As an absolute beginner you can write code in just 10 minutes.
HTML is as simple as following a food recipe and here, I’ll show you how.
But just incase your are thinking of bouncing away, allow me to tell you why knowing basic code is useful. As explained by Iron Hack "Coding is a useful asset, regardless of whether you run a software company, an e-commerce store, or a brick-and-mortar store."
This is because the use of code is the backbone to web building. And it is the 'Website' that all business owners want to promote. Good SEO is essential to organic growth of your website.
So with just a little knowledge about coding, you will be able to understand how Search Engines analyse your meta tags and alt tags.
This is not the place to discuss SEO any further, but if you are intersted in knowing more there are some great resources out there.
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Contents;
1.Prepare the format
2. Write the code
3. Save the format
4. Open up the file
5. Visit www3schools.com
Tip #1 - Pick the Text Editor
This is best done on a laptop or desk top. The first thing we need to do is find the ‘text editor’. Here we are going to write the code. (Text editors are software applications used for creating and editing plain text files.
Those Mac folk amongst you, you need to use Taskedit.
Apple Mac users – Go to FINDER or the magnifying glass.
Type Textedit and press enter and if necessary open.
We need to make it plain text. Go to FORMAT in the header and choose the drop down menu, MAKE PLAIN TEXT.
Windows people, im sorry I should have mentioned earlier, this is not for you. But do stick around to see how easy it is and if you are interested in reading a blog about writing simple code on Windows, drop me a comment.
Tip #2 - Write some code
We are now going to write some code. But first take a look at the format.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>I am learning coding</h1>
<p>This is the beginning of my journey.</p>
</body>
</html>
This will write the words ‘I am learning coding’ and ‘This is the beginning of my journey.’
Take a look at this. This will give the visitor a link to a website.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>HTML Links</h2>
<p>HTML links are defined with the a tag:</p>
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com">This is a link</a>
</body>
</html>
As an option, and if you r like you could link it to any web address, just change the location within the “”
Tip #3 - Save the file
Once written it is necessary to save it. So in the header, click FILE, and in the drop down menu click SAVE. Name the document a choice of your name, but make sure the ending is .html.
Tip #4 - Open up the file
Next go to finder and look for the saved file, or if you did like i did, find it on the desktop. Double click it and hey Safari - there it is!
Tip #5 - Learn more
I recommend you visit www3schools.com, a great site for teaching beginners. Most web building sites like Word Press (Divi) and Wix have built in templates for you to use and customise. And no doubt there will be many more template sites as AI develops.
But personally i think its really useful to know whats behind these sites and the coding that's in place.
Free extra Tip #6 - Ai
Embrace things that make your life easier. I asked Chat GPT how to write the sentences, heres what it said;
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