Website Sustainability

Another free website/hosting option Taken from: Create a Website Easily With Wix (Even the Free Version) | PCWorld : "To start you off, Wix offers dozens of ready-made HTML5 templates, subdivided into categories such as Kids, Music, Fashion, Food & Drink, and more. There are also single-page personal profile templates, competing directly against services like about.me and flavors.me. The templates are beautiful, and don't look anything like Wordpress or other content management systems. Like Weebly, Wix uses Web fonts, so it's not all Arial and Times New Roman: Titles are sometimes rendered in playful script fonts, and some themes use with thin, all-caps sans serif fonts for dramatic impact. The templates avoid Lorem Ipsum, opting instead for placeholder text that's in plain English and more closely resembles actual copy. In the rare event that no template catches your fancy, you can always start with a blank slate and create your website from scratch." ...

Three things came together I wanted a new personal web site, ideally with blogging options; I don't want to pay for it; and I have been blogging about some of these tools, issues, for and around sustainable website so I want to do another site . Which tool? There are a variety of tools of that could have been used ( http://websitesustainability.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/nuffield-bursary-studentship-web.html )  but I went for Weebly.com because of the reasons mentioned in previously postings; but essentially I am not web designer and I wanted something quick with a reasonable URL.  So welcome to  http://scottjturner.weebly.com/   What did I find new to me? Actually integrating it with Google Webmaster was easier than I had expected - essentially follow the instructions:  http://kb.weebly.com/webmaster-tools.html . Creating a blog was very straight forward -  add page and select blog.  Adding a post is simple...

At  20 steps to the perfect website layout | Web design | Creative Bloq : Claudio Guglieri, art director at New York agency B-Reel, walks you through the process of designing a website layout from start to finish." 'via Blog this'

▶ How to build a website in 15 minutes with Weebly - YouTube : Another good video about using Weebly by Kate Russell 'via Blog this'

▶ How To Build A Website Free With Weebly - YouTube : " " I found this interesting and useful. 'via Blog this'

Beginner's Guide - Weebly Support : "Beginner's Guide to Weebly The eight articles in this section make up the Beginner's Guide to Weebly.  If you're just getting started, we recommend taking time to go through each of these short articles.  By the time you're done, you'll be ready to build a great first site. " The articles can be found at  http://help.weebly.com/beginners-guide.html 'via Blog this'

The best free graphic design software | Graphic design | Creative Bloq : "Download free graphic design software right now - all the top applications get you started in graphic design. Not everyone has the spare cash to spend kitting themselves out with the most expensive graphic design software, particularly when starting a new business or embarking on a new career in design. Fortunately, there is a whole heap of great free graphic design software out there to get creatives started." 'via Blog this' To read the full article go to  http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/free-graphic-design-software-8134039