Their are many ways to create a blog or website. Some are easy and some can be very difficult. If your just starting out and this is one of the first websites that you have ever made I recommend trying Weebly. Weebly offers a great drag and drop type website builder when can you drag elements (such as text boxes, videos, picutes, etc.) directly on to the page where you want them. With Weebly however you are limited as to what you can do and the themes around a 5/10. Weebly is a great product for beginners. If you are a beginner blogger or a pro blogger, Blogger (Blogspot) is a great way to start a nice blog. Blogger not only features a ton of posting options but also has great options for editing the appearance of your website. You can easily add gadgets (elements such as text boxes, videos, pictures, etc.) to your website. These gadgets will apear on on every page and/or post page. Blogger offers their gadgets which include some of the more simple and basic things like html elements, text boxes, pictures, Google Adsense, and much more. Also what's great about blogger is their are tons of third party gadgets as well. Third party gadgets are generally more creative, like social buttons, intricate search for your website, daily facts, and all kinds of things!
As well as easy website creators there are many hard ones but ones that enable you to do more with your website. Wordpress is harder than Weebly and Blogger but can get easy once you get the hang of it. Unfortunately the problem with Wordpress is that they do not offer any support lines or support emails. That gives third party Wordpress support lines the power. Most of them charge you when you ask a question. I recommend not paying for that, if you have any questions about Wordpress (or anything else) please post them in the comments box below and I will get back to you shortly. Wordpress, like Blgger offers third party plugins (same as Blogger gadget) and has a ton more than Blogger. Getting new plugins with Wordpress is a great way to better your site. Wordpress also offers their own themes (how your website looks, the appearance), but those themes are not that great. There are also many third party theme providers, some themes are free but most cost money. The ones that cost money are generally better. If you find a theme that is perfect for your site, buy it! It is very worth it. Some great third party theme providers are Themeforest and Template Monster. A great way to find help and learn about Wordpress are the Wordpress for Dummies books (there are multiple variations to help you!)
This is where the hard part comes in. If you are a big business and need more than a website creator (and Wordpress doesn't work out) your only option is to create a website from scratch. Creating your own website enables you to do pretty much anything you want. Pretty much every big business, like Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Twitter, and a ton more, creates their website from scratch. Creating a website from scratch requires a great amount of knowledge about HTML, CSS, and other forms of coding. A helpful tool to learn about creating your website from scratch is CSS Web Design for Dummies.
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