Learning HTML

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How long does it take to learn HTML well enough to design decent websites? Is there classes I could take at a university, or would the free HTML learning websites do the trick?
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  • There is definitely a wealth of knowledge available to you at no cost online but yes- most schools now have Web Design and Development courses as well.

    Also, everyone progresses at a different rate so it's hard to determine how long it would take "you".
  • HTML is simple to learn. Html alone is not much useful. you need to learn other things like css ,javascript etc. to create a full fledged website.You can learn web related things at w3schools.
  • Thanks for the replies, so would it be best to learn html before JavaScript?
  • Learning online is good but better to take private coaching from experts about HTML.
  • That would be dependent on how dedicated you are to learn something.

    I myself have learned from google, and look for some mentor with 5-10 experience for the said field.

    Just be patient and love what you do.

    Goodluck mate!
  • The first thing you need to work out is:

    - What purpose do I want to learn HTML for?

    1) Are you wanting to sell your services as a web designer?
    2) Are you wanting to build your own websites?
    3) Are you wanting to build templates to sell to others?

    The reason I ask, is that paying for classes is going to be an investment - and, a lot of what they teach you might not be relevant to the business model that you want to pursue.

    HTML and CSS is relatively easy to learn, if you're willing to put in the time.
    Try not to make the mistake most people do, and try to learn everything at once - focus on one thing at a time, become proficient in that, then move onto the next thing. It will make it a lot easier to learn and remember everything.

    With that in mind, there are a lot of resources you could start with, online, for free. Alternatively, books on the subject in your local library.

    Work through examples, test yourself regularly, read the source code of other people's sites and ask yourself "how does that work? Why did they choose to do it that way?"

    I hope all this helps.

    Kindest regards,
    Karl.
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    • I'm a geek. I often write html from scratch (that is, not using tools such as Dreamweaver or WordPress); I write Javascript and develop PHP. I say this to qualify what I'm about to say:

      Consider whether you actually need to learn html at all.

      As KarlWarren said:

      If you're an Internet Marketer who needs to put up squeeze pages or membership sites quickly then skip learning html for now - it'll take hundreds of hours to learn it well; especially if you include learning css and Javascript. Instead buy OptimizePress, ProfitsTheme or some other good WordPress sales page creation theme. With one of those tools you'll have a sales page up in no time and will have time to focus on making a living.

      Hope that helps,

      James
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  • HTML is the basic of web, before start CSS, Javascript, Jquery, PHP and MySQL and etc, now HTML is go for HTML 5, this site is very usefull to start with

    HTML5 Tutorial | HTML 5 Tutorial

    if you keep learning and keep going, for 1 and 2 days, maybe you can now how to coding with HTML

    Keep up going Guys, I may help you to learn HTML if you want just PM
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    • well you can learn the basics at w3schools. It allows you to practice the code then and there only.
  • I am also learning html code which is best website to read please tell me.
  • You'll be satisfied to learn that it's really simple. The essence is this... A website is nothing more than a computer file, a HTML computer file to be actual. It's known as HTML.
  • use generators to learn how to produce specific html codes. you can learn this way.
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    • Html and Javascript are two completely different animals. With practise and repetion you can learn HTML within a reasonable time frame. Not the case with Javascript. Javascript Is a programming language and a crappy one to learn as a first language.

      I have taught Java script , C C++ and Java to students that really couldn't get it. Alot had to do with the amount of material I had to teach in a short period of time.

      The Java courses we taught at depaul were considered to bethe hardest courses in the college, even harder then physics. 70% of the students did not pass it the first time. They either withdrew, or received a d or an f.

      Why do you need to take javascript., Its very important you answer honestly. If it's because its associated with html, css in a web design
      fashion, forget about it.

      I have written web sites 40,000 - 60,000 lines of code and never needed Javascript. Java script is important but as a component of the AJAX Frame work. Using Javascript to enhance the presentation of your site is outdated. Css can do most of that.

      I have a javascript course I prepared that uses JS to demonstrate how a program can make decision, and repeat a body of code.

      Also I teach the event handling model. With Javascript you want to be able to call a function and pass parameters.

      Please correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding is Using Javascript to do fancy graphical tricks is not the best use of using java script.

