new to drupal

My name is Joe and I have been struggling with Drupal 7 for the past week. I finally have something up that isn't horrible but not functional, or laid out nearly the way I would like for it to be. I have been scouring the various Drupal groups and forums for information which has helped however: I am not a developer, and am not familiar with html coding beyond the absolute basic ability to read it.

Hello everyone,

My name is Patrick Grady and I am not only brand new to the Drupal Dojo group, but am also a brand newbie to Drupal!! I have 10+ years experience with GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and have recently decided that I am ready to start exploring a new career path. A friend of mine has a business which revolves around web development using Drupal for client companies. He gave me the run down on what he does and it sounds very cool. My goal is to be able to work remotely and feel as if working with Drupal will allow me to create that reality for myself.