Replying to Making a website

hey y'all
i wanted to know any/every opinion/idea for making a website, im wanting to make one and itd be great to know the best/preferred  methods from people
for me i could easily make one using a shitty program, anyone could though and itll suck, but id prefer to make it using dreamweaver or similar program, im just wondering if its worth it to spend all the time figuring out how to use the programming or if there's a different, easier way
its taht or i pay my friend who's a web designer, but id really like to make this myself
thanks