There are hundreds, even thousands of nifty site tools out there to help you build your site quickly and easily. If you are using Geocities, make sure to take advantage of the tools that are available from your account page. If you are hosted elsewhere, that is okay, I have found several great sites that can really make your page easier to create.

First, you will need a decent HTML editor. If you have Frontpage 2000, that is great. The only problem I have with it is, you really are not going to learn HTML. If you already know HTML, then keep using Frontpage, if not, then my suggestion is HomeSite. HomeSite from Allaire is one of the easiest ways to create and maintain killer websites. It has lots of built in features such as a style editor, javascript creator and integrates with other programs such as DreamWeaver and Cold Fusion. They have a free eval download and the program is reasonably priced.
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If you would like a fast and easy template to start building your site from, I recommend FreeWebTemplates.com. They have more than 100 pre-made templates and they are all free. They also have buttons, meta tag generators, and several other handy items to help you spice up your web pages.
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• Lycos Multimedia Search - Find specific images here
• The Icon Factory - Great Collection of cool icons
• ABCGiant - has links to dozens of great graphic sites
• Animation Central - Free 3D animations
• ClipArt.Com - Find clip art, graphics, backgrounds and more
• Gif Construction Set - want to build animated gifs? This is THE tool!
• Paint Shop Pro - One of the best image editors out there
• Ulead SmartSaver Pro - reduce your web graphics file size without losing image quality

• Site Optimization Tutorial - From WebMonkey Site Developers Resources. Very good!
• Dr. Clue - a slick site with HTML, DHTML, CGI and Javascript Tutorials
• WebDeveloper.Com - Killer site, hundreds of tutorials on everything for web builders.
• more links coming soon!

• Net Mechanic - Power tools for your website. HTML checker, gifBOT image compressor, server monitor and more.
• AltaVista Babel Fish - This site can help you translate your site from practically any language into any other language. Slick, fast and very handy!