Still creating websites using tables?
Are You Ready To Use Cascading Stylesheets To Its Full Potential To Make Your Life As A Webdesigner Much Easier?
From: Hilco van der Meer, 11.44am
Dear Friend,
If you answered yes to the above question, then this is going to be the most exciting message you ever read.
Here's why...
There is an amazing new e-book called, "How To Master CSS". It covers nearly everything you need to know to learn Cascading Style Sheets.
And let me compliment you with the fact that
you are
interested
in Cascading Style Sheets.
CSS is one of the things that's becoming more and more known in webdevelopment. And you're not on this website without reason. You identified that CSS could help you with creating websites much faster and easier.
But let me clarify one thing before you read any further:
If you're not using Cascading Stylesheets at all, you have a problem.
If you're not using Cascading Stylesheets to its full potential, you also have a problem!
You see, I should know. I'm much like you, interested in websites, the Internet and all its possibilities. I started just like you on my first crappy website, just to get going with this stuff. And I loved it!
And did you love it? Of course you did! Otherwise you aren't interested in Cascading Stylesheets to lift your web design skills to a new level.
But if you think you do use CSS to its full potential.. stop reading now! Don't waste your time being here. It's not worth it! So leave...
You may think stylesheets are only being used for colors, text styling and stuff? Well I can tell you this isn't farther from the truth than anything else. 2 years ago, it was only used for that!
Look, things have changed. The Internet and its websites are changing too. Since I changed to CSS things have become better for me. And to be honest, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else than where I am now. You too can master CSS!
Just to clarify, do you want…
- To not waste your valuable time by creating layouts using tables?
- To create websites that automatically gain better search engine results?
- To have total control of every aspect of your website by placing objects pixel perfect at places you want to have them? And do that in 10 seconds?
Then read on...
Chances are that the last website you’ve created was an old fashioned one. And how should I know that? Well, simply because I look around... The amount of websites that are constructed using CSS are countable on two hands and a toe.
Did you create a website that uses one file to display your design, fonts, layout, images, colors and positioning?
I can almost truly say that you didn't. And I also think you should have done it that way! You want to know why? Because it wins you time. A hell of a lot more time!
Look, CSS is a means of separating the content of an html document from the style and layout of that document.
That means in plain English: You only need ONE file to display your whole site design throughout your whole website.
Did you think about the consequences this has?
Can you imagine that your visitors only need to download this file once? This file is automatically used over and over again by the browser to display the design for every single page the user visits!
Did you think about the speed of light your website will be ready loading? CSS makes your website lighter, that's a fact!
Did you think about the bandwidth it will spare?
And… did you think about the future?
Imagine being able to save 80% of your time when doing a redesign of your website
Yeah, there it is. There’s more in the world than today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. What if your client, or simply yourself, wants a redesign of your whole website?
Since you are still one of those people that’s within the 97% of old fashioned webdesigners you simply have a problem. I can smile to myself at such a case, I don't need to edit every single page.
While you are working hard and are finally done editing all pages, you look again at the new design laying next to you, printed out, on your desk and thinking, “sh*t, I forgot to add that new image”, text, bar, color, whatever.
Imagine sitting there, smiling to yourself and thinking:
“I can have this fixed in two minutes and 23 seconds”
You know why you can think like that? Because you are now one of the modern webdesigners.
Hey, wake up!
No, you are not, right now. You are still an old fashioned webdesigner.
You want to do something about it yet?
Great! I have a solution to your problem:
The "How To Master CSS" Course:
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There is the How To Master CSS Ebook. There are the How To Master CSS Training Videos and there is the Real-Time CSS Editor!
Let me explain what kind of information this course provides.
The How To Master CSS Book
Find answers to 66 CSS related questions
Step-by-Step guide to Cascading Style Sheets.
You’ll be taken by hand to get started with CSS. From the total beginning till the end, where you’ll be able to create a 3 column layout at ease.You'll discover how you can use CSS to its full potential.
The book is simply your guide to becoming a master
at CSS. It’s
a step-by-step guide that teaches everything you need to become an true modern
web designer. In 18 chapters, you will be guided through real-life examples
that you can use immediately in your websites.
