subject: Free Website Designer - Creating Your Website [print this page] Designing your very own website is easier than ever before. But a lot of Internet users do not realize that and you cannot blame them because many operating systems do not come with any web authoring tools. Searching the Internet yields plenty of results but you may not have the time to go through every link. It is also very unlikely for someone to make a website for you at no charge, even if it is easy unless that person is your friend. Once you learn how to make your own website, you will understand how time consuming it can be unless you use free website designer software.
Good website design programs offer plenty of webpage creation options. You can create a webpage from scratch if you already have a layout planned, or you can start from a basic template and add content and graphics so the final design looks a bit more original. Best of all, you do not have to wrap your head around HTML, CSS and/or JavaScript code as long as you are okay with making a very simple website. Working on a webpage using these programs (known as WYSIWIG or "What You See Is What You Get" programs) feels like doing typing and layout on a word processor.
WYSIWIG programs are not perfect and have certain limitations, so you might need to edit the source code. But coding on Notepad isn't really ideal when you want to add snippets of code very quickly or troubleshoot larger webpages. So if you want to make your coding a bit easier, check if the free website designer tool you're using has a coding view feature that applies color coding and other visual enhancements to the page's source code. This makes it a lot easier to identify certain elements like HTML tags, values, JavaScript and CSS codes and other important elements.
If you do not like the idea of installing a new piece of software on your system, don't forget that there are free website designer tools online that can help you set up your very own website quickly. Most of these online tools take you through a series of steps where you have to choose a template and a layout, add the elements you want and maybe even put some widgets in if the service offers that feature. The best thing about most of these services is the free hosting that comes along with the tool. Once you register and generate your website, the site is instantly hosted and you can already start sharing the link with others. As long as you are okay with the limited customization options, an online free website designer tool is great for making a simple website quickly.
