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Genealogy Web Creations and Web Design - Website Design for the Genealogist

Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Ebook and Class

The current  session of the Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web class has ended. The next session has not yet been scheduled. 

If you are interested in knowing when the classes are scheduled, sign up for the FrontPage to Expression Class/Ebook mailing list.

Have you been using FrontPage to design your websites? Do you use themes, shared borders and the navigation bots along with any of the other bots available. When you look at the source code, do you see lots of font tags? Would you like to move up to Expression Web which is Microsoft’s successor to FrontPage and have the ability to create standards compliant code? Perhaps you have already downloaded the trial or purchased the program and are now struggling to convert your site. Would you like to learn how to do this in the easiest possible way?

If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions then Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Class and Ebook is just what you are looking for. Your instructors, Tina Clarke Microsoft MVP - Expression Web and Pat Geary Microsoft MVP - Expression Web will provide hand holding within the classroom to guide you through the update process.

Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web EBook  is priced at only $29.  SUMMER SALE $22.

NEWS - Eric Meyer's CSS Sculptor for Expression Web priced at $49.99 On Sale thru July 5th $39.99

This has to be the best time ever to upgrade from FrontPage to Expression Web and have the most helpful Expression Web addon ever to help you make templates or DWTs.

Be sure and sign up for the FrontPage to Expression Class/Ebook mailing list to keep up-to-date on class schedules and eBook updates. Revisions for the eBook will be posted to this list.

Classes being offered at Start to Web  include: NOTE: The next session of classes has not yet been scheduled.

Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web
Introduction to Expression Web
Introduction to CSS
Use coupon code PGfriends for 10% discount on any of the above classes.

RootsWeb FrontPage & Expression Web Mailing Lists

Are you hosting your website on one of the RootsWeb servers? Are you using FrontPage  or Expression Web to design and maintain your website? If so, join us on the
RootsWeb FrontPage list or the RootsWeb Expression Web list.

CSS Layout Templates - FREE

CSS Layout Templates using external style sheets and written using XHTML Transitional Coding. They are meant to be used with FrontPage or Expression Web but can be used with any editing program. Free to use and enjoy. Additional DWT's specific to Expression Web.

Would you like some help with the design and layout of your site?

If so, join us on the following lists:
RW FrontPage list
RW Expression Web list
FrontPage List
Expression Web List

I am willing to work with you on setting up the design and layout of your genealogy website. Why? Because I enjoy doing it and it is a way to "pay it forward" for the help that I have received. See some examples of sites I have helped with. I do this on a volunteer basis so may have to limit the amount of time I can spend with you. If interested, contact Pat.

 

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North America's Fastest Growing Hobby - For a hobby that revolves around dead people, genealogy is remarkably popular. It is considered by most to be the fastest-growing hobby in North America, with many surveys and media sources proclaiming that it has surpassed quilting, stamp collecting and even gardening in popularity. ~ from About.com ~

In February 1996, Rootsweb.com was registered as a domain name. In the Fall, Winter, and Spring of 1996-97 RootsWeb began support for the USGenWeb Archives and for many USGenWeb counties. At present (1998), RootsWeb hosts more than 2,700 Websites and 3,600 mailing lists. ~ from Volume 1 Number 2, 24 June 1998. ~

RootsWeb houses tens of thousands of websites for the genealogy community. It provides the space free of charge but ad banners  will be displayed on your site. To me that seems a small price for free web hosting. Genealogy Web Creations is a direct result of my two favorite hobbies - genealogy research and creating websites. Although I have to say that website design is now taking first place.

  • Give YOU the tools to create and/or update your own genealogy website
  • Offer personal assistance working with you in creating or updating your genealogy site

Developing and Designing a Genealogy Website

If you are like me, you have a huge amount of data you have collected over the years. And many file cabinets of documentation. Now you want to share what you've found with fellow researchers and family members. Perhaps you have just started researching your family and want to find new cousins or old ones that you have lost contact with by putting your names on line. Where in the world should you start? First ask yourself some questions:

  • What is the purpose of my site?
  • Who is my audience? Family? Friends? Other Researchers?
  • What information will I include?
  • How will I present the information?
  • Where will I host my website?
  • What tools do I need?

A step-by-step guide for planning, designing, publishing, hosting and maintaining your genealogy website.

Planning a Genealogy Website Ebook.Planning a Genealogy Website is available as a 20 page EBook in pdf format for you to download. It contains graphic images and clickable links as well as a table of contents. The EBook is zipped for faster download. Save it to your desktop, extract the file and it is ready to use.

The purpose of this site is twofold -

Website Design Tutorials

This is the fastest growing part of the site. Some of the tutorials presented here are specific to a genealogy website hosted on one of the RootsWeb servers. Many of the tutorials can be used in working with any website whether it is related to genealogy or not. Some of the tutorials cover:

Resources for Website Design

The Resources section will point you to the additional tutorials and tips you can use in designing and building your website. The cover the full range and include:

  • Website Design in General
  • HTML and XHTML Coding
  • Cascading Style Sheets
  • Color
  • Graphics
  • Layouts and F*REE CSS Based Templates
  • Search Engine Optimization Techniques
  • Tools that include programs for website design or addons for browsers and programs.

E-Books

This section includes various e-books or electronic books that I have found helpful in developing and maintaining my websites. They range from books that will teach you how to write basic html code and set up your site to learning how to optimize your site for the search engines. Also included are books that are specific to FrontPage and Expression Web. Some of the e-books are F*REE!