The Most Fun You Can Have Building Your First Website

Finally a course that lets you smack down the zombie horde (and makes learning HTML & CSS fun)

HTML, CSS, Silly Jokes and… Zombies.

Research shows that concepts stick better if you have fun while learning them. So we pair web development teaching with silly jokes and the undead to make learning fun.

Zombies? Really?

It’s not just a gimmick

Most people are familiar with zombies

Apocalyptic analogies help communicate the material clearly

A silly, fun approach helps the material stick

10/10 people agree. Stopping the Apocalypse = Good.

You’ll Build a Site (Really)

The “highly esteemed and well sought after lecturer” (his words), Dr. Alexander Boople (pictured), needs a website to display his award winning¹ essay entitled No, Zombies Are Not Your Friends, and Do Not Believe Them Even If They Say They Are. You’ll build a two page site from scratch including the essay page and a bio for Dr. Boople.

¹Dr. Boople has assured us that these awards are in fact “very real”, that they are “numerous” and “indistinguishable.” (We believe he meant “distinguished,” but we leave that to the reader to decide.)

You Don’t Have to Speak Nerd

We cut out all the jargon and use clear analogies. You don’t have to “be technical” to learn about HTML and CSS and build that first website.

All the Parts You Need to Build a Site

We provide all the content, images, structure and the step-by-step instructions you need to build your first website. You’ll start from a blank page and build an entire two page site, supported the entire way.

A Hands on Approach

We start by explaining core concepts like “How HTML works” and then step right into demonstrating it, having you follow along as we build that first site. We also provide the code and help along the way so your site never looks like a zombie’s handiwork.

Who Should Smash Zombies?

EVERYONE, of course, but that doesn’t mean this course is for any Joe Schmoe or Keesha Lapeesha off the street. If you appreciate silly jokes, are between the ages of 0 and 127², are not a zombie, want to learn how to build a website, and are definitely not a zombie, this course is for you.

²128-year-olds will like the course too, but the instructor might badger them with historical questions and/or ask how they lived so long. 129-year-olds can move right along, thank you very much.

Undead Course Outline

Welcome, Resources, and Course Files
Manipulating Files
Using a Code Editor (and which one to choose)
HTML Basics & Coding
- What HTML is and How it Works
- Coding Session – Building the Home Page
- Coding Session – Building the Bio Page
CSS Basics & Coding
- What CSS is and How it Works
- Coding Session – Making the Pages Look Great
What’s Next & Where Do You Go From Here?
Catch You Later, Zombigator

an animation of building the pages from nothing to full design

Build these two pages from blank screen through to design.

Zombie-Thwacking Sample Videos

Who’s Still Got Two Thumbs and Teaches Web Development Using Zombies?

This guy.

John Rhea has been building websites since the last millennium and works full time as a web developer. He teaches college level, web development courses at his local community college and has published 15+ articles in web development publications. All this to say that he knows his stuff and how to teach you too.

**No, he’s not an astronaut, but he wishes he played one on TV

What the Humans Say

I was really skeptical about the legitimacy of the whole zombie theme, but… I’ve really come around. These zombie analogies, silly as they are, help me understand the concepts and make them stick.
-Quincy P.

I appreciate the humor and silliness, makes learning… a lot more enjoyable.
-Abby B.

Get in the Zombie Fighting Ring

Build Your First Website (and Thwack Zombies with HTML & CSS) – The Course

Includes:

45 Minutes of Guided Instruction
Course ebook for reference
All the content (text and images) for the site
Course Completion Certificate

FREE

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