Tech: website building/editing

[Irulan]

I've been informed by some visitors to my site that I've got a lot of code errors in my pages. In addition, I'd like to update the look. Now, I built this thing back when it was just HTML out there, and barely figured out how to link it all to a style sheet some years ago. I guess the style sheet has errors, too Self taught and dangerous back then; now I'm totally overwhelmed.
I do have a fairly current copy of Dreamweaver; however when I went to a web code validator in hopes of starting to fix some of this stuff....jeez, I am so totally out of my league now.
Challenge is, I don't have the budget to pay someone else 2500K to redo it, which is what I was quoted.

So I have some technical questions about reworking it that I think that if I get them answered, I can do some more of this.
One of the questions is, if I used a template system ( example, GoDaddy's Website builder) can I keep all my page URLs intact so that I can just re do the site and replace it? Or am I better off starting from scratch and copy/pasting teh text and images I want to keep.
Do I have to keep ASP? One of the hosting services I used told me that's what I needed so that's what I have as the file type. Will it mess up my existing URLs to change the file type?

Is there anyone out there that would be willing to help me out just a bit? I'm happy to do my own work, I just need a little assistance to get going on how it's done "now".

Happy New Year,
Irulan

www.specialtyoutdoors.com

[tulip]

Sorry, I can't help you with the technical specifics, but I maintain two websites that I created using Weebly. It is incredibly easy and the sites look great and are very easy to update. Just thought I'd pass that along in case you wanted to check them out. I don't work for them or anything, just a very happy Weebly user. It's way easier to use than WordPress (which I hated) and looks a whole lot better than my circa 1997-HTML skills could ever produce.

[Irulan]

Lol 1997 HTML skills..... You nailed it ! I'll check it out, thanks!

[smilingcat]

Oh that is no fun...

Dreamweaver should catch many of your errors. If it has to do with broken links, then Dreamweaver can't. Are you trying to migrate to CSS style or just stay with basic html?

Since I'm retired with lots of projects on my hand, why not 'nother project. I'm actually an electronics engineer and not a software designer but have put together a web site for a cat rescue group. I do have an older copy of Dreamweaver 2005? ish have to dig it out. Do have a computer running on Win7 so I should be able to run dreamweaver on it.

Give me a PM if you are interested. I may be able to help, but my knowledge may only be good as yours. I've played with Ruby and Java but haven't seriously used to program anything.

smilingcat

[Irulan]

I already have things built around CSS, I just want to clean it up and update it.