Welcome to the Gateway

Welcome to the world of building your own website to showcase your favorite interest, hobby, or whatever you wish. I started website construction in 1998 with my first website, and since I was heavily invested in online and local gaming called it The Game Puppet, and the name came from that surreal moment when you get a new game or program and you just can't put it down. All the while, from being immersed in the games you cannot stop, and you begin to feel like a puppet.

It has gone through many changes, upgrades, and features over the years, and one of the first items on the list was to purchase my own domain. It is still going strong and located at: https://gamepuppet.com/, and since that time, I have added sub-domains until there are now 50, with the goal to eventually have at least 100.

I hope these pages will help open up the idea that making and publishing your online idea to fruition is not difficult, and if you have any questions, drop me a line using the contact page. All correspondence will remain with me only, as I do not share the information with third parties. Happy creating your own internet world!

You can create a web page by using a website builder like Wix or Squarespace for a user-friendly, drag-and-drop experience, or by coding one from scratch with HTML and CSS for more control. The website builder approach involves choosing a template, customizing it, and adding your content, while the coding method requires writing and saving code in a text editor and opening the file in a browser.

Option 1: Use a website builder

Define your purpose: Determine the main goal of your page, whether it's for a business, a portfolio, or a blog. Choose a builder: Select a platform like Wix, Squarespace, or Google Sites. Pick a template: Browse pre-made designs that match your vision. Customize: Use the platform's tools to add text, images, and other elements to the template. Publish: Once you are happy with the design, publish your page to make it live.

Option 2: Code a web page from scratch

Set up your tools: Open a basic text editor like Notepad (on Windows) or TextEdit (on Mac). Write HTML: Write the basic structure of your page using HTML tags, which define the content like headings, paragraphs, and images. Save the file: Save the file with an .html extension (e.g., index.html). View in browser: Double-click the file to open it in your web browser to see your page. Add CSS (optional): For styling, create a separate .css file to control the look and feel, then link it to your HTML file to apply styles like colors and layouts.