Need to Learn advise

[fasteray]

Hello to all,
I am getting older and want to take courses in web design so as to perhaps start a home based bussiness. I can, at my very local community colledge take two courses. My questions are,what should I be looking for, what soft ware would be nessasary,and can it be a profit making proposal? Any info you can steer me too would be appreciated. I enjoy working on the computer and thought maybe I can make it pay me. Thanks for your input.
Ray

[renegade600]

Its going to depend how deep you want to get involved. There is so much to webdesign than just creating a page in html. Theres editors such as dreamweaver and frontpage, then theres the scripts from java to asp to sql to php to css and many many more. You will have to know the different browsers because most pages will require tweaking to work in all of the major ones. And then you will have to learn how to create/edit graphics and such.

Not trying to scare you but it is a scary field because its so involved - more than just a couple of classes at a community college. It will take dedicationm, alot of trial and error, sleepless nite, and a big bottle of prozac :dizzy:

Then theres the hosting and domain names, theres legal contracts because whether or not you do it for free or pay, you will need them otherwise there could be legal problems.