Hi Daryl
Just to follow up on your post, I use the U.K. based host,
www.eukhost.com I have found them very good with excellent backup 24/7 and an easy to use cpanel.
Take a look at the video tutorials,
www.eukhost.com/support/cpanel.phpThe cost is also very competitive for the packages on offer, but I guess every body as their own opinion of what’s good and what’s bad, these are only suggestions and at the end of the day you have to decide which is best for you.
There is an excellent website called
www.w3schools.com/default.asp it covers just about everything for building a website, and it is in plain easy to understand lessons, you can even write some HTML in the split screen tutorial and see the results almost instantaneously.
The software I am using for my website is from the U.S. it’s the best PHP software I have seen for running your family tree on the web, its easy to setup and use, although I have tweaked mine for my own use, if you just follow the setup instructions you cannot go wrong, the guy who wrote the program Darrin Lythgoe is based in America, He is very helpful and answers your emails very quickly, Should you have problems setting up the software.
When you do get to the point of submitting your site, you may find this link very helpful
www.sitemapdoc.com it will write your sitemap for you and you can also edit the map online.
If you would like any more info feel free to ask.
David