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There's a tremendous amount of help available on the Internet, to suit all levels of understanding. And you can ask your own questions in the thousands of newsgroups and forums, or often find the answer immediately by searching at Google Groups, the UseNet archive (because it's a racing cert it's been asked before).
A useful forum is .net magazine's Webtips. You can access it through their web site.
Learning how to put a site together is covered at:
NCSA – A Beginner's Guide to HTML. A short but good reference to print out and keep handy.
Dave Raggett's Guides cover the basics of both HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in a very readable style.
W3Schools Online Web Tutorials, deeper coverage, a good resource for all aspects of website production, in the form of short tutorials with plenty of practical examples.
.net magazine website, with lots of information on getting your site up and running, using CSS, adding Javascript and optimising your graphics.
Webmonkey have more stuff, with sections on browser compatibility and (if you're really struggling) site-building lessons for kids.
Javascript Source has Javascript and DHTML tutorials and reference material.
Dynamic Drive has a well-organised selection of free scripts for special effects, all with a demo.
And don't forget the local library, it's all in books as well!
Free software – Keep an eye on the computer magazines, the cover disks often contain free older versions of top programs, or can save you the phone time of a big download.
There's more free stuff at Pricelessware and No-Nags, and the .net magazine website also has a selection of free-to-download internet-related programs, though some are trial-only, you'll need to pay the registration fee if you decide to keep them.
Evaluation versions of some commercial programs can be had from ZDNet Downloads and TuCows.
To help your visibility in the neighbourhood,
Search Engine Watch, many more tips and much more info than I've tried to cover, and links to some popular engines.
MD105 Lions section of the Open Directory Project - call and submit your site!
And while you're passing, have a look at Mexborough's site.
You can e-mail me with any comments or queries.