Sebastopol, CA—Think you need an army of skilled programmers to build a website? Think again. With nothing more than an ordinary PC, some raw ambition, and Matthew MacDonald's Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition (O'Reilly, $29.99), you’ll learn how to create and maintain a professional-looking and visitor-friendly site. This thoroughly revised, new edition gives you all the tools, techniques, and expert advice you need.
"Bookstore shelves are packed with Web design books written years ago. These older books don't cover the up-to-the-minute techniques your site needs to distinguish itself, make money, and show up in search results. Creating a Web Site corrects those mistakes--and includes all the advice and guidance you need to build a modern Web site," writes MacDonald, an author and programmer extraordinaire. His books include Excel 2007: The Missing Manual, Your Brain: The Missing Manual, and over a dozen books about programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework.
And with MacDonald's new book by your side, you’ll learn how to:
Indeed, this isn't just another dry, uninspired book on how to create a Web site. Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual is the witty and intelligent guide you need to make your ideas and vision a web reality.
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Matthew MacDonald is an author and programmer extraordinaire. His books include Excel 2007: TheMissingManual, Access 2007: The Missing Manual, and over a dozen books about programming with the Microsoft .NETFramework. He's also the author of Your Brain: The Missing Manual, a quirky exploration into the odd and wondrous world of your squishy gray matter. In a dimly remembered past life, he studied English literature and theoretical physics.
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