Plan your site first, on paper if need be.

Decide what exactly you're putting on the site, map out the navigation, images, what your target resolution size is going to be (I'd stick with 800x600 for now) etc.

If using FP, try to steer clear of the stuff that makes use of the FrontPage extensions (rollover graphics etc. - use 'proper' rollovers with Javascript) the extensions would have to be installed on the hosting server, but they ain't really up to much imo.

Your best bet, even if using a visual web design tool, is to actually learn HTML - it isn't difficult. To start with you could just keep switching between design and code view to see what your visual changes have actually done to the code.

Keep your graphics small - only use jpegs or gifs, and optimise them, else when you pay for bandwidth it'll cost you more than it needs to and you'll end up with a slow site for your visitors. Your Blueyonder hosting space that comes with your ISP package should be fine for starting out, imo.


HTML Tutorials:

http://www.w3schools.com/html/

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/basics.html

Javascript:

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/jsp/

Web General:

http://www.w3schools.com/
http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/

As you progress, try to learn more about user interfaces, user psychology, colours etc.

HTH