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Readers Respond: Great Suggestions for Saving Money on Web Design Software
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It can be very frustrating trying to learn HTML and Web design when you have to lay out a lot of cash just to start working. But there are ways to start doing Web design without spending a lot of money. And these are some great tips from About.com readers on how they've saved money. What are your tips?

Alternatives

I use two HTML programs on is the free Nvu (NewView) HTML editor which is pretty good but doesn't always do what I want, so I confine that to a couple of tables that need to be updated regularly. The one I do most work on is the CSE HTML Validator. I started with the free version (excellent) but a couple of years ago upgraded to the paid version for the extra benefits. Of course, CSE means you have to spend some time learing HTML and most of the codes need to be input by hand, but it's a top program.
—Guest Dozy

i think da solution

IF U VE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM THEN THE BUILD IN NOTPAD. THEN U CAN EASILY UR CODE WRITE THERE.
—Guest Shishir

lower cost for non-profits

I work as the web developer for a non-profit. Each year that a new release of Adobe Creative Suite comes out, we're able to get it for $160 by buying it through TechSoup.org. Other companies like Microsoft offer their products at a discount as well, but you need to be a 501(c)3 organization for most vendors, and specifically a community service organization for Microsoft.
—Guest Bryce

free Web Editor

I downloaded Weaverslave from www.weaverslave.ws/. I'm a beginner and it has taken me time to learn to visualize the code. But it's free and I like the logical set up.
—Guest MES

oem software website

http://clean-oem.com/ Look for yourself. Exceptional value for money for original software, huge discounts
—johnvanhulst

Free HTML Editor

I found the Free Coffee Cup HTML Editor. It works well while learning, but it won't do much until you upgrade to the one you pay for. You basically get to see what the HTML will look like.
—Guest Michele Schrier

html editor

1) html-kit is free and quite good actually. if you don't put in some energy to learn html/css and photoshop (gimp) you end up with templates (often not bad and kazillions are for free). But it's rather joyful to do it yourself. Just a hobbyist, and into BUILDING sites. Still learning every day. Google is quite helpful and leads me to galore tutorials. There's an answer to anything. Best tip would be following. Most people have at least 2 pc's these days. Make one pc your ADOBE system. Put all your work/data on a partition. And re-install every month. So you can go on using it for free forever and ever. ADOBE is way too expensive.
—Guest shanna1950

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