I started my first website sometime early into 1999; I believe it was either January or February, but I'm not sure. I signed up with Earthlink and they
gave out 6 MB of webspace along with the ISP service so my brother (Bryan) and I decided to start a personal website (which is basically nonexistent today). At first it was just one of those click 'n build
sites, but I started to learn HTML as Bryan became disinterested in the site.
After a while, I decided to start a Buffy website since I loved the show so much, and Much Ado About Buffy the Vampire Slayer opened. I signed
up with Tripod and got 11 MB of space. The site was pretty pathetic in terms of content and the graphics were either nonexistent or extremely lame.
But I worked and managed to build up the site and I found a nice little graphics program called Paint Shop Pro 4. Though my graphics weren't all that stupendous, I was happy with them
and I became more confident about the site.
From there things, the sites just kept growing and I kept developing my skills, changing programs and I'm still learning today. To read more about each site I run and see screencaps
of each one, choose from the list of categories to see the sites.
Websites
Fanlistings
Freeze Frame sites
Closed sites
Previous layouts
Sites designed for others
So, that's my story of how I got into web design and graphics. Here's a list of various programs I use/recommend: