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Steel,

With ALL the respect intended, you really should re-read the quote in your signature.

UNLESS you are an html expert, I wouldn't touch the html catalog with a 200 foot pole.

See post #4 from Padraic.

A novice html coder should not be asking about validation. That will come in time.

YOUR #1 PRIORITY is to get your head around variants, and some basic smarty if statements.
Learn to use the data import functions.

Get a basic hosting acct. with a qualified host, then move once you're comfortable to your own server as your business needs demand it.

The forum can be your best friend if you let the community help you. There are VERY few forum members trying to sell anything. And those who do (99% of the time) are really here to contribute, not sell. Trust the guidance from the forum. It helped me immeasurably.