Forums: Discussions for entrepreneurs and small business.

For simple HTML I`d suggest checking out CODA from Panic.com. It`s a very
powerful interface as well as integrated with one of their best known Mac
products, Transmit.

http://www.panic.com/coda/

Joel:

For beginner to intermediate level website building, look at RapidWeaver at
http://www.realmacsoftware.com The software and it`s incredible support
forums and developers have tons of really nice website templates. It`s a big
step up from .Mac/iWeb, beats CODA for ease of use and I wouldn`t even
think of Dreamweaver unless you`ve got lots of time (multiple months) to
learn all the coding that`s necessary.

I`m rebuilding my site right now using RapidWeaver - and it`s coming along
great!

Take care, Bill

I second RapidWeaver as a simple WYSIWIG site builder.

If you want more control, then use Coda. Simpler to use and cheaper than
Dreamweaver.

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David Wang
Chief WordPress Wrangler @ ClickWP

templatemonster.com

They have just about every single type of template known to man.  They can also tweak any template you order to your needs (for a fee) and they can build a custom site for you too.


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Aaron Wood
CEO
San Diego Dream Weavers
http://www.sddreamweavers.com
awood@sddreamweavers.com

New and improved! Now with blogging goodness!
http://www.sddreamweavers.com/san-diego-seo-marketing-blog/

As a note about buying templates. 

I get a lot of emails from people who bought templates and thought they could edit them on their own, but are stuck in the middle.

Be careful when choosing a template.

Grab one that is all flash and you maybe in way over your head.

I say this a million times, but unless you really understand web design, I would not recommend doing it on your own.

It is possible.  But the results are usually exactly what you would expect from someone attempting a profession they are unfamiliar with for the first time.  Have you ever tried to fixing your car without a mechanic?


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The portfolio should say it all.


www.carboninterface.com

Excellent point.  templatemonster.com has fully functional samples of every type of product they sell so you can get a feel for what you are about to purchase.


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Aaron Wood
CEO
San Diego Dream Weavers
http://www.sddreamweavers.com
awood@sddreamweavers.com

New and improved! Now with blogging goodness!
http://www.sddreamweavers.com/san-diego-seo-marketing-blog/