I'm an accidental website builder. My work with a non-profit firm a couple of years ago gave me the chance to learn it. It was a time when company websites were becoming a fad. For a non-profit, every cent counts. Getting an institutional website up and running at that time was still uncertain and seemed outside our non-profit's mission and vision. To save on funds, we tried to build our own website through volunteer contributions. My boss had a friend who was a computer professional, whom he invited to help us put one up. He then assigned me to follow up with his friend regarding his contribution. It turned out his friend was very busy and couldn't give ample attention to it. His friend decided to give me a crash course on open-source software, web servers, web programming, and content management systems. He pointed me towards online resources for further reading and self-study.
