Web Page Design

Oh my goodness creating a web page is much harder than I thought even with templates. I took a class a few semesters ago where we had to design our own web page using HTML. This was so difficult using code to do everything. Yet now I feel like using these templates is hard. Each site is so different. Even though the sites are supposed to be easy to use I get lost with all of the button choices and not every feature seems to work with my slow dial-up connection. I have frustrated myself beyond belief with these sites this week. I am hoping that as I work within these sites I will understand what features work and how they are used etc...