Developing a site: Good sites don't start in a web creation program, they start in your head (you know, that thing sitting on your shoulders). Before you even touch your web software, you need to get in touch with the reasons why you want to build a site and what you want it to accomplish.

• Site Planning Basics - The least you should know.
• This site from scratch: Just like your site, this site had to start somewhere. Here's the story, from conception to completion.
• Part II: Design and Impressions: Design is a very subjective thing. But even if you´re not a designer, you can create a site that "says" what you want.
• Web sense: Just as you have five senses, Toni Will-Harris explains that the web has five senses: Purpose, Place, Logic, Direction, and Identity.
• Copyrights and wrongs: Mary Carter gives you an easy-to-understand guide that can keep you out of hot water—and protect your "intellectual rights" (see, you're an intellectual already!)

Technical considerations : Despite the fact that today's software makes it easier to work without having to know the technical insides of the web, there are some things you still need to know. Here are a few...

• What is the web? Just so there's no confusion, Bob Weibel explains the absolute basics.
• Getting on-line: Finding an ISP, getting a domain name... there's a lot to learn, but Barbara Bouton tells you what you need to know.
• E-commerce basics: So, you want to sell something from your site. Sean Timberlake gives you the low-down.

Editor's notebook: In which the editor shares a piece of his mind while his friends ask, "Can he really afford to do that?"

Why we're here, and what's in it for you

• Put on a happy face: the why and how behind our home page redesign.
• The value of design: Good design isn't superficial. It solves problems. It creates solutions. It adds value.
• Getting What you want: Creating your future through the fine art of negotiation.
• Getting more of what you want part II: "An oral contract isn't worth the paper it's written on." How to get it right in writing.
• Projecting an image: Your site can make you look better—and if you're not careful, it can also make you look worse. Read (and see) how a site design evolved, and how the software I used saved me at least 22 hours.
• WorkFlow - A four-part series where we share our experience building a site to help you build and maintain yours more efficiently
• eFuse editor speaks John S. Rhode's interviews eFuse editor Daniel Will-Harris about web usability and NetObjects Fusion. What did you think, someone was going to to ask him what kind of tree he would like to be? (Cedar.) Click here to read.

Leadership Lessons: Peter Vedro looks at leadership challenges involving personal, interpersonal, managerial and organization issues. Peter helped develop and launch the "Seven Habits Organizer" and leads seminars on Principle- centered leadership and The Seven Habits. Click here to read more.

WebYoga - preventing repetitive stress injury. If you work at a computer many hours a day, then you've probably felt some pain in your hands or wrists, I know I have. And if you don't take care of yourself, those minor pains can become major pains. Ellen Serber, Yoga and Tai Chi instructor, gives you exercises that may help you feel better, and prevent you from hurting yourself in the first place!

Dot Com's "Site Seeing": The irrepressible Dot leads you on a gentle introduction to NetObjects Fusion's SiteView, with its unique way of organizing and building sites at the same time. Click here to read more.

Working with SiteView: An introduction to NetObjects Fusion´s SiteView mode. SiteView lets you organize, reorganize and build your web site in a single step.

Vertical Market Packs: What's a vertical market? Just the technical term for a specific market, such as real estate, health care, travel agencies, restaurants, Bed & Breakfast Inns, or any other particular business. Each month we'll provide at least one of these markets with a set of styles (and sometimes entire sites) created just for them. If you're in one of these markets, just add your own text and graphics, and voila, a professional-looking site. Think of it like Hamburger Helper, but for your business, and more tasteful. Click here to see more...

Tips & Tricks: Matthew Legare, Phil Garret, and the guys and gals of NetObjects tech support let you in on some things you may not know about using Fusion. Useful, clever tips and tricks that help you work more efficiently. Click here for the scoop.

Support forums: Got questions? We got answers. You can post your question publicly on a newsgroup, or send e-mail directly to tech support. Either way, you'll have your questions answered in no time. Click here for support.
 

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