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The purpose of this website is to provide a place where christians can find valuable resources to help them design and maintain their web pages. Click on one of the links below to jump to the resources that are of greatest interest to you.

HELP:Step by step guide for designing a Web Page.

TOOLS:Freeware or Shareware that I have found very useful.

SITES:List of places that will give you FREE Webspace!

WHY:Reasons why you should get your own Page.

LINKS:Christian resources that may give you more ideas than you can find here.

HELP Section Go HOME

The first and most important step of Web Page design is determining why you want the thing in the first place. For my best answer to that question, see the WHY section. Suffice to say, you decide on a topic, or theme, or you just want someplace to share news and express a little ofyourself.

The next step is coming up with that first page. It's not as difficult as you might be thinking. Just let people know you are new to the Web, and you can add the details as you go. If you use one of the companies I have listed in the SITES section, you will find they all have a different way of getting the pages to their Host machines (or Servers).

Let's focus on how to create a page from scratch. First, see the TOOLS section or CLICK HERE to download a copy of the Web Tutor from .You should find the Web Tutor software to be very easy to use and full of useful ideas.

Afteryou have created the basics of your first web page, come back here for tips on how to get serious about getting the most out of your Webspace.

Now that you have a Homepage ( I realize that may be a wild assertion) you are ready to add personal touches. Only you can decide what background or font is best for you, so don't be afraid to experiment.

Getting the most out of your Homepage involves time, so don't feel as though you need to have the perfect page right away. Develop it. Ask for advice from friends who have seen it.

TOOLS Section Go HOME

The resources here are believed to all be in the public domain, but please read the software manufacturer's README files before using. If you find anything here that you believe violates a copyright, please NOTIFY ME immediately, and I will remove it from my site.

NONAGS is probably the best place on the Web to find Free software, services, files, etc. It was there that I found Web Tutor, an .HTML format help system for writing .html code and developing Web Pages. Don't even ask, just GET IT.

Also from NONAGS, get ARACHNOPHILIA as your web page composer if you don't have one built in to your browser.

In order to upload files to a site like XOOM, you will need WS_FTP, a great FTP client for those of you who have a winsock or TCP/IP connection to the Web. Does not work with Dial-up.WS_FTP is available from Ipswitch

SITES Section Go HOME

These sites all give you free webspace ( 500kb - 5MB )Some are easier to navigate than others. Some allow more privacy, some give more visibility and traffic, but all are FREE. Read the agreements carefully before you give personal information.

CROSSWINDS: A good host that groups members geographically. Their file management system is first rate. They also have tools to link members of like interests and to generate traffic to your site. You also get UNLIMITED SPACE for your pages!!

XOOM: This host is very good. It gives detailed instructions on maintaining your Site, and it doesn't force you to display the XOOM logo on your pages.

FREEYELLOW: This host gives you lots of space, but the upload procedures are slow. Don't plan on having too many pages here, as the maintenance would be prohibitive. They will try to get you to sell Free Web Sites. It's an interesting idea, but read the fine print CAREFULLY!

TRIPOD: This host is not too bad. They would be a lot better if they didn't load their main navigation window every time you access your homepage.

GEOCITIES: This is an interesting one. They group people by interests. Your homepage could be located in the HEARTLAND or AREA51 or another group. To get one, you pick an area that is interesting to you, then within that larger group you browse the smaller groups until you find an empty LOT. This lot will have an address like 2295 or 4067. So your homepage could look like this: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/7761/. That's mine.

WHY Section Go HOME

Get your own Homepage for any or all of these reasons:

To share your stories, poems, ideas or inspirations with friends, family and others.

To express concerns about our world, the environment, politics, religion or education.

To interact with millions of strangers. No other medium provides so many ways to

communicate, share or receive than the Web.

To make people laugh, cry, shout, pray or become silent.

To show pictures of your family, or display your works of art.You get the idea.

LINKS Section Go HOME

These are links to some of the most valuable sources of Christian resources that you will find anywhere. If you encounter an invalid or expired link here PLEASE NOTIFY ME right away so I can update my page. Thank You.

First, try my Christian Links Page for various categories of Christian resources.

Next, try the Directory of Christian Organizations.

If Theology is your bag, look for Internet Resources HERE.

For the needs of the Catholic Christian, go to Catholic.org.

When all else fails, search for the latest with INFOSEEK or LYCOS or EXCITE.