      Its the AJax model that kept javascript alive.
  • Hi,
    I am just completing 12 - 15 tutorials that teach html and css geared toward the internet marketer. Its like technical internet marketing or i call it TIM. Thisfirst course would be Tim101. I have taught web design, programming etc.. for over 12 years at depaul university. College, unless they constructed a ciriculum for the internet marketer will teach you a lot of things that are just plain wrong when it comes to the internet marketing world. Web Design is not an absolute, its relative EX.
    In a college web design course geared towards professional and corporate sites , favour liquid designs. All Internet marketing sites are fixed width. Corporate , centering text doesn't look right. In internet marketing centering text is used alot.
    Internet Marketing uses big bold crayola colors, corporate favours warmer colors.
    Font's and sizes are different
    I.M uses pixels, corporate em units.
    I.M sites use tables to layout the data, Corporate usese the concept of floating.

    Sorry, I like to be complete. The course i taught at depaul cost students $3800, for 10 weeks 1 night a week for 3 hrs. Depending on the instructor, you would not be prepared to develope sites for internet marketing.

    The online tutorials are encyclopedic, showing you ever thing you can do with one command. Plus some treat css as a different course.

    Html and css must be taught together. I teach html first 2 lectures then I introduce css and from that point forward when ever i want to colorize an element I will use css.

    The course I am completing teaches just the right amount of html , css . Students will develope pages and a 5 - 7 page site with straight code, Students build pages and sites using a css template and I teach students how to use html and css within the wordpress framework.

    I also, devote some time to multimedia, images, music and video.
    In addition you can learn how to use html from within safelists and text ad exchanges.

    Finally and this is very important overlooked by both college and tutorial site.
    I spend alot of time teaching how to use a web hosting account and how to work with one of the many php scripts.

    Okay I stop now
  • Part II,
    If someone wants to learn how to program because they see the value in it or the aesthetics it brings, well it is a process and if one wanted to develope enough skill to migrate over to gaming platforms or work with other API's to solve problems in image processing or mathematics, then run not walk run away from any structured forum that teaches computer programming. Ciriculumns unfortunaltley are under time crunches .

    One should study basic algorthims using psueodo code first then move to a language like python.
  • Sorry, I would like to correct myself when I said tha college will teach you things that are basically wrong. They are not wrong if you are designing a medium to large scale business site. But it would be pretty useless for an internet marketer to study web design geared towards corporate sites.
  • W3schools.com is best for learn HTML, CSS and Java Script.
  • html is very easy to learn..and with little practice you can improve in no time
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    • Yes learn HTML all web pages are made with HTML if you see it on the web in a browser it's rendered from HTML All the other stuff like CSS and java and PHP are just ways of doing stuff with HTML and of manipulating HTML You need to know HTML and it's so simple even my dog could learn it.
      Yes HTML is stupidly simple to learn There are only a handful of tags you need to learn and then you'll want to learn CSS which is also pretty easy to pick up Just do a Google search on HTML <p> <div> <a> <img> That's about the extent of the HTML you'll need to get started and believe me once you start tinkering around with it you'll find it really is pretty simple and you'll be coding up pages in your sleep
  • You can learn html and css basic easily in 3-4 days. and html is not much difficult the main thing is css and it needs handsome practice and knowledge just start you will become a good designer
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  • The main purpose of learning HTML and website designing is so I can tweak my websites and create my own sites.

    Maybe if I learn it well enough I could design templates or sites for others.

    I just feel like this would be a good skill for any IM marketer to learn.
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  • First Go to w3schools.com then Learn HTML then Learn CSS and then Learn Javascript... You have to remember the codes in your mind, for that just write and practice codes, Usually it will take 1 week to complete CSS and HTML.. and 2 weeks for Javascript....means almost a month...
  • Viator in order to create websites and tamplets you need to learn CSS, Javascript and PHP + HTML.

    W3Schools.com is the best website, but make sure to start learning codes daily. Don't go through the whole languages in a single day.
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  • Tonyla i agree with your "Html and css must be taught together" statement. However W3Schools.com is the best website providing the newbies with some very simple and clear tutorials. Several internet users including my self has learned a lot from W3Schools.com.

    It is no doubt the best one at no cost available for all newbies.
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