bino Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 My mom is wanting to create a website for her little store, and is asking me which software she should use. I've offered to do it for her, but she is really wanting to learn and do it herself, so that she can update it frequently and easily without bothering me. (Good idea!) I've been using Dreamweaver for years, but she is a little intimidated by the possible complexity, and especially the cost! I'm curious to know what other people are using / recommend in terms of a free or cheap WYSIWYG Web page design software and FTP client for uploading pages to the server that are easy to work with / user friendly. Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumonster Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 she could try http://www.nvu.com/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lannig Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 My mom is wanting to create a website for her little store, and is asking me which software she should use. I've offered to do it for her, but she is really wanting to learn and do it herself, so that she can update it frequently and easily without bothering me. (Good idea!)I've been using Dreamweaver for years, but she is a little intimidated by the possible complexity, and especially the cost! I'm curious to know what other people are using / recommend in terms of a free or cheap WYSIWYG Web page design software and FTP client for uploading pages to the server that are easy to work with / user friendly. Any recommendations? I'm an old school IT guy, so developing web sites really isn't my my thing. In the few cases I had to develop something that looks better than my hand-edited HTML, I had found IBM Homepage Builder a really neat program, simple to use yet powerful, coming with a lot of (decent) templates to start with. I know, an easy to use program coming from IBM sounds like an oxymoron, but it really is (or was). Unfortunately they've pulled the plug out on this product Maybe you can still find copies around... --Lannig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattayatony Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 My mom is wanting to create a website for her little store, and is asking me which software she should use. I've offered to do it for her, but she is really wanting to learn and do it herself, so that she can update it frequently and easily without bothering me. (Good idea!)I've been using Dreamweaver for years, but she is a little intimidated by the possible complexity, and especially the cost! I'm curious to know what other people are using / recommend in terms of a free or cheap WYSIWYG Web page design software and FTP client for uploading pages to the server that are easy to work with / user friendly. Any recommendations? Take a look at this one very easy to use and good after sales service, they also have a forum where the members are very helpfull. Cheers. http://www.bluevoda.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 CoffeeCup editors have been around for quite a while and inexpensive. You can download a trial to see if it is basic enough for her. Comes with several templates to get a quick start on her web page. http://www.coffeecup.com/designer/ http://www.coffeecup.com/html-editor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Might be worth looking at some of the blog software like Wordpress that takes care of most of the coding/design issues automatically. Or XOOPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coder Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 No one mentions Microsoft Frontpage? FrontPage 2003 is very slick and they have continually worked on ease of use and I've always found it easy to begin with. They have tutorials for each thing you want to do. The tutorials are very interactive and fun; voice, practice sessions, etc. They teach simple through advanced topics and I used them to learn CSS among other things and it's awesome to go from not knowing anything to 40 minutes later knowing all the tricks wringing your hands ready to go. I haven't used any other programs, but I find Frontpage nice just like Word & Excel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james512 Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I'd agree with The Coder. MS Frontpage is a good choice for someone who doesn't want to be bogged down learning all the features in Dreamweaver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techie Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Id say stick with dreamweaver...its still free to download (try) and there are plenty of keygens out there adobe For ftp i would say use this FTP. Easy to add settings and to upload its just drag and drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkbaz Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 Id say stick with dreamweaver...its still free to download (try) and there are plenty of keygens out there adobeFor ftp i would say use this FTP. Easy to add settings and to upload its just drag and drop. I'd go down the CMS option myself - Wordpress or Joomla, depending on the site. Both are free software. Set it up once, and then update the site from your web browser anywhere in the world. And yes, I can help to set up or customise either - in my professional capacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMK Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 What is more important than the choice is to either dump it quickly or stay with it to finish the project. She may have a very difficult time modifying a page or site that is partially complete with a progam other than the one she used to create it. Peter My mom is wanting to create a website for her little store, and is asking me which software she should use. I've offered to do it for her, but she is really wanting to learn and do it herself, so that she can update it frequently and easily without bothering me. (Good idea!)I've been using Dreamweaver for years, but she is a little intimidated by the possible complexity, and especially the cost! I'm curious to know what other people are using / recommend in terms of a free or cheap WYSIWYG Web page design software and FTP client for uploading pages to the server that are easy to work with / user friendly. Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terdsak_12 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 I use NVU, works fine for what I need it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bino Posted July 5, 2006 Author Share Posted July 5, 2006 I sent her the link to NVU... and she seems to be happy with that. Thanks to everyone for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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