Can I get a few HTML tips?

[NitroLiq]

Yeah, that's how I have Dreamweaver set up for my freelance clients' sites and when I work from home and need to connect to my dev site at work. The good thing about DW is the fact that it has a big community developing extensions for it and it supports several programming languages, including php, which is handy for anyone working with the metro store and forum. It's also a good choice because you can start out using wysiwyg (design view) and get more in-depth using code view as time (or interest) permits.

Learning the basics via straight code will be good for ya George...puts hair on your chest. There are people out there that are pure code snobs (i.e., "I use notepad and that's it!") but the tools are out there to make life simpler.
If you need help with any of this stuff, feel free to pm me. I'm usually around.

Pete

[rockstah]

i actually do the same running my web site - i was just saying that this is what could one could forward to if they have never had this tool instead of working in some software app that the designer made fort "easy editing" he could gain total flexability in the way he aedits/updates his site - a small learning curve - dreamweaver is the ticket

[MacGaden]

Learning the basics via straight code will be good for ya George...puts hair on your chest. There are people out there that are pure code snobs (i.e., "I use notepad and that's it!") but the tools are out there to make life simpler.
If you need help with any of this stuff, feel free to pm me. I'm usually around.

Pete

George already has hair on his chest ! He´s Greek Even his Marshall clones has big hairy b.... ehh... tones !

My point is: Why should George learn to code by hand, when there are tools to do the job ? For his needs both Dreamweaver and GoLive would make his life easier.

JUST DON`T USE FRONTPAGE ! And the interface and integration with the other Adobe stuff makes it easy to learn.

And he´s got enough on his plate already. I´d rather have George making great amps, than wasting his time learning HTML tags.

Let´s resurrect this thread instead and find a permanent solution to Georges web situation. Seems we are a few who knows sometning about it : http://www.metroamp.com/forum/viewtopic ... +designers

And this thread too: http://www.metroamp.com/forum/viewtopic ... +designers

[NitroLiq]

My point is: Why should George learn to code by hand, when there are tools to do the job ? For his needs both Dreamweaver and GoLive would make his life easier.

I get where you're coming from and I agree that DW would be a good investment...like I mentioned before, he can start out doing things wysiwyg and get more into code as time permits. I just think that using wysiwyg by itself for an already established business site may be asking for trouble. George has mentioned that fact that he wants to fix things and clean the site up but you really need to understand what's going on under the hood to be able to do that. I mean we can go back and forth on this until we're blue in the face....it's kind of like an amp building arguement...there are step-by-step amp kits out there with loads of layout diagrams, build guides, support, etc....so really you could probably build one without knowing the "why?" and "how?" of things. But, if you really want to break out of the mold, you have to learn why parts do what they do and how they interact with one another.

I'm guessing George is still trying to juggle everything at this point and come to grips with what is feasible for him and what's not. Trying to keep on top of the site, the store, the support, the amp building, and regular life (what's that?) is probably pulling him in 12 different directions. He knows several of us do web work for a living and I'm sure if things really became overwhelming, he would contact some of us. But you know, I can understand his position also...he has a blossoming business and entrusting something which is core to it (the site and store) to people on the forum that he doesn't know would take a serious leap of faith. I think he knew how to center a table...he was just testing us......j/k. Seriously, though, if I were in his position and needed someone to help with the design/code, I would ask to look at online portfolios or résumés and actually set-up a phone interview with the person. Sounds formal but Metro is George's baby so why should he risk entrusting his site to just anyone? There's also the consideration of barter or compensation...even if he bartered something like a kit for a good deal of work...that's a pretty big chunk of change and if he can get the basic changes done, himself, he saves quite a bit.

Pete