Dreamweaver and Photoshop for Mac needed

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Permalink Reply by Michael M on September 30, 2014 at 14:22

Hi Daniela

I wouldn't necessarily recommend these as the best tools to create a simple website. Try starting with an online based platform like:

http://www.squarespace.com/
https://wordpress.com/
http://cargocollective.com/

If it is an e-commerce site you intend on building (i.e. you are selling things online). I would try:

http://www.shopify.co.uk/
https://www.etsy.com/uk/

Depending on the content of your site you may still find photoshop useful to work on your images. But I would give dreamweaver a miss...these online platforms have done a lot of the hard work for you. Use these and you will end up with a more professional result.

Hope that helps.

Michael

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Permalink Reply by Ryan D on October 7, 2014 at 11:09

Hello Michael M,

Thank you for your reply. I really appreciate your input but I already have an easy shop (which is not very successful hence the need for a website). I am also aware of free web building websites and  tools but they are no use to me since I want a selling website(not a simple website) for which you still have to pay for on all of the above. But thanks for taking the time to help .

Daniela

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Permalink Reply by Michael M on October 7, 2014 at 13:48

Hi Daniela

You can create a selling website through Shopify . http://www.shopify.co.uk/online

They offer a multitude of great templates to create a stand alone website. 

Michael

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Permalink Reply by empyrean_aisles on September 30, 2014 at 15:07

Rather than the crushingly expensive Photoshop, I would recommend GIMP. It's open-source and free, and there's plenty of support for it on various forums out there on the interwebs. And I would also second the recommendation for WordPress and SquareSpace. There's no need to learn how to build a website from HTML up these days. Put the effort instead into understanding your analytics.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan D on October 7, 2014 at 11:11

Hello,

will definitely check GIMP.Thats something I was not aware of. In relation to WordPress, its no good to me since I want an online shop and will have to pay for these anyway through the free building tools. Thank you though for you reply.

Daniela

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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on October 7, 2014 at 13:59

Daniela, I would also suggest you consider The GIMP.

With version 2.8, it is now more purely and genuinely a Macintosh application. In other words, the Menus appear at the top of the screen. The earlier, cruder version for the Mac (2.6) looked like a "Windows" programme, with menus appearing in every window.

I've made use of the GIMP's Perspective tool. You can 'correct' distortion in photos (such as barrel or pincushion or axial) or you can 'distort' a rectilinear image to fit another image in more or less proper perspective.

There are some powerful tools in it, just like Photoshop, but IMO, neither programme is particularly easy to use.

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