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I have been trying to build my own sight since I write, play, sing, and produce my own music, but it looks like I do not have the patience for this. Is there any freeware web building software easier to use tha what I have,"Frontpage, & Macromedia Dreamweaver?"
I have really givin effort but I just do not understand, even using the dang tutors!! Any help would be awsome!!!

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— FrontPage and Dreamweaver can feel overwhelming if the goal is simply to get your music and writing online quickly. and point toward WYSIWYG tools (good for fast results); is right that learning HTML/CSS pays off long term. A practical middle path is a content platform for publishing (so you avoid fighting layout tools) plus a lightweight editor for customization.

If you want quick, low-cost publishing with lots of ready-made themes and audio/plugin support, consider a CMS like WordPress (https://wordpress.org/). For local editing and gradual learning, use a modern code editor such as Visual Studio Code (https://code.visualstudio.com/) with a live-preview extension, and learn fundamentals in short modules on MDN (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn).

Quick starter workflow and troubleshooting:

  1. Decide the site type (single promo page, blog, portfolio with audio).
  2. Pick platform: hosted site builder or self-hosted WordPress for more control.
  3. Install a theme or starter template, then tweak CSS in a code editor rather than forcing layout in a WYSIWYG.
  4. Test in a browser and on a phone; use the browser devtools to inspect and fix layout issues.
  5. Optimize images/audio for fast loading and validate markup with the W3C validator (https://validator.w3.org/).

If a WYSIWYG editor outputs messy HTML, switch to template-based editing or clean the generated code in your editor. For a musician, focus on simple navigation, clear audio players, and fast load times rather than fancy layouts.

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I would say after designing a fair amount of sites myself, depending on what use it is for ( if accounting you will need to use php and mysql, and i agree with stymiee about that one) but for basics in html and css, use dreamweaver its the simplest to use and for help on the language side go to http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp

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