Posted by Michael Laplante on 06/07/06 02:12

I maintain a couple of "brochure" web sites. Looking to the future though, I
can see a need for some sort of interactivity. For example, one business
would like to have the ability for people to register for their courses via
the web site.

So I'm looking for opinions or suggestions on the following:

(Keep in mind I know nothing beyond html and css.)

1. Should I bother to learn some sort of scripting for this purpose? Or, can
I use some sort of online service for this process?

2. If scripting is recommended what sort of scripting do you suggest?

3. Can this sort of thing be self-taught? Can it be self-taught easily?

4. Are there website tutorials / sites etc that you can recommend.

This is all kinda vague I realize. I'm putting the cart before the horse but
at this point website design is more of a hobby -- albeit a paying one --
than a profession. Perhaps my question should be:

If I wanted to make website design a profession, beyond html / css what do
you think would be the next thing I should learn and what steps would you
suggest to achieve that?

M

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