A website is an important part of a business' marketing functions. There are software packages on the market that allow you to build simple websites without having to know a ton of programming. Dreamweaver is one such program, as is Microsoft Frontpage. These programs are easy to use and work mainly from a design format, although they can also be hand-coded as well. Dreamweaver, for example, is basically an html editor, which uses tables and layers to achieve the effect needed for each individual web page.
There is no need to know much about programming, just a basic ability to drag, drop, and insert what you need into tables to create simple and effective web pages that do most of the work for you on the internet. These types of software packages are called WSIWYG packages or "What You See Is What You Get" - that is, there is no complication, and all that is required to use the software is a basic understanding of the tools and a good eye for design.