Wednesday, December 14, 2011

HTML Challenged : nothing to do with FSGS but it STILL sucks

I think I spend an inordinately LARGE amount of time "tweaking" this blog whenever I decide to change it, mostly due to my lack of knowledge about the whole HTML/CSS crap.

If anyone cares, or feels generous this giving season, PLEASE HELP ME.


2 comments:

  1. I know someone who can probably help. I will send him this link!

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  2. Often the best first step is a step backward. Slow things down, if only just a little bit. That buys you the time to plan how you're going to move forward.

    The first question you should ask yourself is if you know where you want to go. That's not a technical question. You don't have to worry about how you're going to get there until you know where you're headed.

    So, do you have a good understanding of what you want to do with the site? This might be a list of changes such that if you somehow able to accomplish everything on the list you'd be happy with the site. Alternatively, it might be a description or drawing of the site as you want it to look and function.

    Once you're done with that, you can start thinking about how to get from here to there. At this point you'll be able to really figure out how much work will be involved. That will tell you if you can do it on your own, or if you'll need some help.

    You might decide to revisit the original question if you decide that the goals are going to be unreasonably difficult or costly.

    Finally you can get to work.

    You'll want to be able to make changes without interrupting the current site (until you're ready to push them out).

    In any case, whether you get help or not, I'd recommend that you take the time to learn more about HTML. The best way to do that is to read a book. I could recommend one. You don't have to put your life on hold to do this. The key to learning is consistency. Just 10 pages a day will get you through most intro HTML/CSS books in less than a month.

    Not only will it help you to better understand how to deal with your site now, even if you're working on it with someone else, but it will help you to do even more in the future. And you'll get the sort of satisfaction that can only come from learning something new.

    I think there are a lot of similarities between photography and web design. I'm sure you remember how great it felt to learn more about cameras and how to take great pictures. We're talking about the same thing.

    Really the trick is to take a step back and figure out what you want to do, and then slowly but steadily get it done.

    I have some experience with this stuff, and I'd be happy to help you figure it out.

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