Six Key Features of Web Sites that Work

When designing or refreshing your site, start with a good authoring tool that enables you to establish a basic site that can be enhanced with specialty design programs. Two authoring tools that get good reviews are Microsoft FrontPage ($138; www.microsoft.com) and DreamWeaver by Macromedia ($326; www.macromedia.com). Many users say the DreamWeaver authoring program has a steeper learning curve than FrontPage, but that the extra effort is worth it. DreamWeaver is seen by its fans as a more versatile Web-authoring tool.