Hi, I'm trying to learn web development / design from pretty much scratch. I did a few months course building a basic dreamweaver website and that is about it really. I have an a business idea or two and I google searched for how to design a site like beatport as I feel something like the beatport design http://www.beatport.com/ or http://www.loopmasters.com/ - front end and back end - would be quite appropriate for my ideas. I don't have a buget for anything like £10,000+ it may or may not cost to make thread so the only option would be to do it myself.

 

However due to my limited knowledge of web design the comments in this tread don't make much sense to me or help clarify anything so I have a few questions:

 

1) Is it even possible for one man with very little / no web design or development knowledge to build something like the beatport or loopmasters site? (I'm aware that this might be a completely ridiculous idea way beyond my ability)

 

2) How long might this take roughly both for a pro who knows what they are doing and a beginner? How much would a pro charge for this?

 

3) What resources would I need to gain the necessary skills and learn about everything associated with the inner workings and aesthetic design of a site like beatport?

 

If anyone could recommend Books & Video Tutorials etc. that would be of great help.

 

Can this kind of thing be done in dreamweaver or is that only a tiny part of the whole picture. Do I need software developer skills?

I need to start with the most basic of concepts such as what is xpressionengine / zen cart / open cart and how do they work.

 

From the most basic web design work I've done so far I have a rough idea of how incredibly difficult it might be to learn. I'm just completely lost as to where to start learning and what I need to learn to be competent in building sites this complex.

 

I'm not even sure what Flash, PHP, MySQL or Javascrip are really for example and if I need to know them. The few things I know are some basic web page creation with HTML & CSS.

 

So far I have found good amazon reviews on 2 books:

 

Robin Nixon - Learning PHP, MySQL, and Javascript: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites

 

Jon Duckett - HTML & CSS

 

Are these the books i need to read and learn to be able to built something like beatport or are they just the tip if the iceberg in allowing me to create basic websites? What books, tutorial websites and video tutorials would you recommend?

 

Please be gentle with me!

 

Thanks

Edited November 13, 201213 yr by Made In Machines

The ongoing support is a huge aspect of this.

If you develop a site using something like ZenCart or Magento then you will find a multitude of developers who can undertake little bits of work when required. A bespoke system will require an expert (most likely the original developer) to create add-ons or updates.

 

If you are ademant on learning this yourself then you have years of learning ahead of you. You have to start with Html and CSS. Then a browser scripting language like Javascript. You will probably then want to look at Javascript libraries like Mootools or jQuery. Then you can look at server side scripting - php or asp.

 

The quickest way for you to get something like is by using an OpenSource solution like ZenCart, OpenCart e.t.c. However you're then looking at needing the knowledge of how to customize these. HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP at the very least. Zend framework also.

 

Rallport use the analogy above of an electrician. I believe an Electrician in UK takes around 4 years to become qualified. If I could have built a bespoke, fully functional eCommerce solution 4 years after starting learning web design/development I would have been laughing.

 

I would also hazard a guess that Rallport works amongst a team of developers who create a bespoke ecommerce system. Not just one guy sat coding lol

I think you should contact affordable Web Application Development Company.

Let me add that most developers (myself included) don't even want to use an e-commerce framework. So... creating one? Let's say that it is really hard!