First of all I appreciate your spirit.As I have also started in designing with absolutely no prior experience. Yeaah I definately consult a web designing company - http://www.webdesigningcompany.net earlier regarding designing my website.From there I learn the designing basics ,theyt have a lot of supporting articles.which really helps a lot .They are the only ones I know that better quality wise Ofcourse there are many equally good or even better,So all I mean to say is consulting experts is always the best option.
Everybody, DO NOT buy from Clearify.net, They do not give refunds and do not pay they're workers. They are very un professional and are run by one man. The Details are also lied about. I would recommend telling everybody on all your websites about this rip off of a company. They Owe $1000 to their workers, and will NOT pay. Support staff was also all fired and not paid, so there is NO support. Do not trust the people they are from Canada so therefore you cannot file lawsuits. Anybody from Canada, Please also stay away from these guys.
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