Okay, so how should I start learning Hadesian?
    Before you dive deep into the nightmare world of HTML writing from scratch, I recommend downloading a WYSIWYG editor. WYSIWYG stands for "What You See Is What You Get", and is pronounced Wizzy-Wig, believe it or not. They are basically tools that write the HTML code for you, cutting your work down. Wizzies are your Wizards of Hadesian; they'll work magic you could never do by your lonesome, you patheticly useless thing, you.
    Since you'll probably need them, Wizzies come with Netscape Communicator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. It's far easier to use and learn from these magical editors than it is to learn from scratch. I prefer Netscape because it's far smaller and easier to download, has better support from Netscape workers, and has less bugs (from what I've been told; Netscape's so good I almost never use MSIE). Both browsers are completely free. My co author, EmperorCPM5, is a MSIE advocate, and has recently grudgingly admitted that Netscape is quicker, and has no backspace problem (which runs rampant among the MSIE crowd). You make up your own mind, though.
    After you acquire said updated browser and Wizzy, feel free to go off and buy yourself an HTML reference book, such as HTML 4.0 for Dummies. The Dummies books are by far the best, because they automatically assume that you know nothing of the language, and they are quite humorous and easy to follow.

    Okay, I have all that stuff; what now?
    Now, my naive friend, you walk boldly into Hades with both eyes wide open (if you don't know, Hades was the underworld of Greek/Roman mythology). There are made pitfalls on the way through Hades, as well as many mysteries and unspeakable horrors. But in time you will learn to steer clear of the demons and brimstone lakes, and laugh at those rookies behind you that didn't read this page and are stuck behind, just like I do daily. Hahahaha. Hehehehe. 

Ahem... your major tips on navigating Hades: 

Colour Picker
It shows practically every colour supported by HTML codes.
Great for making original pages, rather than just black on white or vice versa.

The Shadow Zone
Lots of backgrounds, animated images, and other great authoring stuff.