How To Master CSS Training Videos
1 hour, 22 minutes and 13 seconds of personal coaching. In these videos I take you by hand and demonstrate to you how you can use CSS to create great things. From basic text styling to more advanced CSS menus. It's all there, and you only have to watch and listen, I will show you how things should be done!
These video's can be watched over and over so you can study at your own speed. You can pause them, you can replay them and they are yours and will help you to easily master CSS!
These videos are an addition to the book and will discuss new examples that are not used in "How To Master CSS".
I have always been a bit dubious about buying e-books, especially with the stories going around. So, when I downloaded the package, I was more than a little surprised at the quality of the content.
Being new to CSS, I found the video tutorials to be concise and very informative, just like being on a course but with more a feeling of a one-to-one session.
Congratulations on an excellent pakage.
Mike Andrews
Information Systems Manager
Hayman Limited
The Real-Time CSS Editor
The Real-Time CSS Editor helps you to test your code easily.
It’s specially designed for this book and gives you great advantage in learning CSS.
Realtime means immediately. Everything you type will be shown directly into the browser. That is exactly the place where your code will be used in the end!
So with this editor you are able to quickly and easily build your CSS code and test it directly. So you don't have to save and upload your work to see the results.
This is the perfect piece of software to train your CSS skills.
Watched the videos? Read the book? And you are now ready to get your hands dirty on CSS? Then this is the program you need.
Hilco,
I am enjoying the book very much and finding the content very useful and written in an easygoing style.
Keep up the good work. I will recommend it to my HTML/CSS lecturers.
Rgds,
David MonteithHodge
Hello Hilco,
I want to say that you're manual/videos are wonderful! You
have clarified a number of things for me regarding CSS. I've been reading so
much about this type of website building for some time. And, I have never
found anything that has come straight to the point so quickly. Thank you so
much for these tutorials/videos! I can't wait to use the editor to practice.
I read the entire manual last night. I look forward to interacting today
with the editor. I will highly recommend your Ebook to others wanting to
learn CSS.
Fortunately, I never really learned much about tables. They frustrated me as
I am sure many others. And I know I will use the editor to practice.
Kind Regards,
Cherie
Dear Hilco,
After completing your CSS Course my eyes were really opened to a new kind of webdesign. Finally a step-by-step guide that’s easy to understand by a web designer and not only a coder.
It’s an easy to read and structured guide. I’ll only use CSS from now on!
Raoul Postel
PostelOntwerpen
The Netherlands
www.postelontwerpen.nl
Hi
The Book is Excellent,
Done one site And now starting 2 others.
Once you get to grips with the coding
Your away
Many Thanks
Alistair
Hilco,
I am VERY impressed with your work. You have combined the right combination of thorough text, screenshots and the videos are first rate. I had a good feeling about your work after I looked at the sample chapter. I wish some of my college teachers could have done this well.
Sincere regards,
Dennis McMahon
I-Cubed Consulting Service
Boiling Springs, PA
http://www.i-cubedconsulting.com
And it’s not like any other book you’ve ever read on Cascading Style Sheets.
Why?
Simply, every section in the book is there because “you asked for it.” Well, not “you” really, but from real life questions.
Look, I’m facing Cascading Style Sheets every day. So I know what you need to know. People kept asking me all sorts of CSS related questions. So finally I decided to answer all those questions at once. In this book, right in this course.
I took real-life examples and explained them step-by-step. Exactly how you will use them!
You see, this is your chance, I can help you to become a great webdesigner. I can help you to join the small group of people that's using CSS to its full potential.
You’ll discover all kinds of exciting techniques. From how to style your text… to how to create a 3 column layout. From how to create pure CSS menu’s to how you can use transparency in a browser.
Here’s a sneak peak of what you’ll discover in “How To Master CSS”.
- You’ll be taken by hand to get started with CSS. From the total beginning till the end, where you’ll be able to create a 3 column layout at ease. (And with at ease, I mean: opening the file, and start adding your own content!)
