Explains all the steps one needs to take to set up a Web site in a down-to-earth, easy-to-understand style. Teaches how to create a web page, and how to get a domain name, and make sure your Web site works properly. Softcover.
Poor Richard's Web Site takes the approach that there's more to building a Web site than learning the ins and outs of HTML. It's a good premise, given that so many programs are now available that hide the complexity of creating Web sites. However, just as knowing how to push a button on a camera doesn't make one a photographer, a working knowledge of Microsoft FrontPage doesn't make one a Web master.
Author Peter Kent begins this book with a question that isn't asked often enough: Do you need a Web site? Kent's skepticism is of the healthy variety, making readers carefully consider whether developing an online presence is beneficial for their businesses. His approach is refreshingly nontechnical (for the most part, at least), offering up commonsense advice on how to find a host and how to create and promote your site.
If nothing else, Kent is definitive in his opinions. He's a staunch believer in using Web hosting firms, for example, and fancy multimedia enhancements do not impress him. His advice can be a bit too rigid at times, however. He abhors using .net or .org domains even if .com isn't available for your chosen name, noting that people expect the .com tag. (If this is so, how does he explain the success of Headhunter.net?)
Kent's somewhat cranky tone resembles that of a crusty, gray-haired professor dispensing advice that comes from hard-won experience. It can get grating over the course of 400 pages, but it's also the splash of cold water in the face of many would-be Web developers who need to keep their efforts in perspective. --John Frederick Moore
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Useful, but could be much better:
If you're thinking of setting up a web site but you're not very familiar with the web or with the logistics of setting up and maintaining a web site, "Poor Richard's Web Site" is definitely a good place to begin your research. He covers the various things you need to consider and the decisions you'll have to make from figuring out the equipment you'll need, to finding a web host, to actually creating your site and getting people to notice it. The book is definitely geared toward small business owners, but... more info
Comprehensive, affordable web site guidebook.:
This comprehensive, updated book effectively points out that there is more to building a website than learning HTML. The author gives guidelines and points out what you must know or learn and then tells you how to get there. This is an excellent book for both beginners and advanced web site designers.
An excellent, practical guide to web site development:
Poor Richard's Web Site is a practical guide for any one who wants a straight forward approach to getting a private or commercial website up and running quickly. Although I am a fairly experience systems integration professional, I found myself somewhat intimidated by the latest internet technology. Fortunately, Peter Kent demystifies the terminology and technology so that you can focus on the truly important elements of your website (namely content).
Note that this is not a programming book. You will... more info
An excellent, practical guide to web site development:
Poor Richard's Web Site is a practical guide for any one who wants a straight forward approach to getting a private or commercial website up and running quickly. Although I am a fairly experience systems integration professional, I found myself somewhat intimidated by the latest internet technology. Fortunately, Peter Kent demystifies the terminology and technology so that you can focus on the truly important elements of your website (namely content).
Note that this is not a programming book. You will... more info
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