W hat you want to get out of your web site will have a lot to do with how you go about building it and where you will want to have it hosted. Obviously, there are different requirements for an internet based business as opposed to a personal web page.
T here are a lot of tools availabe for the aspiring web master.
In the latest versions, both Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator include reasonabe HTML editing tools. Since you don't pay anything extra for them, they certainly come at the right price. Once you've gotten a little more sophisticated, there are two tools that I've been very happy with, HotDog Professional 4.0 and HoTMetaL 4.0. B uilding a website doesn't necessarily require a lot of skills. The complexity of the website often determines the skills you will need.