Re:Ask YC: I think i have some great ideas for websites, but...
by dkokelley on Friday July 04, 2008 @07:01PM
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It really depends on what your ideas for a website are. If you are thinking along the lines of a brand new web app, you'll certainly need to look for someone or spend some time learning, if it's something simple, you might be able to do most of it on your own.
First thing I would do: Create my own website. It doesn't have to be anything special, just a 5 page html-only site. This will make sure you understand the basics of websites. If you're already comfortable with this you could step it up to setting up a blog with wordpress or another content manager. This will give you a brief introduction to databases.
If you already are at this level, great. If not, it will help you to communicate with whoever you end up working with. It also gives you some idea of what's involved and what is and isn't possible.
When you get down to it, almost anything is possible. It just takes significantly more effort if something is done one way and then a change is attempted.
First thing I would do: Create my own website. It doesn't have to be anything special, just a 5 page html-only site. This will make sure you understand the basics of websites. If you're already comfortable with this you could step it up to setting up a blog with wordpress or another content manager. This will give you a brief introduction to databases.
If you already are at this level, great. If not, it will help you to communicate with whoever you end up working with. It also gives you some idea of what's involved and what is and isn't possible.
When you get down to it, almost anything is possible. It just takes significantly more effort if something is done one way and then a change is attempted.