#you can code

[joehills]

You've seen me livestream my production process of Minecraft videos, but since HermitCraft is on hiatus, this afternoon's stream will be about making an entry-level tutorial video for folks who want to create and host their own web pages!

If you want to follow along at home, my draft of the tutorial is live for you to read at: https://joehills.net/draft-lesson-one/

Going live in an hour! See you then!

[joehills]

After years of kicking this idea around, my first video on how to get started making your own web site idea is finally live at:

If you’d like to follow along with the text version of the tutorial, or just prefer text to video entirely, you can find Jose Hills says you can code: Lesson One at https://joehills.net/web-lesson-one/

This lesson was sponsored by NameHero! If you need hosting or a domain name, please consider using my affiliate link, https://namehero.com/joe

[joehills]

Got some extra time this week, or have relatives bugging you about making them a website?

Publishing your first web page is as easy as dragging and dropping a file… as long as you know where to upload that file to!

It's simpler than you'd think. I'm here to build your confidence, or that of your relative you don't want to build a site for.

There's also a text version of this lesson, which may not be as funny as the video, but may be helpful for folks like me who learn better from writing:

Lesson 2: Joe Hills says you can host a web page — joehills.net

Video version of this lesson: Introduction Howdy, y’all Joe Hills here, recording as I always do in Nashville, Tennessee, and I’m here today

This lesson was sponsored by NameHero, and you can find my affiliate link with them at https://namehero.com/joe

This video is the second in my Joe Hills Says You Can Code series, which aims to inspire and encourage folks to make the leap into self-publishing on the web. 

Find the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7On8E0_x1tqQijSWg9_nO6tEmXuGgoxM

My third video in this series is still in the editing bay, but will focus on how to make the jump from a single web page to a simple web site. You can expect that in the next few days. Happy Thanksgiving!

[joehills]

You can grow from a single web page to a simple web site! 

Lesson Three of Joe Hills Says You Can Code is now live at:

There's also a text version of this lesson, which may have as many jokes as the video, but could be helpful for folks like me who learn better while reading:

Lesson 3: Grow from web page to web site! — joehills.net

 Introduction Howdy, y’all! Joe Hills here, recording as I always do in Nashville, Tennessee, and in today’s lesson we’re going to learn ho

This lesson was sponsored by NameHero, and if you need hosting or a domain name, you can find my affiliate link with them at: https://namehero.com/joe

This video is the third in my Joe Hills Says You Can Code series, which aims to inspire and encourage folks to make the leap into self-publishing on the web. You can find the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7On8E0_x1tqQijSWg9_nO6tEmXuGgoxM

My fourth video in this series is still in the editing bay, but I’m hard at work ensuring it does a great job of covering when to make the jump from an HTML and CSS site to a CMS like WordPress! Stay tuned!

[joehills]

I'm doing a live taping of my fourth episode of "Joe Hills Says You Can Code" in about seven hours at 8:30am US Central time. If you're interested in creating a blog or gallery site, swing on by

Watch this video on Twitch Live

Episodes 2 and 3 are still in the editing bay, but the first episode is up at:

If you'd like to follow along with today's taping at home, the draft of the script I'll be working from and adding jokes to on the fly is available at: https://joehills.net/web-lesson-four/

Lesson Four is also sponsored by NameHero, so if you need hosting or a domain name, please consider making your purchase using my affiliate link at: https://namehero.com/joe

[joehills]

Not sure if it is time to make the jump from a simple web site to a Content Management System like WordPress? Join me for another “Joe Hills says you can code” as I explore the trade-offs!

There's also a text version of this lesson, which doesn’t have as many jokes as the video, but could be handy for folks like me who learn better by reading: https://joehills.net/web-lesson-four/

Lesson four was sponsored by NameHero, and if you need hosting or a domain name, you can find my affiliate link with them at: https://namehero.com/joe

This video is the fourth lesson in my “Joe Hills says you can code” series, which aims to educate and encourage folks to make the leap into self-publishing on the web.

You can find the series playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7On8E0_x1tqQijSWg9_nO6tEmXuGgoxM