The VG Resource

Okay so this one is a bit self explanatory but before I get down to business I actually have a reason why I'm doing this to explain.

BASICALLY I'm trying to do what I can to expand my web presence to sell myself and hopefully, get myself out there for animation, artwork, etc.

I barely remember Dreamweaver and honestly I'm not totally sure about how I feel with Flash as a web platform. I'm kind of working on some stuff like banners and buttons for the website itself per say but I'm hoping I could get some direction of the best way I could go about constructing a site and other things I really need to consider besides the layout and putting myself onto social media.

I'M ALSO considering getting using other websites to make one but that's kind of a gamble given that there's alot of options out there, the last one I used was Freewebs and they I feel like were very limiting in what I could do.

Also any books or other tips I should consider looking into would be great as well. Even if I have to learn a bit of coding just to advertise myself would be good either way.

So essentially, what's the best way of going about making a website on the interbutt?