you might want to enlist the aid of a high school or college student.
they could gget class credit for using their computer whiz skills to
set up your page and they might offer a fresh view point. (You would
not want to let outsiders have access to any secret code type info)
you might also get skate boarding icons for cursers and other surprises.
I used a program called WSFTP for adding info to the web page i set up for my ex's book dealer catalog site...it is woefully out of date now,
but still up there, and still getting hits, and still directing customers to him. www.quiknet.com/~piercebk
i got the WS-FTP (file transfer protocol) program from tu-cows as share ware or free ware...this was a few years back....your ISP may have a template of sorts already made too. How much space is avaialbe for your site? there are guest books, counters, and other programs avaialable to add to your pages. good luck and send us a link when it is done--we will be sure to send critiques to you!