Despite this I can happily build a website that looks pretty good and has working (and secure) scripts. Below is a list of resources for you to take advantage of if you need an element for your website but creating it yourself is beyond your skill set.

Have an attractive looking website without HTML/ CSS or Illustrator
I can hold a paint brush but that doesn’t mean I can paint and just because you know how to use the software that doesn’t mean you can design a beautiful website.  To get yourself started or even to use it as it is “out of the box” here are some great websites to download readymade designs. Some are free, others require payment.

• http://www.onedollartemplates.com/
• http://www.freecsstemplates.org/
• http://www.free-css.com/
• http://www.woothemes.com (WordPress themes)
• http://www.styleshout.com/
• http://www.rockettheme.com/ (Joomla templates plus WordPress themes)
• http://joomla2u.net/ (Joomla templates)
• http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ (free WordPress themes)

Edit images without Photoshop
Admittedly you’ll never be able to hit the dizzy heights of those that can use the likes of Photoshop but you don’t need to for most sites. Being able to rotate, re-size and crop an image is enough for the majority of editing requirements and you can do it all online with these programs:

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