Archive for the ‘Getting Started’ Category
Why and how to choose a Content Management System (CMS)
CMS (Content Management System) programs are free open source software packages that are designed to make it easy for non-technical individuals to create and maintain a website easily. Open source means that they are created and maintained by a community of individuals and offered free of charge to you. Not only do they make content [...]
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Review of Drupal Content Management System (CMS)
This is the program I chose because it had the collaborative story feature I needed for one of the websites I was creating. What I did not realize at the time was how complex and complicated Drupal was to use. Before I offer my thoughts on Drupal, let’s take a look at some of the [...]
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Review of WordPress Content Management System (CMS)
WordPress is quickly becoming the most popular CMS program for a reason: it has a ton of features and is easy to use. As I mention on the SiteForStarters home page, I initially used Drupal for my CMS website, but later switched to WordPress because of how user-friendly it is.
Note: WordPress has a CMS version [...]
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Free blog hosts
A blog (short for web log) is a certain type of website where you post essentially journal entries for whatever topics you choose. People like blogs so much because they are very easy to set up and require no technical expertise whatsoever. There are many free blogging services that pretty much do all the work [...]
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Parking your domain name
I thought it might be worthwhile to describe exactly what it means to “park” your domain name. This article will explain what exactly it means and why you should or should not park your domain name.
What exactly is a Domain Name?
As I mentioned in Introduction to domain names, your domain is really nothing more than [...]
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How to point your domain name to your website
OK, so you have a domain name and signed up with a web host. Now you are ready to add your domain to your web host. This article explains how you can point your new domain name to your website. If you don’t know what a domain name is, you might want to read my [...]
How to start your own newsletter or ezine
If you have your own website, creating a newsletter, ezine, or mailing list is a great way to promote your site. First of all, it is a good way to get information to your readers that you want them to read. It is also a good way to keep your visitors in the loop about [...]
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Free mailing list and newsletter hosts
As I mentioned in the How to start your own newsletter or ezine article, starting your own newsletter is another good way to help boost your website. Rather than dealing with the mailing list software, using CGI scripts, or managing the mailing list yourself, I feel that using a third party mailing list is the [...]
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Free PDF converter programs
For those of you who have come to this page in order to print your own e-book, you might want to first read my article on How to publish your own electronic book. At this point in time, PDF (Portable Document Format) is essentially the only accepted format for electronic books. This page provides a [...]
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How to publish your own electronic book (Ebook)
Electronic books (or ebooks) are quickly becoming extremely popular and they are making it much easier for anyone to publish their own book. Not only that, but major authors like Stephen King have published books in this format.
Reasons to publish your own book
There are two main reasons why you might want to consider publishing your [...]
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