[thelist] Need advice on where to begin...

Go to webmonkey, and don't come out for at least two months.

While your brain is in there, try also to find a site of 5-10 pages you can
work on; charity site or something.  If you have a real-world reason to use
the stuff you are learning it will all make a lot more sense.

Total passionate involvement for 6-8 months, and you will be amazed at what
you can learn.  There are tons and tons of online sites with extensive
tutorials.

Go to tucows to get free or cheap software; don't worry about buying
expensive apps for now.

-Jorah

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