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Hello there. Before we begin, I'd simply like to point out to you guys not to skip anything (especially if you're a newbie). Don't skip over this introduction, don't skip lesson 5 etc. etc. A simple tip I present to you now might save you hours or even days afterwards. It doesn't take long to read these lessons.

Now I have some good news for you guys. HTML is pretty easy. In fact, you could be making your website in like maybe fifteen minutes if you go through these lessons caefully. But, do I recommend you to do so? NO. Did you notice that I've already given you guys two tips. If you start making a website right after you're like on chapter 6 of this tutorial, you'll end up with a pretty crappy website. There's plent of that on the internet already. Please keep this in mind.

On to the serious stuff. HTML- Hyper Text Mark-up Language is the first thing you need to learn when making a website. A webpage is nothing more than a HTML file. HTML files usually have the extension .html and sometimes .htm. We'll be using .html.

So where do you write this .html file. You'll need something called an HTML editor. There are many HTML editors like FrontPage and DreamWeaver but you're best to stick with Notepad for now. I've found Notepad to be easy to use and perfect for beginners. Notepad is for windows users only. You've probably used notepad before but if you've never heard the word "notepad" before then I'm pretty shocked. But don't worry. Click on Start>>Accesories>>Notepad. Mac users can use their default text editor which is called SimpleText.

After you've got the HTML editor, you'll need a web browser- something to browse the internet with. You're using a web browser to open this website right now- something like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape. I myself use Internet Explorer and Firefox to browse the internet, but mostly internet explorer. It's just a matter of choice. I recommend that you give the "other" web browsers a chance before you decide which one's the best for you.

That's all you need to get started. Open up Notepad, your favourite web browser, go to lesson 1, and get on with your first website!