As far as a web site...

[calhoun1]

I have a question that pertains to this thread, but slightly off.

When designing a website does the "language" matter? I am assuming that it is what the visitor sees that matters, not how it is handled on the server side. As far as security, features, etc I know it would matter.

So the question I have: Is a basic html site good enough? I know plenty can be done with that as long as I dont plan on selling anything directly from the site.

 

[muscle]

I have a question that pertains to this thread, but slightly off.

When designing a website does the "language" matter? I am assuming that it is what the visitor sees that matters, not how it is handled on the server side. As far as security, features, etc I know it would matter.

So the question I have: Is a basic html site good enough? I know plenty can be done with that as long as I dont plan on selling anything directly from the site.

It all depends on what you want to accomplish. Sure you can do a decent static website in HTML. However, if you want to do more advanced pages for things such as articles, photo galleries, shopping carts, etc., you will need to explore other options such as PHP, ASP, Java, etc.

I would take a look at WordPress › Showcase. Wordpress has made it real easy to build full blown websites. There are Wordpress plugins for almost anything you want to do. I feel that the learning curve is very small too. Using one of the numerous templates available today, you can have an awesome site. I actually use the Wordpress 2011 template and customize all the style sheets for the design of my site.

 

[calhoun1]

That sounds like something to look into. I am not afraid of coding and have no problem learning syntax to make the page do what I want.

Thanks for the site and info!