lol since i got time, i will list down some essential stuffs for u la
Site to Learn and Refer:
W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
Book:
Head First XHTML and CSS
Software:
Notepad++ or Dreamweaver MX or NVU

HTML is to arrange how you want a web browser to display a site...
to style..use CSS to change its fonts, colors, and stuff
to make ur site Dynamic like those commerce site, use PHP, Rails, ASP, Java, and etc...
to add effect, u can try search about Javascript, Ajax, and their frameworks...

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