Basic HTML
HTML is easy to learn and easy to write. You don't need a fancy WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor. You can write it in Word or in Notepad.

There are a ton of good primers to learning HTML and a ton of good books but the method we will preach here is called "copying." Can you say that, b's and g's?
C-O-P-Y-I-N-G. Links to lessons are found on the tools and links page.

Go to a web site you like, go up to your file menu and choose "save as." Save the entire web site, images and all. Now, if you do have the luxury of a WYSIWYG editor, open it up and start replacing their content with yours. When you are done, take a look at the HTML code. This is a great way to learn.

To design a page from scratch, start on paper designing the layout. Specify where your tables, rows and columns are.

To maintain your web site, you will first need to have access to your server and download the files to your local machine. We will use an FTP client to do this.