I started off using the site builders are different hosting companys...they are very bad for seo and uses very bad code I hear...after that I got a copy of frontpage...it was soooooo coool to be able to do anything I want with a page. there are numerous free html tutorials you can read. Just google "learn html". If you have a limited budget you can get almost everything for free. Here is a list of free things you can get on the web:
- firstpage (web building software)
- Free templates....your have to google it and search around..I know they are out there, just cant remember and names.
- There are also some nice tools here.
pm me if you need help with anything (I have a soft spot for my fellow rookies)