A few years ago, after having meandered around the Web's nooks and crannies for quite a while, I got this sudden urge to have my own home page. "Sheesh," I thought to myself, "All these people are doing this wild Web stuff that just seems so, well, cool. I want in!" So I scoured the Web and bookstores for information on creating a Web page. What I found were a bunch of highfalutin manuals written in a turgid style that made Web page creation sound like some esoteric business best left to people with advanced engineering degrees.

When I was done, however, one thing was blindingly obvious: creating a Web page is actually pretty easy! So why were there no books out there shouting this from the rooftops? I resolved to take matters into my own hands and write just such a book. The result was the first edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Web Page, which saw the light of day back in 1996. I must have struck some kind of chord because the book has sold an unbelievable number of copies and the latest version -- the fourth edition -- has been the best yet.

If you're looking to build your own home page on the Web, my book will show you that it's easy and fun to do. 

About the Author

Paul McFedries is the creator and president of Logophilia Ltmd. Paul runs the Web site, WordSpy.com, which offers novel English language word games and word play. He has worked with computers since 1975. Paul is the author of over 30 computer books, including the soon-to-released The Complete Idiot's Guide to Windows XP, and previously The Complete Idiot's Guide to Windows 98, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Windows Me and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Windows 2000 Professional.