by Shonda Ponder
© 2002, Shonda Ponder
Let's say you have information about a certain congressman that you believe the public needs to know. Your first question is going to be, "How do I get my information out to the general public?"
There are many ways to do this. Among the most popular ways are email lists and web sites. Most good email lists work better with a web site to accompany it, so you might want to consider starting a web site first. We'll talk about web sites in this section.
Of course, the first thing you will need to do is learn HTML. (That's short for Hyper-text Mark-Up Language). The language is really simple to understand, once you get the hang of it. Here are a few sites that will help you:
HTML made REALLY easy (I recommend this one completely!)
HTMLementary
HTML for Beginners
Or, if you have time to sit down and read for awhile, you can buy HTML For Dummies®
I would also strongly recommend that you obtain a free web site from someone like lycos who offers them, or geocities. This is so you can have a "dummy" site to practice with.
If you are looking to get started with a more professional web site, there are lots of great hosting companies out there who will be happy to help you out. At this point, I'm going to make a shameless plug to the web hosting company I use for Friends of Liberty, Intersurge. The people there are really great about helping you fix any problems you may encounter while managing your site (and best of all, they're Patriot-friendly).
Another great company out there is FreeHostingWeb.com. They will host your site for only one initial start-up fee, including the registration to your domain of choice, and then for up to 500 mb bandwidth for free, for as long as you own your site.
If you are still unsure about how to build your own web site, and don't understand certain terms like "bandwidth" and "disc space", you can also get Web Design for Dummies
This is Part 5 of "Promotional Skills for the Chronically Amateur"
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