, illustrated tutorials, videos & books.
- Discover the many ways to create Web sites.
- Ten reasons to upgrade to Adobe Dreamweaver CS5
- Learn how do you use Adobe Dreamweaver.
- Learn how to you use Microsoft Expression Web.
- Already have one of Janine's books? Download templates and more in the Reader's Corner
- Want us to design a Web site for you? (We design sites in Dreamweaver, WordPress, and Joomla -- and we can teach you how to update it yourself.)
Build your network one tip at a time
Social Media -- from Facebook to Twitter to Blogging and Email Newsletters -- is fast proving the best way to build an audience, attract new customers, and promote your Web site. That's why I started this section on Social Media. Check back here for regular updates, or sign up for my Social Media and Web Tips newsletter and I'll make sure you never miss a tip.
Create an Email Newsletter: Compare Bulk Email Services
I’ve spent way too much time in the last few weeks working my way through five different email services. I signed up for each one, took the time to hand-enter and import addresses to test the features, browsed their various templates, and experimented with their template editing tools.
None of them got a perfect score. Big surprise, right?
Follow these links to:
- To learn more about what you should consider when choosing an email service, read this review.
- To compare bulk email services quickly, check out this table about ConstantContact, iContact, BenchMark Email, AWeber, and StreamSend.com.
How to send email newsletters (without looking like a spammer)
The first thing you should know about building your online network through a newsletter is how not to look like a spammer. Anyone who has an email inbox knows that clogging it up with unwanted messages is the quickest way to infuriate the very people you want to reach. (Read more)
Learn more with these free tutorials:
- Test your Web site in different Web browsers: These online services help you test your pages in IE, Firefox, and Safari
- Planning tools: Develop a task list for your Web site before you start building
- Creating Web graphics: optimizing images for the Web with the Adobe Photoshop Save for Web feature
- Which Adobe Creative Suite Package is Right for You? This quick review of each of the programs included in the creative suite packages will help you decide.
- Where do you register a domain name (and how do you search for a domain name?)
- Choosing the best web hosting service to publish your site
Facebook: Should you create a Fan Page, Group, or Profile? In a nutshell, Profiles are for individuals, Groups are meant to foster discussion, and Fan Pages are designed for actors, authors, businesses, bands, and the like to broadcast information to an audience. (Read full comparison of the differences between Facebook Fan Pages, Groups, and Profiles.)