Well not really a dummy....Just don't have alot of time to search for info myself.

I'm starting up a couple of websites soon and I'm looking for some good guides or reference links. I would kinda like to build the site from the ground up myself.

I bought a template for my hostermiester.com reseller account. I'm gonna change that one over also after I get the others up and running.

I know you guys have been doing this for along time so I figure you got the links.

Thanks,
Kenmitch

www.yaxay.com has allot about webdesign.

Get a good HTML book.
Or you can look at this site: http://www.w3schools.com/html/

Web Pages that Suck (http://www.webpagesthatsuck) - Learn good design by looking at bad design
A List Apart (http://www.alistapart.com) - lots of very USABLE bleeding edge
Heal Your Church Web Site (http://www.healyourchurchwebsite.com) - geared at churches, but I've found his advice works even if you ain't religious
WEB STYLE GUIDE, 2nd edition (http://www.webstyleguide.com/index.html?/contents.html) - the defacto standard for standards
Dive Into Accessibility (http://diveintoaccessibility.org/) - make your site readable by everyone on any browser anywhere
UseIt.com (http://www.useit.com) - Jakob Nielsen gives good usability advice that is often good marketing advice


Your mileage may vary.

Thanks for the info guys.....The more links the better.

Thanks Again,
Kenmtich

Don't forget CSS, learn this. It will really be helpful:

Open Source Web Design (http://www.oswd.org/index.phtml)
BrainJar.com: CSS Positioning (http://www.brainjar.com/css/positioning/default.asp)
complete css guide (http://www.westciv.com/style_master/academy/css_tutorial/index.html)
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) Generator II (http://www.ahfb2000.com/cssgenerator2.php?sub=gen_form)
CSS Tutorial (http://www.w3schools.com/css/)

And this one always helps: Colours on the web (http://www.webwhirlers.com/colors/wizard.asp)

just search google.. you will find just about everything you need =P

You may find these useful

jimsworld.com
flashkit.com
javascriptsource.com