Well kids....it's been YEARS since i've dabbled in the relm of web design. Now, I find myself thrown into the deep end of the pool.

So, my first question is: since there are soo many design programs out there, knowing HTML etc as raw code is pretty un-necessary--yes? No?

And, if that is in fact the case-and since the only web site that I currently need to maintain is one that is up and fuctional (albeit, rather crude); where do I start? (This is an adult content site; so I will not be posting it here for critique).

Any suggestions??

My first thought is to get the site's password for the FTP and download the content; as the previous webmaster left in a hurry..and now the site is rather rogue. After that, I can certainly change some of the text, etc. that the owner wants changed very easily with pretty much any WYSIWYG...beyond that, I'm at a loss. He would also like to add a shopping cart and integrate it into his current CC processor.......

Thanks everyone!!
CJ