# Building and managing a website from the ground up. Books?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-and-managing-a-website-from-the-ground-up-books/281862>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [February 13, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-and-managing-a-website-from-the-ground-up-books/281862 "2009-02-13T23:39:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Klim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@Klim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Klim)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-and-managing-a-website-from-the-ground-up-books/281862/1 "2009-02-13T23:39:25Z")

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Hi,

I am familiar with writing basic html and have basic understanding of css. Enough to get single static pages up and running.  
But I’m looking for a single reference tutorial, book, anything that will show you how to build a site like iWeb does for instance on Macs. One that can update when new content is posted, one that will auto update links and update the front page.  
All I want is something that shows me how to build a simple yet elegant design upon which I can improv.

I have access to Dreamweaver, but have not taken up learning it because of lack of good single resource. Something that looks at the big picture.

If anyone can write a tutorial, I would even be glad to pay for it… I have gone through to many resources that focus on little things, individual things, single static page sites. My strength is animation and film work. I simply dont have the time to piece random web tutorials together, but I do want to learn to manage a site on my own.

I appreaciate any advice.