Use The Web: Webmonkey.com

Ordinarily, I won’t be dropping one of these columns two days running, as I wouldn’t want you folks to get too overwhelmed, but I Tweeted about this site earlier and after looking into it a little deeper I decided it was well worth a bigger explanation.

Not all of us have what it takes to code/build websites. Much like mastering a language, it really comes down to whether or not you have an affinity for it. However, that is no excuse for not at least attempting to understand the mechanics of how the back end of a website work. You might find it much easier to conquer than you think.

Webmonkey.com is a great place to start coming to grips with the mechanics of web coding. They offer a wide variety of comprehensive tutorials on a range of topics, including the basics of HTML, the complexities of AJAX coding, how to optimize your site for Google’s webcrawlers, advice on how market yourself around the web, and even how to build an iPhone/Android optimized version of your website. In addition they provide a well stocked open-source code library for you to utilize as a part of your own explorations on the topic. If you are wondering how well all of this information is presented, let me reassure you that it is without a doubt the most clear and concise website dedicated to this topic that I have ever seen, which is hardly a surprise given that it is a property of WIRED online.

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