Best software for making website?

businessman1927 · 08-23-2010, 02:31 AM

Hello everyone,
witch is the best software to develop the website?

***localnode*** · 08-24-2010, 08:03 PM

Generally speaking, Photoshop, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver are used a lot.
There's also Paintshop Pro, and the Microsoft ones like Visual Studio and Expression Studio (I think).

But there's a bunch of other ones as well, but I think Photoshop and Dreamweaver are the most popular ones. Personal preference plays a big role, mind you.

mhdoc · 08-24-2010, 08:05 PM

It really depends on your technical skills and goals for your site(s).

One size does NOT fit all.

umbrellatechnologies · 08-24-2010, 09:41 PM

I believe you are a begineer, so I suggest go to w3schools.com learn the basics and then use Photoshop and Dreamweaver to design and develop a website.

I would have opted for a professional company to do this if this for your business.

businessman1927 · 08-26-2010, 05:57 AM

Originally Posted by umbrellatechnologies

I believe you are a begineer, so I suggest go to w3schools.com learn the basics and then use Photoshop and Dreamweaver to design and develop a website.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-discussion/673531-best-software-for-making-website.html

I would have opted for a professional company to do this if this for your business.

You are right.And thanks for give some suggestions.

umbrellatechnologies · 08-26-2010, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by businessman1927

You are right.And thanks for give some suggestions.

Feel free to reach me if you need any help

iamscottj · 08-27-2010, 12:06 AM

For development I would recommend Visual Studio 2010 if you want to develop for .NET platform. And if you want to go for the free version, I would recommend using Visual Web Developer Express Edition. Its available for free on the Microsoft website.

mhdoc · 08-27-2010, 05:23 AM

We used to build websites with Dreamweaver as mentioned above, but have quit doing that and moved to a very simple drag and drop site builder. There are several in the market, we happen to use Weebly.

Why do that? We give up some power and ability to customize. The reward is the speed with which we can bring up new sites. I wouldn't use them for a site with more than 50-75 pages, but for smaller sites it works really well. I can spend lots more time actually building sites and much less time learning to code.

Even if you are or want to be a heavy duty site developer I think you need to look at these alternatives because they will be good enough for a lot of people that would have been your potential customers a few years ago.

Kirkland · 08-27-2010, 05:43 AM

You may want to consider Content Management Systems (CMS). Wordpress or Joomla are good choices.

ezimedia · 08-27-2010, 10:49 AM

HI

Yes Wordpress or xsitepro would be the way to go if you are new to website building... both are very powerful also loaded with features.

Thx
Tom

mhdoc · 08-30-2010, 05:36 PM

I think of website developments needs as a triangle with a very wide base. The majority of people need only the most basic of sites, which can be built with basic tools. WordPress, etc. As needs increase the pool of potential clients shrinks quickly. By the time you need photoshop, Dreamweaver and scripting languages there are not that many sites with those kind of needs.

Even worse, the automated tools keep getting better and the computer skills of the general population get better so more and more people can take care of their own website development needs.

I think many people would be well advised to work on their content development skills if they expect to earn a living.

tripflex · 08-31-2010, 01:40 PM

From your simple post it's obvious that you're just trying to learn how to do it.

We can all tell you what to use and such but that's not going to help if you don't know anything about HTML or CSS.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=673531

You MUST learn HTML and CSS before trying to tackle even building a website.

Like the post above check out W3Schools, they are an EXCELLENT source of information.

Once you learn HTML and CSS you need to learn graphic design. No website is complete without graphics.

For that the industry standard is Adobe Photoshop.

I personally use WeBuilder and Notepad++ for all my HTML and CSS.

It's not going to be easy but it is thrilling when you complete your first website.

Oh yeah and a MUST MUST MUST for any web developer is Firebug Firebug Firebug!

Download Firefox and then download the add on "Firebug"

bluearrow · 08-31-2010, 09:40 PM

Photoshop and Dreamweaver.

There are soo many other tools but none of those can complete with these 2 great software.

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*localnode* Business Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 30 Follow @localnodenet	Generally speaking, Photoshop, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver are used a lot. There's also Paintshop Pro, and the Microsoft ones like Visual Studio and Expression Studio (I think). But there's a bunch of other ones as well, but I think Photoshop and Dreamweaver are the most popular ones. Personal preference plays a big role, mind you.

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mhdoc Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,132	It really depends on your technical skills and goals for your site(s). One size does NOT fit all.

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iamscottj New Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: US Posts: 10	For development I would recommend Visual Studio 2010 if you want to develop for .NET platform. And if you want to go for the free version, I would recommend using Visual Web Developer Express Edition. Its available for free on the Microsoft website.

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mhdoc Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,132	We used to build websites with Dreamweaver as mentioned above, but have quit doing that and moved to a very simple drag and drop site builder. There are several in the market, we happen to use Weebly. Why do that? We give up some power and ability to customize. The reward is the speed with which we can bring up new sites. I wouldn't use them for a site with more than 50-75 pages, but for smaller sites it works really well. I can spend lots more time actually building sites and much less time learning to code. Even if you are or want to be a heavy duty site developer I think you need to look at these alternatives because they will be good enough for a lot of people that would have been your potential customers a few years ago.

08-30-2010, 05:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
mhdoc Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,132	I think of website developments needs as a triangle with a very wide base. The majority of people need only the most basic of sites, which can be built with basic tools. WordPress, etc. As needs increase the pool of potential clients shrinks quickly. By the time you need photoshop, Dreamweaver and scripting languages there are not that many sites with those kind of needs. Even worse, the automated tools keep getting better and the computer skills of the general population get better so more and more people can take care of their own website development needs. I think many people would be well advised to work on their content development skills if they expect to earn a living.

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tripflex NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 45	From your simple post it's obvious that you're just trying to learn how to do it. We can all tell you what to use and such but that's not going to help if you don't know anything about HTML or CSS. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=673531 You MUST learn HTML and CSS before trying to tackle even building a website. Like the post above check out W3Schools, they are an EXCELLENT source of information. Once you learn HTML and CSS you need to learn graphic design. No website is complete without graphics. For that the industry standard is Adobe Photoshop. I personally use WeBuilder and Notepad++ for all my HTML and CSS. It's not going to be easy but it is thrilling when you complete your first website. Oh yeah and a MUST MUST MUST for any web developer is Firebug Firebug Firebug! Download Firefox and then download the add on "Firebug"

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