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By: Tumwesigye Wycliffe

Tumwesigye Wycliffe — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:00:11 +0000

Thanks Anne for the goodwork. I have another good site explaining to the people that Science does not deny the existance of God. Deep understanding of science make one know better that behind all the natural phenomena there is a supernatural being who commands all the forces to operate in harmony. I am now a masters student studying Remote sensing and Geoinformation systems in the Netherlands but every complicated lesson I learn I understand God better. I am looking forward to extend my writing services to the global community.
God bless you

By: Tannice Pendegrass

Tannice Pendegrass — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:16:31 +0000

I think it’s because I didn’t write http:// in my links. D’oh!

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:13:26 +0000

Tannice, yes, your own url, hopefully with your own name, is the best way to go imo… at today’s rate, $50 = about $80US and is certainly in a reasonable range. I don’t know why the url you provided is broken… it’s on my end not yours, but it’s http://www.arrastheme.com/

By: Tumwesigye

Tumwesigye — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:01:56 +0000

Thanks for your good work. Keep it up. Advise me on how I can get a good software for writing articles quickly. I have been using manual but it is tiresome. .-= Tumwesigye´s last blog ..Opportunities for you to Make More Money =-.

By: Tannice Pendegrass

Tannice Pendegrass — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:36:02 +0000

I would most definitely recommend using wordpress. I'd also recommend getting your own URL. I paid for my site for a year for £50 (not sure what that is in US $) but I thought it quite reasonable. I am currently using templates that I found for free online. However, I am currently preparing a wordpress site behind the scenes, as it has such a user-friendly interface, tons of 'plugins' (which are like add-ons on FireFox) and, as Anne said, billions of different 'themes' to suit everyone. I really like the Arras Theme (magazine-y) but it's not really suitable for my purposes. Good luck with your website! www.twitter.com/CPoeticLicense

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:10:25 +0000

Thanks for this info, Anne, and others who have commented. This is very helpful to an unpublished beginner. I’m bookmarking this article.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:51:12 +0000

Good Advice Carol… the only caution I’d add is make sure you know how you’re going to update it or get it updated when the student leaves school and goes on her own way.

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:14:59 +0000

Hi Anne – totally agree with you! I hired a designer for my website. There’s no way I could attempt that myself. I tried, but oh my lord. I was over my head! Some people have the aptitude for design (and more specifically, design software). While I can envision it, I don’t have the level of experience on the software to do a good job.

If SN is still wanting to go the template way, there’s that new Microsoft freebie web hosting. I’ve not tried it, so I can’t speak to its templates, reliability or anything. But something maybe to check out.

By: Carol Tice

Carol Tice — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:43:20 +0000

Feel free to check out my Web site — I used a teenage Web designer from my local high school who was $12 an hour. I highly recommend this route for those on a budget — the kids know it all and they’re very affordable! Though not always available — have to be a little patient as they tend to fit your work in around soccer practice, exam studying, etc.

But writer Web sites are not terrifically complicated, and this can be a great way to go if you’re not into learning Web site design, which I’m sooo not.

Recently, he did a free redesign because he felt like learning how to use a new template or something. It’s almost not like work to them. I had a great experience with him…unfortunately now he’s too busy senior year and I’m hunting a replacement!

Best of luck with it –

Carol Tice
http://www.caroltice.com
http://Twitter.com/TiceWrites