For some home based Internet business marketers, learning HTML is a huge challenge. However, with a little patience and a little persistence, you CAN master the basics for Web Biz Success!© GT Bulmer
http://www.StarrBizz.comIn yesterday's
Web Bizz Blog, I mentioned the
mystery of HTML, emphasized the importance and value of lifelong learning and the guidance of
experienced mentors and outlined some of the
HTML basics.
Today:
A Struggle, an Alarming Experience and a BreakthroughFor me, in the beginning, learning HTML well enough to make changes to my
StarrBizz.com website was a real struggle. Some of the basics, like bold, underline and italics were easy. Setting up hypertext links wasn't too difficult. And I quickly got the hang of linking images.
But working with other web page elements proved to be more challenging. Like how to properly place new text boxes so I could insert text or banners or other features exactly where I wanted to on the page.
It was months before the
HTML code to do that started making sense to the point where I knew what I was doing and understood why I was doing it. It has to do with how tables and frames are set up in the background code, understanding where they start and end, and how they relate to each other in that code.
Then there was the alarming experience I had with my
Web Biz Blog template. One time, early on in my HTML experience, I was making what I thought was a very simple change to the template and wham! There went the entire template formatting!
All kinds of strange characters showed up on the actual web page; text was missing and replaced with HTML code and code words; links to other page elements, plus archived stories and a few other very important things no longer functioned properly. The whole thing was messed up.
I looked at the source code and tried to correct the errors, but nothing I did would reverse or resolve the mess completely. As an
HTML newbie, I was terror-stricken for the better part of a day as I tried to get my blog fixed.
Eventually, I restored the template from my backup copy (thank goodness for the wisdom of doing a backup copy!), then went back and made that simple original change using a different method, and everything turned out fine.
My struggles with HTML continued for a number of months until one day, a breakthrough! It was like an awakening. I was busy working on some site changes when suddenly it dawned on me ... I KNEW what I was doing!
Whereas before I felt like I was flying blind, applying hit and miss changes, having to double check and review every little thing to see if it worked or not, this time I was zipping through with complete awareness, understanding ... and confidence! What a great feeling of empowerment.
I still have a long ways to go to fully grasp the intricacies of HTML. But now that I know the basics and feel somewhat competent and confident, I am encouraged to forge ahead.
If you are new to HTML, or have some experience but are struggling with the challenge, be encouraged: it does get better with time. Give it a chance, stick with it and chances are you will experience a breakthrough, too.
Once again, I emphasize the value of lifelong learning and a commitment to practice and persistence.
In the long run, you will benefit on a personal level and you will be better able to effectively promote your
home based Internet business ideas and opportunities. Learn the basics of
HTML how-to and you will enjoy greater
web biz marketing success. That's what I know!
Sincerely, GT Bulmer
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