- How to make sure all visitors can read your site with ease, even those who are visually impaired! ( CSS gives you the power to define multiple designs for the same website) Hey, this I didn’t tell you yet right?
- You’ll learn the facts about what Web browsers ( like Internet Explorer) do if you open a webpage on your screen. You think you know how the page, where you’re looking at right now, was created by the browser? I don’t think so!
- How to use the CSS Box Model to its full potential! (It’s main building block of websites these days)But I guess you never heard of it anyway.
- You’ll learn exactly how you can style your regular text to make it more readable and make it look more interesting
- You’ll discover how to create newspaper style headings (where the first letter is larger then the rest of the text)
- You’ll discover how to modify the appearance of your links.
- Want to know how you can create graphical buttons with a rollover that do not need preloading? Don’t start with creating menus again until you know how it should be done. Yes yes, I know, you still use JavaScript to preload your rollovers…
- Need to know how floating and positioning works? How To Master CSS covers it all. (floating and positioning is where the power of building websites lays in modern web design) But I guess you didn’t know this either.
- Find out how to change the appearance of your cursor.
- How to style your tables and the data within to make it more appealing to your public.
- How to create all kinds of effects using background images. Backgrounds are not only some weird patterns or images. You can use them to do great things with them!
- You ever saw a list with special bullets like the checkboxes you are reading right now? In How To Master CSS I’ll take you by hand and explain how you can create this yourself!
- Discover how you can create pure CSS menus by using just a small amount of code but gain great flexibility by working like this. (Hey psst, you only need a simple link as your HTML)
Hi Hilco,
I have learned so much from the book and videos in just a week, much more than I was managing to learn by myself. They were easy to follow and learn from. I have started adding CSS to a few of my old websites already, though I am not ready to build a site completely using CSS. But, hey, I've only been learning for a week so I am more than pleased with my progress.
Cheers Kevin
Excellent course, don't change a thing. I've just finished watching the videos and reading the book and really enjoyed the experience. I'm now going to apply what I learned, your material has given me a great deal of confidence in ditching table layouts. Thanks :o)
- Paul Weston
- Are you new to Cascading Style Sheets (if you are reading this far, you probably are) and in need to learn more about it (again, you are)? "How To Master CSS" will give you that strong ground that you need to stand on.
- You don’t have the time to read long tutorials or snippets of theory on different websites? Then this book will be excellent for you. It’s cutting right to the case and covers all you need! Don’t forget about the videos!
- Do you want to know what the possibilities are with CSS? You want to know the same as I do, I tell you, CSS is great!
- Do you want to know how you can wrap your page so that it is centered in the user’s browser?
- Want to know how you can customize the look of form elements?
- Want to know how you can create your website without using tables?
- Be ready for the future : Use fully compliant CSS to let your websites work in all of the latest browsers. This way, you can make sure things work in the future!
- How to create table like sites using Cascading Style Sheets only. Remember I talked about that separate file for your design, layout etc?
- How to position elements properly, fast, easy, and with great flexibility
- Start using CSS to not only style your text, but use it to create your whole website with it!
- Even considered the Macintosh from Apple? Create websites that can be viewed by all major browsers! Also on that Mac!
- How to start with the basics and get to use more advanced techniques later on. You need a basis to build on!
- Quick learn answers are used to cut right down to what it’s all about: hands on techniques!
- Learn how you can prepare your website for the printer – without creating a separate “print version” page!(Ever thought about how your websites look when they are printed out?)
What's a resource like this worth?
The course How To Master CSS covers everything on CSS you need to know to become a modern web designer. You will understand CSS and it will get you started with building your own CSS websites. This isn’t some boiler-plate collection of answers.
Everything is explained in PLAIN English. Which means it’s dead-easy to read and understand. In addition to that: it’s logically laid out.
I’ve read all those books on CSS. And you know what bothers me the most? The fact that the writers are technical people. Thinking as technical nerdies, and do not understand that the reader might be a bit puzzled by all the terms and code.
I can tell you this, because I’m more like you. A web designer that still has a life, enjoins working on websites and understands that people need easy explanation in an logical way. How To Master CSS provides that!
