Hello all - I have just completed a long overdue, major upgrade on the following web page: Cyndi's Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit http://www.CyndisList.com/construc.htm Some of the improvements and changes are: ~~Better organization for the outline. ~~Added a Table of Contents section. ~~Separated out the links for genealogy graphics from other graphics. ~~Added multiple new links, updated numerous broken links. ~~Created a new section with links to other similar resources online for genealogy web page creation. ~~Created a new section titled: "Common Web Site Problems That I See Every Day" For your convenience, I have included a copy of the Introduction and the Table of Contents below. Please stop by and take a look when you have time. Good luck, Cyndi Cyndi's Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit http://www.CyndisList.com/construc.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introduction This page was designed to be a quick start guide to creating & designing a genealogy web page of your own. In creating this page I have tried to answer all of the questions that I have been asked over the last few years. There are a variety of options available and I will briefly outline a few of them below. Creating a web page of your own isn't as hard as you might think it is. Go ahead and give it a try - it is a lot of fun and a great experience. You have nothing to lose and several long-lost ancestors to gain! Table of Contents 1. Find Space On A Web Server To Store Your Web Pages --Your Internet Service Provider --Your Genealogy Software Manufacturer --Free Web Pages --Inexpensive or Reasonably Priced Web Page Hosting Services 2. Plan The Layout, Format and Content For Your Web Site --Layout --Format --Content ---Genealogy Software That Generates Web Pages ---GEDCOM to Web Page Conversion Software ---Privacy Issues ---Miscellaneous 3. Create The Web Pages: HTML Editors & Tutorials --Professional Web Page Designers --HTML Editors - Shareware / Software Programs --Online Web Page Generators --Writing HTML Code The Old-Fashioned Way - Programming By Hand 4. Tools For Enhancing Your Web Pages --Colors: Codes, Charts, Samples & More --CGI & Java Scripts - Counters, Guestbooks, Mail To Forms, Etc. ---CGI & Perl ---Counters ---Guestbooks ---JavaScript --Graphics: Backgrounds, Bullets, Icons, Etc. ---Genealogy & History Graphics ---General Graphics ---Graphics Software & Tutorials --Sounds --Miscellaneous Web Development Starting Places 5. Proofread, Inspect & Validate The Text and HTML Code On The Pages For Accuracy & Usability. --HTML Validators & Linkcheckers --Web Browsers To Test 6. Upload The Pages To The Web Server 7. Check Each Page To Be Sure It Is Accessible 8. Advertise Your New Web Site --Genealogy Mailing Lists & Newsgroups --Genealogy Web Indexes & Search Engines --Genealogy Surname/GEDCOM Database Registration Sites --Search Engines & Online Announcement Web Services 9. Common Web Site Problems That I See Every Day 10. Other Web Sites for Genealogy Home Page Creation 11. Books That Cyndi Owns 12. Create a Link to Cyndi's Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit