Just discovered homestarrunner.com and it's pretty cool. Check it out!

Yep, exact same here. Test your site at different resolutions. Not everyone is on 800x600 anymore.

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56k modem and proud. Patience is a virtue.

With all due respect, Test your site at different resolutions. Not everyone is on 800x600 anymore.

Hate to be that guy but Flash is cool but make sure you have a 'Skip Intro' button. Not everyone wants to watch it.

Total beginner here — Keep your homepage under 50KB total so it loads fast on dial-up.

Total beginner here — Compress your JPEGs. There's no reason an image should be 200KB.

Here's what worked for me: Geocities is fine for a first site. Don't listen to the haters.

How does Learn HTML tables first, then CSS. Tables are easier for beginners. work exactly?

Came here to say this. View Source on sites you like — it's the best way to learn HTML.

Sorry if this is a dumb question but View Source on sites you like — it's the best way to learn HTML.

Same situation here. Submit your site to the search engines manually. Don't wait for them to find you.

Bookmarked this thread. Use a hit counter so you can track how many visitors you get. I use StatCounter.

Can someone ELI5? Geocities is fine for a first site. Don't listen to the haters.

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Dual booting Win2K + Red Hat 7.2 | ask me anything

While we're on the subject, Get your own domain if you can. It looks way more professional than a Geocities URL.

Not trying to start a flame war but Get your own domain if you can. It looks way more professional than a Geocities URL.

This. So much this. Use a hit counter so you can track how many visitors you get. I use StatCounter.