The subjects that are covered in this book can not be found elsewhere in one book, the Real-Time CSS Editor can not be found elsewhere and not to speak about the Training Videos, you will not find them elsewhere!
FOR EXAMPLE: Looking at other courses that take 2 days of your time and teach you exactly the same as what is in this course, if not less. They cost $725.00!
To be honest, the average course there is
available would cost you 686 dollars!
With How To Master CSS you are able to study at your own speed, do it whenever you like and you can start right now if you want to!
Let me show you a couple of reactions I received on the course:
You know, I have several years experience in HTML and web servers, but I never got around to understand CSS. Not any more, your course is SO complete that I will not need to read another book.
Great stuff
Asbjorn Riedel
London
United Kingdom
www.clickbanknews.com
Hilco,
I just wanted to say thank you for putting so much information in a way that can be absorbed by people like me. Your “How to Master CSS” is a real time saver. I use to think that a page should start with a “table” tag, and I my days where spent placing rows and columns. Not anymore!
Now I can concentrate on the content and add the formatting later, using the tips from your book.
This book is a must for anyone designing web pages!
Neil Warner
http://www.positiveconflicts.com
Hi Hilco,
After reading “How To Master CSS” I found new CSS solutions to the problems I had with the websites where I was currently working on. It really helped me to grasp the CSS theory.
All parts to create a perfect website with CSS are explained in a clear and real fun way.
Paul Bouwman
Netherlands
www.take2media.nl
Hi Hilco,
When I downloaded your "How to Master CSS" course, I was both enthusiastic and a bit skeptical.
But I was pleasantly susprised. Finally, someone had taken the time and put in the effort to understandably explain it all, the practicalities of designing web sites using CSS.
You truly won over my coders, especially the "show-me-by-the-hand" videos really opened their eyes and convinced them make the transition!
I'm now looking forward to much improved UI design using your well-researched and well-presented information.
Juho TUnkelo
CEO, Metadoc Ltd
www.metadoc.fi
I'm very pleased with it, Hilco. I needed something to push me into
making an effort to learn CSS and to convince me that it may not be as
difficult as it first appears. Your product has certainly done that.
The little instructive videos are excellent. All I need to do now is
learn a lot more vocabulary !!
I'm currently upgrading my ancient website to HTML 4.01 (and CSS of
course!).
Many thanks,
Best wishes,
Tony Simpkins
The price of the course $37.77. But I decided to lower the price to let people in on this great technique. I really think CSS should be used by anybody that's creating websites.
And that is the reason why How To Master CSS is only $27.77 .
That’s right, a fraction of what it’s really worth. But I’m not kind for ever. This price is not permanent. I will raise it back to $37.77 really soon. So you should better order right now before it’s too late.
This is an electronic course
(e-course) that can be downloaded to your computer in a flash.
Which means you can be reading it and discovering all these amazing techniques in as little as 5 minutes from now. Ain't that a hoot!
But I want to motivate you once more to order "How To Master CSS":
If you order today, , before midnight tonight, you will receive a $10.- discount.
This is because I really want you to get going with this stuff. It's great! And I think everybody should understand this technqiue. Since this is not possible I want to at least motivate the most people I can.
$27.77 is a drop in the ocean compared to what other resources costs you. You're discovering all those CSS techniques in a step-by-step guide that teaches you from scratch how to build up your own CSS websites.
And don't worry, I wouldn't dream of having you invest your money without any protection. So if for any reason you're not happy with the content, you have a complete guarantee to protect you.
100% RISK-FREE
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
Hey, you're my customer. And if you're not happy, it looks bad on me. So if you're not happy with what you learn from How To Master CSS I don't expect ... or want ... to keep your money. Just simply whip off an email to me and I'll happily refund your money in full (in fact, I'd be embarrassed to keep it).
But... the course is yours to keep no matter what,
as a "thank you" gift from me!
Okay? So you really can't lose! The book's yours no matter what.
That's about as fair as it gets, don't you agree?
Hilco,
I have already used some of your techniques on tables for a project I worked on, here where I work, and it practically saved me from fooliness (I hate to say) since I was using the old-fashioned tedious table to put information into. I really liked the example on the
'odd' row being a pale blue. So, I did that and it worked very well for me.
CSS tables are nicer and cleaner to work with. Yes,I would have to say that your book, examples, and flash files were a major help to me, so it was well worth the money.
Hopefully, you will soon come out with an advanced version of your book, not that I need it right now, but maybe later as now I am hooked on CSS and its power and can't seem to get enough!
Here is a book that I think everyone should read, if interested in learning CSS. I have purchased 8 books of CSS in the last several months, until I came to yours. I thought when I saw yours that it was just another CSS book, since all the others were absolutely confusing me. Out of all the books I purchased, yours is the one I value the most. WHY? It takes you STEP-BY-STEP within the book and within the videos, so your can actually DO the coding along with the author. None of the other books I have even attempt to do that.
Kindest Regards,
Sherry Rutherford
Senior Technical Writer/Web Developer
Diebold, Incorporated
Global Software Development - GSD
Bonus #1 The History Of CSS
Sound like a real expert if you can tell what the history of Cascading Style Sheets is.
This gives you a better knowledge of the subject and you will understand in what state of the webdesign process we are with the world.
Bonus #2 Using Hexadecimal Color Codes
In detail explanation of how the color codes are structured and how you can create your own. This includes a resource list with tested color pickers to make things easy for you!
By applying this knowledge you can easily pick the colors you want and understand how those Hexadecimal Color Codes will be rendered.
Bonus #3 CSS Resources
Over 30 links of carefully selected sources that will inspire you.
All links have a short description.From total layouts to CSS experiments to touch the edges of CSS, it’s all within this bonus. You will get “sucked” into the Cascading Style Sheet “world” directly!
I'm about one third of the way through the main book, How To Master CSS. It's been great!
I think all the tools that you supply along with the book are just wonderful. I'm a very visual learner and the videos really help solidify what the book is saying. The CSS Editor is great! I like being able to test and see results right away.
The Bonus info in the CSS Resources is worth it's weight in gold! Like I said, I am a very visual learner and have searched the web for free templates to download and examine in helping me create my own.
Then last but not least.... the price. You make it so affordable. Overall, you score an A+ with me! Keep up the good work. I'll be back to your site often to see what else you have added.
Thanks again.
Pat Steinmetz
Portland, Oregon
Bonus #4 Code Archive
Because the book uses real-life examples, you are able to use the code that is used in these chapters!
In the code archive you will find ready to use examples of the menus, tables and layouts found in "How To Master CSS".
Bonus #5 Six CSS Website Templates
(valued at $269)
Do you want to have a website up and running right now?
Then this is exactly what you need. To really get you going with CSS I give you 6 ready to use website templates. These are already constructed in HTML and CSS so you do not have to do a thing. You only have to change the text to suit your needs!
Of course they are lightweight and easy to modify to your own needs, so these website templates will get you up and running within minutes.
These templates use the tricks and techniques that are discussed in the book and the videos, so you will exactly know what is possible with css.
Website Template #1
The first template will get you a very professional look which is really easy to modify to your own needs. The pictures and colors are easy to modify.
The menu on the top can hold your own items. No hassle with pictures, just plain text, styled with the knowledge of How To Master CSS. The perfect template for a corporate site. But of course, if you change the pictures and colors, you can make it any site you want!
Website Template #2
A perfect example of a website that uses graphics as its main building blocks. The menu on the left side can hold multiple items and is not restricted with the ones it has now.
A nice environnement is created with the pictures and the use of brown colors. There is still enough room for content on the right side to make it a suitable design.
Website Template #3
The template that is ready for large amounts of content. It will stretch till the bottom of the webbrowser and will get lower if the content asks for it.
The top graphic and menu can be easily modified. You'll only have to change the graphics in the image folder. No need for HTML changes!
You need a perfect example for a content site? This is the one you were looking for.
Website Template #4
The template that fits the screen 100%. The images float between the content and will adjust themselves as you change the size of your browser window.
It's easy, and done with the aid of How To Master CSS. Just like all the other templates, the footer will be pushed down by the content if needed. These templates are so lightweight that "loading the page" will never be on your screen!
