I will be the first to admit that my path to learning HTML, hypertext markup language, was probably not the most thorough way it could have been. I basically just learned by trial and error, and by looking up codes as I needed them. I also initially learned HTML code by reading HTML code and seeing what each code does to a web page. This method is flawed and left me in a lot of predicaments. I think with the boom of social networking sites that allow you to code your own page, such as MySpace.com, many people are not getting the proper knowledge of how to code a page while they might be interested in coding a page, they end up doing basically what I did, which was pick up bits and pieces of HTML code as they moved along. There are smarter ways to master HTML code. The principle for learning HTML code is the basic principle for learning anything; you start as a beginner and finish as an expert. There are seemingly no shortcuts, but there are easier ways to learn. I have personally found that Video Professor’s tutorial Learn HTML is truly the easiest and most fun way to learn HTML code.

Like all Video Professor lessons, the lesson arrives in a 3-CD set or can be ordered online. The lesson can also be completed in as few as three hours, but if you don’t have that time all at once, you can divide the lesson into as many sessions as you need. The lessons can be stopped, paused, fast-forwarded and rewound, so you are never left behind or bored with a slow pace. At the time, I was still in college, and although my major involved computers, of course, it did not include any classes on Web design, so I was kind of left in the dust if I did not take matters into my own hands when it came to learning HTML code, so I did. I learned HTML code with the help of Video Professor. It was not only affordable, it was something I could do on my own time. Each disc takes you from the very basics and fundamentals of learning HTML code to being able to add complex components to my page. I was made quickly aware that all the bits and pieces I had learned before were completely out of context. I barely knew anything. No wonder I hit so many walls coding my web page.

Video Professor also employs a “What-You-See-Is-What-You-Do” method, which enables you to build an actual web page while you are learning! Can you believe that? The lesson plays on top of the page you are coding, so it is as hands-on as anything can be. I wasted no time by learning HTML code with Video Professor.

Whether you are learning HTML code for fun, personal reasons like sharing photos and blogs, or to start up a business, Video Professor’s lessons can help you do it right.