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Tips for Making Your Own Web Page

Since we (Seven Oaks Park) got listed on the Dixie Diamond Links page of the Dixie Youth Baseball web site, I've had a bunch of inquiries from other DYB programs who are interested in putting their own page on the Web and getting listed on the DYB Dixie Diamond Links page, but don't know how to go about doing it. I'm certainly no HTML expert but I'll give you the benefit of my limited experience and hope to see you on the Dixie Diamond Links soon!

1. Go to Yahoo! - Recreation:Sports:Baseball:Youth Leagues and or John Skilton's Baseball Links and visit a bunch of youth league web pages to get an idea of content, graphics, etc. Then decide what you want to put in your web page. Rosters of league officials, coaches, and teams are OK. Never include the address and/or telephone number of any adult league member without that member's written permission. And NEVER include the address or telephone number of a player under any circumstances!!

2. Now comes the hard part. You gotta learn a little HTML. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It's the language of web pages. It's not really that hard but it will require a little work.

You can learn HTML through:

Books (HTML for Dummies and More HTML for Dummies are good books available through your local book store)
Local computer clubs usually have a Web SIG (Special Interest Group) or an HTML SIG where you can get some help.
Off the Internet. You probably already figured that, didn't you?

A Beginners Guide to HTML is an excellent first primer for HTML and is highly recommended.
Introduction to HTML is another great place for beginners.
One of the very best sites on the web for learning to make a web page is The Web Designer. It is an absolute smorgasbord with a ton of links to other sites where you can learn everything you ever wanted to know about HTML and web pages.
A few good HTML reference sites are HTML Quick Reference and The HTML Library .
Once you get a handle on the basics, here are a couple of more advanced sites that can really help if you're looking to jazz up your page.
How Do They Do That With HTML ?
Java Boutique - More than 100 Java Applets !

There are tons of other HTML and Web page sites out there on the Internet, just go to Yahoo and search for web page or HTML and you'll get more links than you can click a mouse at!

3. Get an HTML editor. HomeSite, along with Netscape Communicator are my favorite HTML editors.

4. Design your Web page. Put in all your content, graphics, links and everything.

5. Test all your links. Make sure it works before you . . .

5. Contact your Internet Provider to set up a publishers account. They will get you a URL (internet address) to upload your web page to. Netfirms is a company that hosts web sites for free as long as you agree to a small banner at the top of each page. The Seven Oaks Park Dixie Youth Baseball web page is hosted by Netfirms.

6. Get registered with the various search engines Yahoo, etc. and certainly John Skilton's Baseball Links.

7. E-mail DYB with your URL to get put on the Dixie Diamond Links page.

I hope this helps those who are interested in putting on their own web page but aren't sure of exactly how to go about it. Please feel free to use my outline in any make, shape or form that might help. E-mail me
John Saunders with any questions or suggestions.

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