Website Template #5
Did you ever think about the possibilities CSS gives you? You should take a look at the source code of this template to really see the power of CSS. It's so easy to create and modify this page.
There is a block for the menu, the corporate graphic, some news items, links and the main content. All easily managable in the source of this document. Even my seven year old cousin can do it! And hey, he didn't even follow the How To Master CSS course.
Website Template #6
My last template for you. This design is so wonderful. Again, you can easily modify the contents of this page. The footer is always positioned at the bottom so your website doesn't look too small.
The picture of the lady is layed on top of the blue background. This gives you maximum flexibility to change things. This template can also hold a lot of content since it only uses two colums. One smaller on the left and a large main column in the center.
Hi Hilco,
I love "How To Master CSS" and I have recommended it to two of my colleagues already. I had been looking for a guide to CSS, and was considering buying a complicated text book for three times the price of "How To Master CSS".
I'm so glad I found you before I did! I printed out the eBook and keep it next to me on my desk and refer to it often. You explain things so simply. I also want to thank you for answering my question about the bonuses so quickly. I'm so glad I can now stop designing using table-based layouts.
Being able to use CSS layouts is such an advantage for me as a web designer, and really benefits my clients. It also allows me to customize Blogger templates much more easily, because I can understand the CSS code.
Trisha Cupra
Wollongong
NSW, Australia
http://free-web-graphics.info/
Your 'product' is outstanding! I'm a novice to css - been using html with tables for quite some time now.
I'm finding css to be a challenge and going back and forth between your tutorials and real time developing is very helpful. I especially like your real-time editor.
Thank you for a well done product, and you can't beat the price!
Vic Hagan
California
Hi Hilco
I bought How to Master CSS from you a few weeks ago and at the time said I would let you know what I thought of it. Well it is a great lot of information that I have found to be very helpful indeed. There is still some parts I have yet to really read and study but it has all been very good up to now. I have uploaded a page to the Web at this address:
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/coolcatscorner/index.html
It is my version of your three column coded page design, I have added a few bits mainly the menus. I have done a few versions with different colours and it all works out fine. I can only praise you for the really useful work on your How to Master CSS it has helped me to understand more about CSS.
Take care, bye
Dave
So to round things up. This is what you get:
The Complete "How To Master CSS" Course:
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Together With The Bonuses
The course contains:
- The book How To Master CSS
- The How To Master CSS Training Videos (total of 1 hour, 22 minutes and 13 seconds)
- The Real-Time CSS Editor
- Bonus #1: CSS Resources
- Bonus #2: The History Of CSS
- Bonus #3: Using Hexadecimal Color Codes
- Bonus #4: The Code Archive
- Bonus #5: Six CSS Website Templates
And if you order today, , for midnight tonight, you will not pay $37.77 but
you’ll only pay $27.77 Don't miss out on this deal!
Hi Hilco,
I must congratulate on your CSS training system.
Although I was proficient with HTML, I had never used CSS before. Using your product enabled me to achieve a level that I never though possible. It was important to practice and experiment with the tools you provided.
I would recommend your product to anyone wishing to learn CSS the first time or to improve ones understanding. Last but not least, it is outstanding value for money.
Regards
Roger Clark
Dear Hilco,
I have found your product "How to Master CSS" to be one of the better products available. I especially like the videos. I have found them to be most helpful. Truthfully, I haven't yet used the Real Time CSS editor, but I think it will be helpful later on.
I have purchased books from Sitepont, "Designing Without Tables" and "101 Essential Tip, Tricks and Hacks" and have used them quite a bit to learn about styling. I have found your product easier to use.
I did learn a number of things and if I were completely new to doing CSS would have found it even more helpful. In fact I wish I had found it first.
Thank you for a very good product.
Sincerely,
Jeannette Weaver
With kind regards,
Hilco van der Meer
CSS Expert
Ps: Don’t forget that you will receive the book,
the Real-time
CSS Editor, 1 hour 22 minutes and 13 seconds of personal
coaching videos AND the bonuses for
one price. Everything you need to know to become a master in CSS is included.
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